Named after Bert Kleining, a bachelor who worked the land which the fruit is now sourced from” I was recently sent samples from Atze’s Corner new Barossa Legends Red Collection to taste and it’s safe to say this Bachelor 2017 Shiraz didn’t last long unopened. Actually a fun fact for you, on the wine app…
I do love getting the decanter out. Do you decant many wines? Decanting wine serves two main purposes, firstly to aerate the wine (to help the aromas and flavours become more prominent) and secondly to seperate out any sediment in the wine. You’ll notice sediment in aged red wines and also in some vintage ports.
When you are sent samples of the latest Penley Estate project wines, you most definitely have to make a night of it! And in my case that started in the bath, trying the two side by side in our Riedel stemless wine glasses.
This Coriole 2017 Sangiovese Shiraz from McLaren Vale, South Australia was the other mystery ‘Mediterranean Red’ in my Wine Selectors Customised Plan sample box.
Victoria’s Heathcote region, is definitely on my wine travel bucket list. I have had so many delicious Heathcote wines and this 2017 Shiraz from St Anne’s is one of them!
Curry + Shiraz = one of my favourite combos. This sample bottle of Tatalia 2016 Shiraz from VIC’s Heathcote region I received from the lovely folk at St Anne’s Winery. The RRP for this Aussie Shiraz is $36 and it weights in at 14.5% alcohol.
This St Anne’s Vineyards 2017 Liqueur Shiraz is made in the Perricoota region in NSW, near the border of Victoria. The team at St Anne’s recently sent me some of their new releases to try and this was one of them. As my Dad is partial to this style of wine (a fortified wine), I…
I don’t know what it’s like where you are, but winter definitely feels like it’s on the way here. And you know what’s the best thing to cure the winter blues?
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…