Anyone else got a little tacker on the move? Baby TC is now 8 months old and there’s no sitting still 🙂 Until he’s in bed which is when Mr Spittoon and I can FINALLY enjoy a vino. The days are long! A big thank you to Barossa Boy Wines for this sample of their…
Back in the 1970s two young teachers named Erl and Ros Happ decided to plant a wide range of wine grape varieties in WA’s Margaret River region. Today the Happs estate vineyards produce more than 30 grape varieties! And this wine is made up of three of those varieties. Introducing the Happs Wines ‘Three Hills’ 2018 Grenache, Shiraz…
Seriously, who can resist a wine with doggies ? on the label? Not me! So what’s the significance of the dogs on this bottle of small batch Rusty Mutt wine? Well the winemaker, Scott Heidrich, was born in the year of the ‘Metal Dog’ according to Chinese astrology. Rusty Mutt is his passion project as he currently…
Naturally Feb 14th was a rosé night in our house and thanks to the lovely team at Gatch Wine, we had this sample to try. We were so excited to get stuck into this 2019 Rosé as it’s made from the Mataro grape variety. More commonly it’s known as Mourvédre here in Aussie and is thought to…
Rosé weather is coming! We recently had a pretty warm day here in Gippsland so we picked up this Tim Adams Mr Mick 2018 Rosé from South Australia’s Clare Valley. It’s made from a blend of Sangiovese, Tempranillo and Mataro grapes.
What’s special about this wine you ask? Well, it tastes pretty good, and it’s been crafted by former Penfolds chief winemaker, John Duval. In fact he is one of only 4 men who have made Penfolds Grange.
Wind, rain or shine, it’s always Rosé weather am I right? Check out my guide to drinking rosé wine here >> It’s definitely getting colder here in Gippsland however we have also had some beautiful autumn days.
Do you know what GSM stands for on a wine label? It stands for the 3 grape varieties blended to make the wine. Which are: Grenache, Shiraz (Syrah) and Mataro (Mourvèdre). The GSM blend was made famous by the Côtes du Rhône region of France. In Australia, GSMs are very popular. And fun fact, when…