I met with Brendon and Kirstyn Keys, the B and K in BK Wines over lunch at the Harwood Arms. They had new releases in tow. They are in the…
New Releases from BK Wines in the Adelaide Hills
It was nice to be able to drink these new releases from Brendon and Kirstyn Keys of BK Wines. I’m really impressed by them, and they’re gaining quite a reputation…
Egon Müller Kanta Riesling, Adelaide Hills, Australia
The Adelaide Hills isn’t so well known for Riesling. Tonight I tried this pair of wines from Kanta, which is a collaboration between Egon Müller and Michael Andrewartha of East…
BK Wines One Ball Chardonnay 2015 Adelaide Hills, Australia
This is was my drinking on Sunday night. I arrived in Adelaide late Saturday, jet-lagged as hell, and promptly crashed, sleeping through until Sunday morning. Then I woke early, breakfasted,…
Suilven Chardonnay 2015 Adelaide Hills
This is the latest release from Thistledown, a collaboration between Giles Cooke, Fergal Tynan and Peter Leske, based in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. Suilven is a beautifully packaged,…
Extended tasting note: Domaine Lucci Spring Red 2015, natural goodness from Anton
I haven’t done an extended tasting note for a while. These are notes that attempt to look a little deeper at a wine, putting the drinking experience in context. This…
Dinner at Taras and Amber’s with the Basket Range crew
After our tour of the Basket Range it was off to dinner at Taras and Amber’s place, which is secluded and fringed with green. This is not what you’d expect…
The Manon Wild Nature wines, made from abandoned vineyards
At my dinner with the Adelaide Hills Basket Range guys, it was great to meet Monique Millton (daughter of Gisborne, NZ’s James and Annie Millton) and Tim Webber. They are…
The Klopper Basket Range Tour
Visit finished, Ben and I hopped into Anton’s Land Rover Defender. All aboard for a tour of the Basket Range. The Basket Range is a beautiful corner of the Adelaide…