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...
Posted by Wine By Brad
Hello Monkeys! It's that time of year again where we sit back with a cooling glass of SSB and ponder the highlights of another year in WBB-land. Vintage 2011 was a beauty here in the West and we're pretty pleased with the results in the bottle. We made a crate-load of SSB this year...
Posted by Matt
A small-production Australian Shiraz has earned global renown by being named the world's best label in 2011 by the World Label Awards Association, reports Decanter. The label of Alpha Crucis Shiraz 2008, produced by Chalk Hill Winery in McLaren Vale, was named best in Australia before takin...
Posted by Brick Kiln
Brick Kiln Wines with their award winning McLaren Vale shiraz have opened a cellar door at Red Poles Restaurant on McMurtrie Road, McLaren Vale. See www.brickiln.com.au Open Wed to Sun 1100 - 1600
Posted by Galafrey Wines
What a great weekend! Unfortunately in life your circle of friends will ebb and flow. My good friend is leaving WA for SA and is also in the wine industry. So we had a great night at the famous local Mayleeyas Thai with Galafrey Muller and came home for a lovely bottle of red and cheese. A great se...