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…
Our wines represent decades of experience, blending the fruit of our heirloom vineyards with the finest traditions of artisan winemaking – dandelionvineyards.com.au Firstly, a big thank you to Dandelion Vineyards in South Australia for sending us the below wines to try. We absolutely loved our tasting journey through the wines and getting to know this…
Happy International Tannat Day! Every year on the 14th of April, wine lovers around the world fill their glasses up with Tannat to toast this delicious red wine grape. It’s Uruguay’s champion grape and it’s also grown here in Australia! In my latest Good Pair Days wine subscription box (which I kindly received as a…
A photo of our lioness (yes she has her tongue out) with the Lioness of McLaren Vale. This one is for my fellow cat and wine people – you know who you are! Thank you Dandelion Vineyards for this delicious Lioness of McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 sample bottle. This is another highly rated Shiraz from the Dandelion team and…
Let’s start the week on a rosé-y note! Firstly a big thank you to the team at Good Pair Days (GPD) for this sample. GPD offers a monthly wine subscription so you can taste and learn about new wines on the regular. You receive tasting notes and food match recipes for each bottle every month + a…
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…
This is the 2020 Petit Blanc from Hither & Yon which I bought online via their website. It’s made from 100% Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains grapes from McLaren Vale in South Australia. It’s a fun, easy drinking white which we thoroughly enjoyed on the deck as the sun set. For the wine nerds out…
So darn delicious! This 2020 Rosé from the lovely folks at Hither & Yon is made from 100% Aglianco. Aglianco is a black grape variety predominantly found in Southern Italy. It typically makes a full bodied, high tannin and high acidity wine. This Rosé ($26) is superb. We had it with curry on Friday night –…
Seriously Hither & Yon you’ve got some damn fine wine and food pairings *micdrop* A big thanks for the sample to try guys! While we were very enticed by the idea of matching this 2019 McLaren Vale Tempranillo with some Mexican food as recommended. We also loved your suggestion of: ‘chargrill some chorizo and halloumi…