McWilliam's Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon 2005

McWilliam's Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon 2005

  08:45    Stu.

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The Mount Pleasant "Lizzy" typically offers excellent drinking for a wine that has been winery aged for four years. However "Lizzy" has caused much discussion amongst wine folk of late, for McWilliam's has released an Elizabeth branded wine as a young 'un - a 2010 Elizabeth. Further, for many of the pro reviewers, it appeared that this wine, the 2005, had skipped a release cycle and hasn't been...

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Call Out The Instigators: The Rosé Revolution

Call Out The Instigators: The Rosé Revolution

  09:33    Stu.

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The Rose Revolution is nearly here!  On Tuesday 30th November wine lovers across the world will unite physically and virtually to share in the revolution aimed at increasing awarenes of pale, dry textural Rosé wine. To help you get involved, the website www.meetup.com/RoseRevolution has a graphical representation of where events are happening.  Do yourself a favour, get yourself along...

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2009 Moppity Vineyards Estate Shiraz

2009 Moppity Vineyards Estate Shiraz

  19:35    Stu.

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It was this wine that first brought Moppity Wines to my attention.  An excellent review on the Winefront had me yearning to find some.  Jason Brown, proprietor and winemaker, was gracious enough to point me in the direction of some stockists in the Brisbane...

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Zema Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Zema Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

  21:24    Stu.

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If there were such a thing as a BYOFaves... family tree, then there would be a direct link between this blog and Zema Estate. In a previous post I wrote of some shared great times and of some great wines that were introduced to me as a result of a Wine Without BS dinner held in South Australia. Present at that dinner was none other than Zema Estate winemaker Greg Clayfield. At the recent Brisbane...

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De Bortoli Windy Peak Yarra Valley Dry Rosé 2010

De Bortoli Windy Peak Yarra Valley Dry Rosé 2010

  19:35    Stu.

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Revolutions start for a variety of reasons: ideology, challenging the orthodox view, seizing a moment when a groundswell of opinion carries an idea forward. It could be said that the Rosé Wine Revolution is about all three of those; or it could just be about promoting a great style of wine that hasn't been too prominent in Australia. The Rosé Wine Revolution is being championed by one of Australia's...

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Sirromet Seven Scenes Finito Rosso NV

Sirromet Seven Scenes Finito Rosso NV

  08:57    Stu.

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Purchased on a visit to Sirromet's Mount Countain Cellar Door and Winery with in-laws. Whatever your views on Queensland's wine industry, Sirromet's CD is a worthy tourist destination. The grounds are well kept, the CD a pleasant environment and Lurleen's restaurant is an excellent dining proposition. The wine is a tawny brown colour wine with a fairly bitter hint of black strap molasses on...

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Tamburlaine Hunter Valley 2007 Member's Reserve Verdelho

Tamburlaine Hunter Valley 2007 Member's Reserve Verdelho

  10:19    Stu.

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In researching the winery, I was surprised to learn that they are Australia's largest producer of organic wines. I had to revisit to see if this was a recent accreditation, but no there on the bottle, discreetly, was the word organic. It leads you to think that organic production is more a philosophy than a sales gimmick. The wine's aroma speaks of stone fruits, a touch of lychee and typical...

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Feedback

Feedback

  11:19    Stu.

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Hello... If anyone is out there, reading/ following...I'd be grateful if you have feedback. * If you're familiar with the wines mentioned, do they convey how you found the wines? * If you're not familiar with the wines, do you get a 'feel' for them? Wine is probably one of the most subjective 'things' out there, but also one that generates much opinion, comment and debate. I would be...

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Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon 2006

Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon 2006

  20:17    Stu.

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Many consider Semillon to be the Hunter Valley's signature variety. I'm not going to argue with this viewpoint, there are many far more informed than I, and I'm certainly starting to enjoy what the region has to offer as I take myself on this vinous journey. Mount Pleasant's Elizabeth Semillon is traditionally released as a four year old wine - as is the case here. However, starting in 2010...

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Moppity Vineyards Lock and Key Shiraz Shiraz 2008

Moppity Vineyards Lock and Key Shiraz Shiraz 2008

  13:06    Stu.

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The 'stain' of having convict ancestry was something not many folks spoke of in the early and mid parts of the last century.  Not so for Moppity owner Jason Brown who embraces his 2nd fleet convict lineage, paying tribute to humble beginnings with his Lock and Key range. The range features single vineyard wines,  from mature, low-yielding vines and represents extraordinary value. ...

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