Happy International Chardonnay Day wine lovers! We had a warm up with this newly released 2016 Bird on a Wire Chardonnay from the Yarra Valley last night. A big thank you to winemaker Caroline Mooney for sending over this sample for me to try.
It’s all things Chardonnay in my house today – it would be rude not to on International Chardonnay Day right?
After a few days in Hobart, we headed north. Our plan was to stop at Wineglass Bay (something that has long been on my bucket list), which we did. Well we made it as far as driving around the carpark for an hour. We paid our $24 national park entrance fee and couldn’t find a…
The Tasmanian wine adventures continue! The thing I was most excited about Tasmania was the sparkling wine. As some of you may know, I am a bit of a bubbles girl who doesn’t need an excuse to drink the good stuff. Don’t worry there will be a big blog post on the 20+ cellar doors…
Now, this is one special bottle we picked up on our last trip to New Zealand. It’s also one heavy bottle with a very deep punt (the indentation on the bottom of the bottle). The ‘LV’ range by winemaker Louis Vavasour is pure luxury and at $65 a pop, you’d hope for something a little…
I recently teamed up with Wine Selectors to try out the new customised wine plan experience. I think you guys are going to love it! Basically, you choose the grape varieties and styles of wine you like and then they send you a selection based on your choices.
Have you come across the Perricoota wine region yet? You’ll find Perricoota in the cooler southern end of NSW on the Murray River. St Anne’s Winery produces a number of wines from vineyards throughout Victoria and New South Wales. In the Perricoota they have the largest plantings and production in the region. I recently received…
3drops 2018 Chardonnay I love when you unintentionally come across totally palate-blowing wine and food matches. The latest to add to the list is Kalamata olives marinated in oil and balsamic with this new release 3drops 2018 Great Southern Chardonnay. I had already written my tasting note for the wine and then I had a…
In August 2016 I partnered up with The Wine Gallery to start the Travelling Corkscrew Wine Club. I can’t believe it’s nearly been 3 years! To be honest, when Tom first approached me to collaborate, I was extremely suss. Which I think is a good thing because I only want to share with you guys…