Ansonica or Anzonica in Tuscany and sometimes Inzolia elsewhere, e.g. Sicily, in Italy but apparently and definitely Ansonica on The Granite Belt. One bin from Chalmers was shared by Heritage … Read more
Red rubies glowing and reflective at the centre and gleaming with a translucence towards the edges illuminate this wines colour spectrum in the glass. The wine has some similarities with … Read more
A Spanish variety often in blends with Tempranillo or Menćia. A dark skinned grape with some bluish/purple. Looking at the wine in the glass you see some deep blackish/red colours, … Read more
Made from vines planted in 2016 and a lot more has just gone in the ground indicating how happy the people at Summit Estate are with this variety.
Light straw … Read more
It’s always a privilege to try a new Strangebird wine on The Granite Belt. This variety is known as Alvarinho in Portugal and Albariño in Spain, yes they’re the same … Read more
Sold out now, current release is the 2018. A few years back I was very surprised when Peter McGlashan presented me with a Granite Belt riesling to try at the … Read more
Peter McGlashan was trying to confuse us with this wine label. The Front Label says Pinot G and the back, in smaller font, reads Pinot Grigio. Fair enough each person … Read more
Perhaps it’s my imagination but it seems to me that in the last 5 -7 years the tempranillo vines on The Granite Belt have transformed themselves into something previously unrecognisable … Read more
Sagrantino wines from Montefalco such as Arnaldo Caprai Collepiano take years of cellaring before they are really approachable, the tannins need to soften allowing the fruit to emerge, when this … Read more
The label says that the shiraz is normally picked in two batches approximately a week apart, these are then blended and bottled. I haven’t talked to Warren about this but … Read more
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