Happy International Chardonnay Day wine lovers! We had a warm up with this newly released 2016 Bird on a Wire Chardonnay from the Yarra Valley last night. A big thank you to winemaker Caroline Mooney for sending over this sample for me to try.
When I pulled this bottle of De Bortoli Rococo Premium Cuvee out of my recent Wine Selectors Customised Plan sample box, it brought back memories of visiting the De Bortoli Yarra Valley cellar door in 2012. Don’t you love how wine can do that? It can bring back so many wine-derful memories.
Excuse me as I post all my tasting notes from the weekend. It was raining so I did a bit of wine tasting on my couch alright. This TarraWarra Estate Farm Block 2016 Chardonnay from Victoria’s Yarra Valley is part of Wine Selectors 2019 calendar collection. For $195 you get 12 wines + 12 recipes…
Did you hear? Wine Selectors have an awesome Christmas gift for the wine lover (and food lovers too!) in your life. The 2019 Chef & The Cellar Calendar case includes 12 wines to enjoy over 12 months plus a calendar with 12 recipes from amazing Australian Chefs! This La Bohème Act Two 2018 Pinot Noir Rosé…
I could live off homemade pizza and delicious rosé. My favourite match has to be a potato & chilli pizza with rosé. What’s yours? On a side note, check out my wine pizza dough recipe here! I recently received this sample (thank you!) of the Mandala Wines 2018 Yarra Valley Rosé and couldn’t wait to…
New Release Alert! Introducing the new Mandala Wines 2018 Sauvignon Blanc from Victoria’s Yarra Valley which Mr Spittoon and I tried recently over a sunny bbq dinner. The Sauv Blanc grapes for this white wine were handpicked from a single vineyard (Orchard Block) at Mandala’s Dixon Creek vineyard. The fruit was fermented at a low…
Wine, food & spectacular scenery only an hour from Melbourne city! In 1838 the wine industry in Victoria began and it was the Yarra Valley who was the pioneering region. With over 70 wineries, this cool-climate region is roughly an hour south of Melbourne city, an easy day trip if you ever find yourself in…