On Easter Sunday, at a family members home, I had a 2021 Thomas Wines Synergy Shiraz made from a blend of fruit from old vine vineyards in the Hunter Valley. … Read more
16
Apr
2023
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19
Mar
2023
Banca Ridge Winery 2019 Grüner Veltliner
The famous grape of Austria, in ground at the Queensland College of Wine Tourism.
Well developed colours in the glass, golden with some greenish hues but probably not from early … Read more
19
Mar
2023
Ridgemill Estate 2019 Riesling (Take II)
I’m not much impressed by marketing concept wine days but I’ve made an exception for international riesling day simply because it provides what surely is an unexpected focus on The … Read more
12
Mar
2023
Heritage Estate Wines 2021 Shiraz Cabernet
A blend of 66% Shiraz and 34% Cabernet. A very attractive wine in the glass, a bright purple and raspberry meniscus radiates a beautiful aliveness, even the deeper wells bounce … Read more
25
Feb
2023
Ridgemill Estate 2016 Tempranillo (Take II)
A wine made with fruit harvested from the oldest Tempranillo vines on The Granite Belt. I initially reviewed this wine in November 2019.
A lustrous meniscal glow radiates red rubies … Read more
19
Feb
2023
Ballandean Estate 2019 Nebbiolo
I would never have picked this as a 2019 Vintage wine as many/most have more fruit weight plus the 12% a/v is perplexing as it’s suggests the grapes were picked … Read more
19
Feb
2023
Casley Mount Hutton Winery 2022 Chenin Blanc
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, I should be somewhat more frequent now. During my absence I’ve been drinking non-Granite Belt wines to recalibrate my palate and to more appreciatively … Read more
12
Feb
2023
Ravenscroft Vineyard 2021 Sangiovese (Take 2)
This is my second review of this wine, it’s been a hot day in Brisbane and I’m in the middle of quite a renovation – check the final photo. Anyway … Read more
27
Nov
2022
Heritage Estate Wines 2021 Nero D’Avola
A lighter bodied style of Nero d’Avola at 12.1% alcohol well suited for consumption in summer with a slight chill.
Light red with pink hues in the glass signals a … Read more
31
Oct
2022
Pyramids Road Wines 2021 Merlot
The trend continues – you probably remember Warren’s 2019 Merlot it was a big wine and I won’t be going anywhere near another for quite a few years – the … Read more
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