April is looking mighty tasty in the Wine Selectors 2020 Calendar! At the start of the year I was gifted this years Chef & The Cellar Calendar Collection case (thank you!) and it’s safe to say the wines and recipes have me drooling. April’s wine and recipe comes from Shottesbrooke Wines in McLaren Vale, South Australia. Merlot is one…
Did you buy one of the Wine Selectors 2020 Calendar cases? Well if you did, you’ve got this bottle of Coombe Farm Sparkling from the Yarra Valley to look forward to. This is December’s wine to match the delicious smoked trout and quail egg dish by Neil Cunningham.
Anyone keen on a glass of Sauvignon Blanc with some roasted spatchcock with artichoke, clams and prosciutto? It’s just one of the tasty recipes you can look forward to in the Wine Selectors 2020 Calendar Case (another great gift idea for the wine lover in your life – or you!).
Are Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio different grapes? No, they are the same grape variety A winemaker chooses to call their Pinot G one or the other based on the style of wine they’re producing. Gris is based on the French Alsace style which is typically richer and riper while Grigio is based on the lighter…
How utterly good does this combo sound. Snake + Herring 2017 ‘Tough Love’ Chardonnay from WA and Pickled Rainbow Trout.
This was our Sunday night – red wine, homemade pies and salad (#balance). I have to admit, it made the end of the week pretty darn enjoyable. This bottle of Brown Brothers 2018 Limited Release Malbec is part of the REDvolution Wine Selectors case. I was kindly gifted a sample case by Wine Selectors (thank…
This Storm Bay 2018 Pinot Noir from Tasmania was part of my sample Wine Selectors Customised Plan case from earlier in the year. Alongside 12 delicious bottles of wine, in the case I also received the latest Selector magazine and Wine Selectors ultimate Wine-Lovers Grape Guide.
This Coriole 2017 Sangiovese Shiraz from McLaren Vale, South Australia was the other mystery ‘Mediterranean Red’ in my Wine Selectors Customised Plan sample box.
When choosing what types of wine to include in my Wine Selectors Customised Plan trial pack, I couldn’t go past the ‘Mediterranean Reds’ category. This category includes wines made from the likes of Barbera, Dolcetto, Mourvedre / Mataro, Nebbiolo and Sangiovese. I thought it sounded like an interesting category of wines and this wine definitely…