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…
I don’t know what it’s like where you are, however where Mr Spittoon and I live, it’s starting to get cold and winter is definitely on the way. One of, if not my favourite thing on a cold night, is getting all rugged up in bed and sipping red wine. Due to how our current…
I love an informative back label. While I know there is so much information on the web these days, it’s also nice having great information right there on the wine bottle. I love this back label on this sample bottle of 2015 Barossa Valley Shiraz which I was was kindly sent from Terranu Wines because…
I was lucky enough to get a couple of Vintec wine fridges last year for my birthday and I love them to bits! I keep them at 12 degrees which is perfect for storing wine. However when I pull a red out to drink, I make sure it has some time to warm up a…
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…
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…
A big thank you to brother and sister duo, Amelia & Trent Burge for sending us their 2019 Corryton Burge Percival Norman Barossa Shiraz to taste. We cracked into it last night once Baby TC was down and we very much enjoyed this super refined and elegant Shiraz. Percival is Amelia & Trent’s Great Grandfather…
How do you cellar your wine? I have 2 Vintec fridges which are set at cellaring temp (12 degrees) and I also have an under the stairs stash (as they don’t all fit in my fridges). I use the Oeno by Vintec wine cellar app to keep a track of what’s in the fridges as…
We recently tried our first BAIE wines from here in the Bellarine Peninsula. They had an epic Christmas sale on and I just couldn’t resist. BAIE is a small batch family owned, operated and ‘orientated’ winery. The BAIE vineyard was established in 2000 and they started their own label in 2006. The climate here is…