Riposte ‘The Dagger’ 2018 Pinot Noir
“It’s sex in a glass, so seductive, it’s hard to say no…” – Master Sommelier Madeline Triffon. Who else loves a glass of Pinot?
Ngeringa 2018 Uncultured Pét Nat
Pét Nat has boomed in popularity over the last 12 months. It’s a ‘very cool’ bubbles to be sipping on. Short for Pétillant-naturel which in French means ‘natural sparkling’, they are made in a more rustic way than champagne that produces a sparkling wine which is traditionally cloudy, unfiltered, and finished with a crown cap…
Unico Zelo ‘Harvest’ 2017 Chardonnay
On the 7th day of Christmas, The Wine Gallery sent to me (thank you) a bottle of Unico Zelo ‘Harvest’ 2017 Chardonnay from SA’s Adelaide Hills in my wine advent calendar. Yeah, so I did it. I had Chardonnay with my lunch today. Having a wine with lunch on a Friday back when I worked…
Ngeringa JE Pinot Noir 2016
On the 3rd day of Christmas The Wine Gallery sent to me, a bottle of Ngeringa ‘JE’ 2016 Pinot Noir from SA’s Adelaide Hills. This little beauty also came with a matchstick box of Tasman Sea Salt. We enjoyed this Pinot with some ham steaks done on the barbie with salad and it kicked the…
d’Arenberg The Olive Grove Chardonnay
Surprisingly this combo of the d’Arenberg ‘The Olive Grove’ 2017 Chardonnay from South Australia went really well with a square or two of this Whittakers Dark Salted Caramel chocolate. Who would have thought! When looking up what the name meant I learnt that apparently there are a lot of olive trees in McLaren Vale, including in d’Arenberg’s Chardonnay…
Engine Room Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine
Who doesn’t love a magnum (that’s 1.5 litres!) of bubbles? Our Melbourne family pulled a bottle of this out and my eyes were like ‘wow’!