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…
I love a gift pack which comes with wine and matching snacks! I received this as a Christmas gift from Cellarmasters (thank you Mira & team). Inside the gift box was a bottle of Chris Ringland Sealed 2016 Barossa Shiraz alongside; Bryon Bay cookies (soooo good!), Maggie Beer Fig & Fennel Paste, Beerenberg tomato chutney…
Hello Kitty! A few posts back you may have spotted my tasting note on the new Cat Amongst The Pigeons Fat Cat Eden Valley Chardonnay – this is its counterpart, a 2017 Barossa Valley Shiraz.
Red wine and blue cheese, does late night snacking get any better? Introducing the Barossa Boy Wines 2016 Lifeblood Shiraz, one heck of a blockbuster wine made by Trent Burge & team. This wine is made for drinking over time so you can experience how the Barossa’s most loved variety can age so gracefully. It’s…
We finally cracked into this Mino + Co Shiraz which I picked up for a bargain price of $10 at the end of the Wine Island weekend with @travelling_piccolo last year. It normally retails for $20! It’s made in NSW’s Riverina region which is centred around the town of Griffith, down near the bottom of…
This was the first wine we cracked into after getting back to Australia last week. Are you a fan of Aussie Sparkling Red? In order to avoid the post-holiday blues, I thought a bottle of this and a face mask would help. Plus how cool is this red wine antioxidant face mask I found at…
Wow! Wine made from 117-year-old vines, you don’t get that every day! That means the vines were planted in 1898 for this wine. If you’re looking for an extra special bottle of red to enjoy, this is the bottle you’ve been searching for. Trust me, it’s worth the $65 price tag. Plus only 3,600 bottles…
If you need an excuse (which you shouldn’t btw) to open that bottle of something nice you have, well today is that excuse! It’s Friday and it’s December. Who agrees with me? I recently was gifted this bottle of Lou Miranda Estate 2013 Old Vine Shiraz from SA’s Barossa Valley and it’s made from grapes…
On the 6th day of Christmas, The Wine Gallery sent to me, a bottle of Beklyn 2016 Shiraz from McLaren Vale, SA. It also came with a sample of the Vino Bites Christmas Coulis which I can’t wait to try. Any suggestions on how I should use it? I’m thinking either on turkey or with…