What are your favourite Christmas movies? One of mine is The Polar Express with Tom Hanks. And I feel like it was the perfect match for this bottle of Perelada Stars 2014 Brut Nature Cava from Spain. You can buy it for $15 per bottle in a case from Cellarmasters which is an absolutely stellar…
Semillon grapes make such delicious wine and the Hunter Valley is renowned for producing epic ones. This 9th Fable by Usher Tinkler Wines 2018 Hunter Semillon is sold exclusively through Cellarmasters at $17 per bottle. I like this little snippet on the label:
Mmm, get in my glass Vermentino! This Stefano de Pieri Fleurieu 2018 Vermentino is made from select parcels or fruit from the Fleurieu Peninsula near Adelaide in South Australia. Chef & winemaker Stefano says it’s the perfect match for seafood. You can buy it from Cellarmasters for $20.
Every year I like to do a bit of a recap on the blog to look back on all the TC wine adventures and share some of my ideas for what’s to come for this wine blog in 2019.
This Alpha Box & Dice ‘Tarot’ 2018 Grenache was in last months TC Wine Club box. Having gone through a Wiccan phase as a teen (I even had tarot cards!), this wine naturally jumped out at me. We also recently saw the new Fantastic Beasts movie.
When we visited the Blue Gables Vineyard cellar door earlier this year they were sold out of this sparkling wine made with Chardonnay and Pinot Gris grapes – I was guttered as I really wanted to try it! Recently I came across a bottle of it at The Hunting Ground in Sale for $40 and…
The Pinotage grape variety is synonymous with South Africa. It’s a cross between the grape varieties Pinot Noir and Cinsault however it’s incredibly unique in taste in my opinion. I received this bottle as a wonderful gift from Jose & Nelio from Copper & Oak Liquor Merchants in Perth. Thank you!! These guys have a…
On the 12th day of Christmas, The Wine Gallery sent to me, a bottle of Moondarra Cuvee Maree NV from Gippsland, Victoria. This lucky last bottle in my wine advent calendar topped off the #12winesofchristmas ?? Fun fact about Moondarra: Their Pinot Noir is named ‘Conception’ because the winemaker/owners eldest son was conceived in the…
It’s great to see Naomi has been heading out to the Swan Valley a lot recently. Since moving over to the east coast, I am living vicariously through her. Recently she headed along to Pinelli Estate Restaurant for what looks to be an amazing night of great wine and food! Last month my partner Bryce…