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Some good news. Wine Australia today announced that they are dropping the tasting panel element from export approval. Getting export approval has been a big problem for natural winemakers in Australia, and continues to be a big issue in South Africa and New Zealand. I’ve written about it extensively here, giving some case studies. In an absurd bit [...]
Some great wines on show today at the Australia Day tasting in London’s Saatchi gallery. Great venue for wine tasting: lots of natural light, and big airy spaces. Couldn’t have been better. I didn’t taste everything, by any means (in fact, I was only there a couple of hours). But what I did taste impressed. Some [...] Caught a glimpse of this new wine label from D’Arenberg, for a celebratory sparkling wine they are releasing. It’s very funny indeed. (For those who don’t get the joke, see this link.) I hope Pernod Ricard, who own Champagne Mumm, can see the funny side too. This is a serious Bordeaux-style red from a small producer in Margaret River. ‘Evoi’ is, apparently, the ecstatic scream of joy uttered by the Maenads, who were the female followers of Bacchus. The producer website is here. Evoi The Satyr 2009 Margaret River, Australia Impressive stuff from Yalumba who have pioneered this variety in Australia. They also do an excellent cheaper Viognier in their Y series which is almost as good. But this version, from their home in the Eden Valley, is quite serious. A really good expression of this variety. Yalumba Viognier 2010 Eden Valley, Australia I have just written up the fabulously stylish Picardy wines from Western Australia’s Pemberton region. You can read the full review here. They’re just so elegant, and probably my favourite is the Shiraz: Picardy Shiraz 2009 Pemberton, Western Australia This is the new face of Australian wine. Wines from distinguished sites, naturally made, with personality, elegance and a sense of place. It’s from Jamsheed, a small producer making wines from privileged terroirs in Victoria, and this Silvan Syrah comes from the Yarra Valley. More specifically it is from vines planted in the 1990s on red [...] Just on my way back from the Institute of Masters of Wine Australian Shiraz Masterclass. It was led by a distinguished group of Aussie winegrowers: Tim Kirk (Clonakilla), Julian Castagna, Prue Henschke, John Duval and Ron Laughton (Jasper Hill). Julian Castagna flanked by Prue Henschke and Ron Laughton The line up of wines, was – on [...] |
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