12.04.12
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“Frankly Marvellous” Riesling

Posted by francoisem

Re-blogged from Hot Dinners New wine tasting menus for Anna Hansen’s Modern Pantry Having enjoyed Anna Hansen’s dishes at her recent collaboration with Atul Kochhar at Benares, we’re keen to try more of her food and the launch of a …

04.04.12
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James Halliday celebrates Dalwhinnie’s 30 year milestone

Posted by jeanw

James Halliday, writing in ‘The Australian’ newspaper celebrates Dalwhinnie’s 30 years of wine production.  “It takes considerable forseight to keep enough museum stock to celebrate the first 30 years of wine production … it took unusual courage for the Pyrenees …

04.04.12
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The Listening Station

Posted by catherineb

The listening stations dotted around deepest, darkest Western Australia guided a US crew safely back to earth back in the 1960′s.  We loved ‘The Listening Station’ as a name and when we discovered the work of Chicago based graphic illustrator Justin Van Genderen his ‘Apollo’ series sparked an idea …

22.02.12
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Vintage weary but looking good for Tulloch …

Posted by jeanw

Report from a vintage weary Keith Tulloch: The harvest on this side of the pond has been a tricky one. Mild weather continued throughout Summer, and we’ve lately had more wet days than dry. So far it’s a Vintage to …

15.02.12
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Australia Uncut

Posted by christinac

As reviewed in the South Manchester Reporter on Thursday 2nd February 2012 by Andy Cronshaw: “Australia is often viewed as producing wines that are much like her sportsmen – big hitters. Wines are expected to be, and often are, big …

08.11.11
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Jonah and the Big Fish

Posted by mareec

Some of you around the office (and at wine shows) may have noticed me collecting wine capsules over the past few months on “behalf of an artist friend in Australia who makes stuff with them”. So you can get bit more …

08.11.11
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IWSC Southern Hemisphere results

Posted by mareec

Another fantastic round of results for our Southern hemisphere producers at the IWSC.  48 medals including 2 Gold (Best in Class), 1 Gold, 8 Silver (Best in Class) and 12 Silver … the highlights were: Emiliana G 2007, Colchagua Valley - …

01.11.11
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Decanter Reviews – November and December 2011 editions

Posted by christinac

  Yangarra Estate Ironheart Shiraz 2007: 4 stars / Highly recommended “Developed fresh nose of spice, herb, red plum, oak, coffee, coconut, red and black fruit. Rich, earthy, complex and fleshy – a fine combination. A very enticing wine with …

16.09.11
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Boutinot’s Autumn Tasting Bonanaza

Posted by christinac

Wow … A big thanks to everyone who attending our two tasting days in London and Manchester (September 13th & 15th). We sound a bit like a broken record but, yet again, we had ‘personal best’ attendance rates … they …

15.09.11
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Some Young Punks – Mark Addy Dinner

Posted by edwardc

What a fantastic night of food, wine and entertainment! Some Young Punks really are edgy little numbers and the food matching was superb … check out the menu!