Clover Hill Tasmanian Sparkling Non-Vintage Rosé
Tasted on 26 November 2020 If you haven’t yet discovered Tasmanian sparkling wine, do yourself a favour and get some in your glass stat!
Taltarni 2013 Cuvee Rose Sparkling Wine
Tasted on 24 November 2020 Rosé bubbles anyone? Thank you very much Taltarni for sending us a sample of your 2013 new release Cuvée Rosé to taste. It was the perfect after work tipple – in fact I didn’t even take the time to change out of my work shirt, I was that eager to…
Clover Hill Wines NV Tasmanian Cuvée
Tasted on 18 November 2020 We loved our trip to Tassie last year. In fact Mr Spittoon and I have even flirted with the idea of moving down there at some point. While staying in Launceston we visited the Clover Hill cellar door and it’s absolutely beautiful! These guys really focus on making extraordinary sparkling…
Taltarni Blanc de Blancs 2016 & 2015 Vintage
Taltarni Blanc de Blancs 2016 Vintage Tasted on; 11 November 2020 What is Blanc de Blancs? It translates to ‘white of whites’ and means the wine has entirely been made from white grapes. Most likely for sparkling wines you’ll find it’s Chardonnay – but not always.
Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Essentiel Cuvee Reservee
We celebrated the big 3 month milestone for our little baby TC this week. Where does the time go?! We figured we’d splurge on a bottle of champagne which we haven’t tried yet. This is not your standard Piper Heidsieck, it’s their Essentiel Cuvée Reservee which we bought for $65.
Toms Cap Subterfuge Chardonnay NV Sparkling
Now that our baby milestone cards have changed to months instead of weeks, it means we’re moving to monthly bottles to celebrate rather than weekly. However we couldn’t give up the habit that quickly which is why we indulged in this bottle of Toms Cap Vineyard ‘Subterfuge’ Chardonnay NV over the weekend which we picked up for $40…
Landsdowne “It’s not my fault I like bubbles” NV Sparkling Rose
Happy 10 weeks us! I don’t think I’ve ever appreciated my post-8pm wine as much as I have over the last 10 weeks (8pm is the little man’s bedtime). And this one is a beauty too! Both Mr Spittoon and I were gushing over it.
Joseph Perrier Cuvée Brut ‘Josephine’ 2018 Champagne
I’m not going to lie, I got absolutely spoilt on Mother’s Day. My boys definitely looked after me with freshly baked scones with jam & cream + this beautiful bottle of champagne. This Joseph Perrier Cuvée Brut ‘Josephine’ is named after Joseph’s daughter as he made this bubbles for her wedding. Which explains the gorgeous…
Printhie Wines Swift Rose Brut Sparkling
From the highest vineyards in NSW on the slopes of the extinct volcano Mt Canobolas, an elite range of sparkling wine has been handcrafted by Printhie Wines. I was recently sent this sample bottle of their Swift NV Rosé (thank you) to give a whirl which Mr Spittoon and I enjoyed with a cheese and meat platter. This…