According to my Vivino profile, this will be my 86th Aussie Shiraz tasting note. It seems like I like a bit of Shiraz. This Lou Miranda Estate Leone 2016 Shiraz is a new release. It comes from SA’s Barossa Valley and retails for $25. I love this line on the back label:
This food and wine match makes me drool. In Wine Selectors 2019 Calendar Collection they’ve matched this Hunter Valley Leogate Estate Wines 2015 Brokenback Vineyard Shiraz with chef Bryan Anton’s pistachio crusted lamb rack, pea cous cous and tahini cucumber yoghurt sauce. Yum!
Sunday’s are for good wine and chill time with the fam, including the fur family. This new 2018 rosé release from Lou Miranda Estate, in SA’s Barossa Valley, retails for $23 and is made from a blend of Shiraz, Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio. The ‘Leone’ range from Lou Miranda is in honour of the family’s…
New Release! This St Hallett Wines 2017 ‘Blockhead’ Grenache & Shiraz blend hails from South Australia’s Barossa Valley wine region. It’s part of a new range from St Hallett which only launched in September 2018. The range also includes the St Hallett Blockhead Shiraz and a Shiraz & Cabernet blend. “The new sub-range stems from…
It’s not often I indulge in fortified wine, however, it’s safe to say this Freehand Natural Wine 2017 ‘Ruby Ruby’ Shiraz fortified went down a treat! Naomi picked it up at the BeauVine wine festival in Perth to enjoy while we were in Sydney. I’m a big fan of Freehand and I actually did a…
Aussie Shiraz and curry is one of my favourite matches after discovering its delights last year during my 12 days of Australian Shiraz and Food Matches. The spicy flavours in the curry really bring out the fruit in the Shiraz. Typically I go for a peppery curry, however, this one here is my homemade butter…
Do you remember the days of ‘getting ready to go out’? I lived in university accommodation while I was studying my Bachelor of Communications over 10 years ago now and boy do I remember ‘getting ready to go out’. Basically it was drink as much as you can, as cheaply as you can and skip…
Any guesses what ‘blockers’ may mean? I wasn’t too sure, so after a bit of Googling I found this explanation on the Brand’s Laira website: Named in honour of founder Eric Brand, one of the original ‘Blockers’ (landholders who sold their grapes to larger wineries in the 1950s and 60s). The wines have developed a name…
When we were travelling through Italy and were staying in Florence we hit up a night market. It was at the market I found this gorgeous leather notebook which I used to write my tasting notes in at the time. Now I do everything digitally but I have to admit I love flicking through the…