Posted by David Ellis
Before he passed away in 2004, Malcolm Logan loved nothing more than donning his North Sydney Bears beanie and scarf, grabbing a bottle of his own bubbly and cheering-on his team on TV. Today his son Peter has inherited his dad's skills in creating sensational sparkling wines from fruit fro...
Posted by Matt
Wine Australia has axed its controversial export approval panel with immediate effect, replacing it with a permanent company audit regime, according to a statement released yesterday. Exporters will no longer have to submit their wines for approval but they will be licensed, they will be su...
Posted by Daylesford Wine Co.
There is a resurgence toward Chardonnay. Our DWC Chardonnay is cracking lists across the on premise market at present. We are very pleased to hear the retail bastardisation of NZ Sauvignon Blanc is finally taking hold when customers are choosing not to buy NZ SAB at $10 per glass when dining ou...
Posted by Matt
According to statistics for Bordeaux consumption, China is consuming more top Bordeaux wine than the the region produces, highlighting the prevalence of fake wine in the country. A report on ChinChinJobs says that factory ships moored in Hong Kong are reportedly being used to fake bottles f...
Posted by David Ellis
The late Jim Barry often delighted in telling of his "scientific approach" to creating his first Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon blends in the 1970s – he'd make up a few with varying proportions of each wine, leave them open on the kitchen sink, and then watch and taste their development over the co...
Posted by Daylesford Wine Co.
It's always a cross between absolute excitement and apprehension when you release a new vintage. Truly, you know the wine is good, but how will the public react? Worry no more, at last nights tasting both our 2011 Sauvignon Blanc and 2010 Chardonnay were received with a great response! &...
Posted by David Ellis
Put the name Neil McGuigan together with "Black Label" that we normally associate with the best on the top-shelf, and you can expect that a McGuigan Wines' Black Label is going to be a pretty pricey drop — whereas in fact it's a steal for price, value and sheer enjoyment at just $9.99 a bottle...
Posted by Matt
This infographic, created by G+ (not to be confused with Google+), takes a look at China’s answer to social networking. Of the country’s half billion Internet users, half of them are on multiple social networks and 30% log into at least one network each day. Chinese citizens sp...
Posted by Daylesford Wine Co.
We at Daylesford Wine Co. have been trialling the Wine Shield with our on premise (restaurant) customers and are very pleased to say that we have had outstanding success! The feedback we are receiving is generally along the lines of "we feel safe opening a fresh bottle near the end of a night or at ...
Posted by David Ellis
This is the story of how three colleagues will celebrate Christmas this year, and some quite different wines they'll be doing it with. The first is a group of around a dozen couples who through Mother Nature's misfortune, have never experienced the joy of having children. They come together...
