• Winemaker Profiles: Simon Keall at Redgate Wines

    Posted November 15, 2011 by Matt

    Today in our "meet the winemaker" series we talk to Simon Keall of Redgate Wines in Margaret River.   Why did you want to start making wine? What inspired you? I did a stint at Leeuwin Estate in the cellar door; we would also conduct tours of the winery. We were given a brief outline of the ...

  • Koonowla Ringmaster Riesling & Kangarilla Road Primitivo Rosé

    Posted November 13, 2011 by David Ellis

    While few had anything positive to say about the 2011 harvest in the Clare Valley – and most of the rest of a very sodden South-Eastern Australia for that matter – Koonowla winemaker Andrew Michael says it was one of those times when small proved sound.   "It was certainly a chall...

  • Blackenbrook Pinot Gris named "Best Buy under $30"

    Posted November 9, 2011 by Blackenbrook Vineyard

    Bob Campbell MW recommends our Pinot Gris 2010 as "Best Buy under $30.00" in the latest Gourmet Traveller Wine (October / November Issue).  With a price tag of just $22.90 this Pinot Gris must be outstanding value for money!   Lovely Pinot Gris in a rich, silken and slightly spicy A...

  • From Laundry Tub To World-Wide Wine Sales

    Posted November 2, 2011 by David Ellis

    When one of the NSW Riverina’s early pioneers Francesco Calabria, who’d arrived from Italy in 1927 with wife Elizabeth, decided he needed a glass or three of good home-made red or white to ease the pains of a day on the family’s fruit farm in the new-fangled irrigation area, he did...

  • Beyond the Business of Daylesford Wine Co.

    Posted November 1, 2011 by Daylesford Wine Co.

    At Daylesford Wine Co. we love to share our wine experiences. Yes we do love 'our' wine, but we love the wine of our industry partners too and the experiences we share. We think it is healthy to look beyond the rough and tumble of the trade sometimes, and be a part of the wine community also. I...

  • Hangover Cures

    Posted October 30, 2011 by Marc Jardine

      Tequila seemed like such a good idea last night...   Not so much this morning.   What's your favourite hangover cure?    

  • Free Wine For A Year!

    Posted October 26, 2011 by Matt

    How do you like the idea of winning a year's free wine?   That's the prize Daylesford Wine Co. are offering one lucky wine-lover to celebrate the re-launch of BoozeMonkey, Australia's favourite wine community.   And all you have to do is update your profile to WIN!   "When Boo...

  • The Stellar Rise of Moscato

    Posted October 24, 2011 by David Ellis

    A decade ago Moscato was a little-known, relatively alternative wine style in this country, but it's enjoyed somewhat of a stellar rise since then - with Victoria's Brown Brothers leading the charge, and now accounting for an amazing 49% of all Moscato sold in this country.   And not content ...

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    Posted October 15, 2011 by Amelia

             

  • James Halliday 2012 Wine Companion

    Posted October 3, 2011 by Kinloch Wines

    We are pleased to announce that James Halliday has given Kinloch Wines a 4.5 star rating.   Our 2009 Wild Ferment Chardonnay received 94 points which is just wonderful. It is a superb wine and very limited in stocks.   For lovers of a good chardonnay you must try this.