Wine Code Breaker #287

2014 Devil’s Lair Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Western Australia One from the archives of 2019…One of the earliest sites evidencing human occupation in Australia is named as Devil’s Lair.  Located in the southwest of Western Australia, it is a large single-chamber cave that has had artefacts discovered dating back around 50,000 years.  To help usContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #287”

Wine Code Breaker #281

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”

Wine Code Breaker #309

2018 Giant Steps Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley, Victoria From the archives of 2019 … A favourite comic book of mine growing up was the tales of Asterix and Obelix.  My absolute favourite though was Asterix & Cleopatra.  In this story, my Gaulish heroes were recruited to support Edifis in the construction of a magnificent palace forContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #309”

Wine Code Breaker #314

2016 TarraWarra Nebbiolo, Yarra Valley, Victoria The Yarra Valley is one of the better areas in Australia for Pinot Noir.  It stands to reason that it perhaps should also be one of the better regions to grow Nebbiolo.  Both are seen as fickle and thin skinned; and this is not just physically, but perhaps moreContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #314”