I don’t know who rights the tasting notes and copy for Heirloom Vineyards in South Australia, but it has to be some of the most interesting and enticing words I have seen written about wine! Heirloom are located in McLaren Vale, South Australia and was “conceived in vintage 2000, when a young winemaking student caught…
Shiraz and curry – get in my belly!! I love this combo, it just hits the spot for me. What’s your favourite Shiraz food match? Sending a big thanks over to Heirloom Vineyards for this 2019 Barossa Valley Shiraz sample bottle. It really was a match made in heaven for our spicy chicken curry. This wine has…
“Wine comes in at the mouthAnd love comes in at the eye;That’s all we shall know for truthBefore we grow old and die.I lift the glass to my mouth,I look at you, and I sigh.” – WB Yeates 1910 This is the poem that adorns the back label of the Heirloom Vineyards wine bottles. And inside you…
Sauv Blanc Saturday’s, that sounds like it’s an official thing right 😉 I kindly received this 2020 Heirloom Vineyards Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc to taste recently (thank you!). This Sauvy sits at 11.2% so it’s not overly high in alcohol, it’s also not your typical fruit bomb that most of us immediately think of when we hear the…
I love a good bbq feast and one of my favourite red wines to match with barbecued food is Tempranillo. A big thank you to Heirloom Vineyards for this sample of their 2019 Adelaide Hills Tempranillo. We popped it in the decanter to further open up and soften. I made some cheesy, garlic cauliflower patties…
Heirloom Vineyards Pinot Grigio 2020 Tasted 9 February 2021 Sticky orange chicken and Pinot Grigio – so yummy! It sounds like a bit of a weird combo, but it went down very well in our house. A big thank you to Heirloom Vineyards for sending over this sample of their 2020 Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio. Winemakers Elena…
You can tell a lot of love has gone into this Heirloom Vineyards 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon from Coonawarra (SA)… “Hand tended vines, sorted bunch-by-bunch, naturally open fermented, basket pressed and stored in French oak barriques from bespoke coopers.” I don’t know about you, but that sounds all a bit romantic to me. Not to mention…
New Wine Release! Firstly a big thank you to Heirloom Vineyards for sharing this very special bottle with me. This is the Alcala McLaren Vale Grenache 2020 new release which retails for $80 via the Heirloom website (20% off if you order 6 or more currently). Hand tended vines Whole-bunch fermented with extended maceration Basket pressed and…