Mount Avoca focus on producing organic wine from their Victorian winery based in Pyrenees wine region. They grow, made and bottle all their wines onsite and even offer “Eco-Luxe” lodges accomodation at the vineyard. Who doesn’t love a winery escape am I right? The 400 acre property was planted with vines in 1970 and also…
Happy International Riesling Day to all my fellow Riesling fans! Mr. Spittoon and I decided to delve into the cellar and we pulled out this Inniskillin Wines 2017 Icewine Riesling from the Okanagan Valley in Canada. My brother and sister-in-law gave this to us in 2019 after their visit to Canada (which is the worlds largest ice wine producer!)….
Ripe Semillon is made sweeter on the vine by cutting the canes and allowing the grapes to dehydrate and the sugars to concentrate for 30 days. Hand-picked and pressed into old French puncheons then wild fermented” ^^ Is how this newly released Grace Farm 2018 Cane Cut Semillon is made.