It’s a shame that a hail storm cut a swathe through the Golden Grove vineyard in the 2023 vintage and wiped out their Mourvèdre fruit because both 2023 reds and … Read more
05
Aug
2025
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31
Jul
2025
rokkwell 2023 Lagrein
Again, just like the 2023 Sangiovese, nice to see the fruit source ‘Riverland’ is identified on the front label.
I’ve taken a few more pictures to try and give an … Read more
03
Aug
2024
The Granite Belt Diaries: June 2024
The diaries this year are the shortest so far but that’s due to the ‘Aria Effect’. Our daughter turned 11 in April this year and promptly declared that adults, wineries … Read more
12
Jul
2023
The Granite Belt Diaries May – June 2023
The Diaries this year are in two parts which could overlap somewhat. The first part involves a two night stay on 5th and 6th May so we could attend the … Read more
19
Jul
2022
The Granite Belt Diaries July 2022
This year, because I messed up an AirBnB booking we only spent 6 nights on The Granite Belt so I missed catching up with several wineries I really wanted to … Read more
17
Feb
2021
2018 – 2019 Vintages – What I Preferred
There were a few criteria for this list.
1. These are all high quality wines.
2. The wines reflect my stylistic preferences and should always be treated as such.
3. … Read more
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