It’s winter here in Australia, which makes me crave sipping on vino in warmer temperatures. It also doesn’t help that EVERYONE on social media is currently on holiday. I have been lucky enough to have lived, worked and visited a number of wine regions around the globe. And since there are no holiday plans in…
It seems like it’s been a bit of a Cab Sauv week at my house (learn more about Cabernet Sauvignon here). It must be the weather Is anything trending in your house? I tasted a #sample of this Eagles Rest 2014 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon recently with a nice big piece of juicy steak. These guys are…
Did you know Shiraz is the most widely planted and best known red grape variety in Australia? But not only that, Australia is the home to the oldest Shiraz vines still in production in the world with vineyards dating back to 1843! Stats via wineaustralia.com.au. I was spoilt by Curtis Family Vineyards who recently sent…
Have you tried a wine made from the Gamay grape before? It’s Pinot Noir’s cousin and it grows primarily in a region in France called Beaujolais (next to the wine region of Burgundy). This Gamay #sample from The Wine Gallery is produced by the Dominique Piron estate which has ancestry dating back to the early 16th century??
Wow, I cannot believe it was 8 years ago that this wine blog started. It started out of a passion for the wine world and intrigue of the digital world. It’s this passion and intrigue that is still so alive in me and I feel so lucky it is. Actually, I feel spoilt. I have…
If you are completely satisfied with wine and cheese as a meal, then this blog post is for you.
If you’re a regular reader of the blog then you may remember late last year I was sent some Aldi wine samples to try. I was pretty honest in my opinions on the wines and I was even quoted in an article about Aldi’s wine on the Daily Mail.
We visited Lightfoot and Sons a couple of months ago now, and I still can’t get over their awesomeness. My first introduction to this Gippsland winery was at a local eating and drinking establishment here in Sale, Victoria called Portside. Over dinner, Mr Spittoon and I ordered a bottle of the Lightfoot and Sons 2017…
I’m ticking off my 19th of 600 odd Victorian winery cellar doors on my ‘to visit’ list with Blue Gables Winery here in Gippsland. Before visiting the cellar door in Eastern Gippsland, I’d tried their Pinot Gris at the Criterion Hotel here in Sale. It only took me a sip to know that we had to venture…