Archive for the ‘€20-€30’ Category

Wine of the week: Glatzer St. Laurent 2006, Carnuntum, Austria

Posted on May 11th, 2010 2 Comments

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Enchanting, alluring, seductive red from Austria. G’day!!! No, Austria.

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Three Brilliant Bordeaux Blends

Posted on May 11th, 2010 5 Comments

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You don’t have to go to Bordeaux to drink Bordeaux, there are plenty of brilliant Bordeaux blends from the new world. Here are three good examples.

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Wine of the week: Sparkling Pirie from Tasmania

Posted on April 14th, 2010 No Comments yet

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Wine of the week is a devilishly good bubbly from Tasmania.

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Video tasting: Elderton Barossa Shiraz 2004

Posted on February 12th, 2009 3 Comments

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I take the Elderton Barossa Shiraz for a ride in my latest video tasting. A silky smooth Shiraz from a beautiful part of Australia.

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Wine Book Review: The World Atlas of Wine

Posted on January 19th, 2009 1 Comment

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If you only ever buy one wine book, then this probably should be it.

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Quick review of Bressan Pinot Nero 2001: it’s crap

Posted on January 12th, 2009 7 Comments

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No such thing as great vintages, just great bottles? Perhaps so, as this 2001 Bressan Pinot Nero really sucked.

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Video: La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904 (1995)

Posted on September 28th, 2008 2 Comments

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Inside, my first attempt at a video wine tasting. Cringe.

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Rustenberg John X Merriman 2003

Posted on August 19th, 2008 2 Comments

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A rich and opulent Bordeaux style red from Simonsberg in Stellenbosch, South Africa

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“Lo Piot” Priorat 2002 – Francesca Vicent Robert

Posted on July 21st, 2008 1 Comment

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I tasted the “Lo Piot” 2002 from Priorat over two days, leaving it out in a flat bottomed decanter for 24 hours between tasting. Why? to see how it developed (and I wasn’t that thirsty last night).

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Open wine Riesling write-up

Posted on May 29th, 2008 5 Comments

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The second open wine tasting took place last night (28th May) in Fallon & Byrne. The theme was Riesling, trying 5 different Rieslings.

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