by elarkin_ewgbgj | Apr 29, 2022 |
5 Chardonnays on Rotation – 2021 Giant Steps Chardonnay, Yarra Valley VIC 12.5%, screwcap, RRP $40 A blend of five single vineyards in the Yarra: Sexton, Tarraford, Applejack, Primavera and Wombat Creek. Hand-picked, whole bunch pressed to 500L French...
by elarkin_ewgbgj | Jul 22, 2021 |
The 2021 Penfolds Collection Awaits… On sale August 5th – 2021 Bin 51 Eden Valley 11%, stainless steel ferment. A brilliant year; Kym Schroeter believes this is the best Eden Valley riesling vintage since 2002, or 2005. Lime, coriander, early season nashi pear...
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...
