2013 Mitchelton Print Series Shiraz, Central Victoria, Victoria From the archives of 2019…How can you produce great wine in an area that is considered to be a warm climate region and experiences less than 600 mm rainfall in an average year? In many parts of the world this would be considered a desert. The Nagambie Lakes districtContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #281”
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Wine Code Breaker #325
2018 Warramate Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, Victoria Did you know that the 20th of May is World Bee Day? This day pays homage to the role of bees and other pollinators of the ecosystems of our world. Just think what we would struggle to find without bees. Almost 75% of the world’s food crops require pollinationContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #325”
Wine Code Breaker #324
2018 Mr Riggs Piebald Syrah, Adelaide Hills, South Australia Piebald is usually used in reference to a horse that has irregular patches of two colours; mostly black and white. Of course, this is now not the case and piebald can be used to describe anything or anyone who happens to be composed of or lookingContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #324”
Wine Code Breaker #323
2019 Kalleske Plenarius Viognier, Barossa Valley, South Australia The autumn sunsets are amazing. The sky is clear, leaving orange hues splaying upwards as the golden orb disappears below the horizon. You cannot help but smile in wonder. It would therefore seem reasonable to test out an orange style wine. These are white wines that areContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #323”
Wine Code Breaker #140
2012 Gemtree Uncut Shiraz, McLaren Vale, South Australia One from the archives of 2015…The split infinitive is a grammatical construction in which a word or phrase divides the to and the bare infinitive of the to form of the infinitive verb. According to the font of all wisdom, Wikipedia, it is the interrupting adverb orContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #140”
Wine Code Breaker #322
2017 Gemtree Uncut Shiraz, McLaren Vale, South Australia Obi-Wan Kenobi known, as old Ben, watched over the young Luke Skywalker and then guided him in the use of the Force. As old Ben explained to the young Luke, “the Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all livingContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #322”
Wine Code Breaker #321
2018 Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Syrah, Yarra Valley, Victoria “Jack and the Bean Stalk“ is a classic English fairy tale that contains a tetrametric poem that we all re-call with ease. Of course, it is the monosyllabic incantation from the giant: Fee-fi-fo-fum,I smell the blood of an Englishman,Be he alive or be he deadI’ll grindContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #321”
Wine Code Breaker #271
2012 Cirillo 1850 Ancestor Vine Grenache, Barossa Valley, South Australia One from the archives of 2018…In looking back through the tasting year of 2018 there has been an apparent bias towards Grenache. So let’s just call it as it is, the year of Grenache. The more of these wines you get to see the more you marvelContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #271”
Wine Code Breaker #320
2019 Duke’s Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling, Porongurup, Western Australia A sonic boom is heard when an object travels faster than the speed of sound. It can be similar to a thunderclap to the observer who is generally stationery. Less appreciated is the fact that a sonic boom is a continuous sound and this has beenContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #320”
Wine Code Breaker #88
2012 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Sauvignon Blanc, Margaret River, Western Australia One from the archives of 2014…Diatomaceous earth is an amazing naturally occurring substance. As an absorbent for moisture, it also has the remarkable ability of sucking into its matrix the foulest of odours, one of which is cats pee. This offending smell can beContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #88”
The Unexpurgated Wine Code 