by elarkin_ewgbgj | Feb 19, 2021 |
Vintage 2021 WA – THE RUN UP ‘We made it!” Said no one ever. What a ride last week was… the start of February, and here we were, talking about COVID and projecting that that might be the greatest challenge faced by the winemakers and grape growers in...
by elarkin_ewgbgj | Sep 9, 2020 |
2022 Halliday Wine Companion The Halliday Wine Companion has always been the domain of the great man who started it: James Halliday. In the early days, James was able to taste all wines himself, and the publication was his way of informing the readers of the...
by elarkin_ewgbgj | Aug 20, 2020 |
Galafrey Mt Barker, with winemaker Kim Tyrer Galafrey was started in 1977 by Kim’s late father Ian Tyrer. He planted 12ha of vines, and the vineyard is fully unirrigated. The vineyard sits at 260m above sea level which accounts for the natural acid in...
by elarkin_ewgbgj | Aug 20, 2020 |
2020 Grosset Release – Of course 2020 was low-yielding. 2020 has been everything else this year, it might as well be tight on the yields, too. The year has remained true to its obstreperous and frankly objectionable nature and delivered us not only a tiny...
by elarkin_ewgbgj | Aug 14, 2020 |
It’s animal, it’s passion, it’s magic It’s animal, animal magic 2019 Brave New Wine ‘Magical Animal’, Porongurup What a beautiful, refreshing, exciting wine. Highly recommend. I ended up pairing this with a pumpkin, chickpea and pasta...
