2022 Aphelion Confluence Grenache, McLaren Vale, South Australia Louis Pasteur, the creator of pasteurisation, is said to have described a bottle of wine as containing more philosophy than all the books in the world. Perhaps as a case of one-upmanship, Ralph Waldo Emerson philosophises that a man will be eloquent if you give him aContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #437”
Category Archives: Grenache
Wine Code Breaker #429
2022 Longhop Old Vine Grenache, Adelaide Plains, South Australia Eliza Doolittle’s elocution lessons centred around enunciation through repetition. Most will recall the scene where Eliza transforms her speech under the tutelage of Professor Henry Higgins; “the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.” One line that suffered the editor’s curse was: “the stash ofContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #429”
Wine Code Breaker #427
2023 Turkey Flat Rosé, Barossa Valley, South Australia If wine was invented today, what would it be released in? Glass bottles as per today? Probably not. Tetra packs? They offer some advantages. What about aluminium cans? Aluminium is infinitely recyclable and offers a seal of high integrity. It is light, making transport and lifting moreContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #427”
Wine Code Breaker #426
2022 John Duval Cellars Annexus Grenache, Barossa Valley, South Australia Maz Kanata has lived more than 1,000 years. Better known, of course, as the Pirate Queen, Maz is the owner of a castle on the forest planet of Takodana. Until more recent times, she was also the keeper of the lightsaber of Luke Skywalker. The PirateContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #426”
Wine Code Breaker #418
2022 Penfolds Bin 21 Grenache, Barossa Valley, South Australia Australia is girt by sea. A fact that is irrefutable. You could argue that Barossa Grenache is girt by Shiraz. In fact, the girtage factor of Shiraz to Grenache is 10 to 1. And like Australia as an island of the Southern oceans, Barossa Grenache standsContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #418”
Wine Code Breaker #408
2021 Mac Forbes EB80 G-Train Grenache, Yarra Valley, Victoria The evolution of the Grenache style away from a blockbuster, high octane jube driven palate continues to amaze. It may even be a revolution. These wines are highly perfumed, textural, tauter / leaner framed while retaining the raspberry and blackberry fruit that makes it such aContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #408”
Wine Code Breaker #406
2021 Cherubino Uovo Grenache, Frankland River, Western Australia The phrase “afternoon delight” has over time become a reference to a dangerous liaison between two lovers when everything’s a little clearer in the light of day. This is all thanks to the Starland Vocal Band’s hit song of 1976, Afternoon Delight. A more recent version ofContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #406”
Wine Code Breaker #384
2020 Ox Hardy Grenache, South Australia Grenache from McLaren Vale like other areas of Australia has evolved over the years into something that is very different from where it started. Amazing to discover that Grenache accounts for only 6% of the annual crush of this amazing region. From bush or trellised vines, there is somethingContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #384”
Wine Code Breaker #260
2012 Yalumba Tri-Centenary Grenache, Barossa Valley, South Australia One from the archives of 2018…I have been lucky enough to have met Kevin Glastonbury once. Often referred to as KG, he is a winemaker from the Yalumba team. I made the mistake of calling him Wayne and those around at the time burst out in mirth while myContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #260”
Wine Code Breaker #379
2019 Yangarra Estate Old Vine Grenache, McLaren Vale, South Australia International Grenache Day is celebrated on the 17th September each year and it is an opportunity to celebrate all that is good about Grenache. It can be lightly crushed for a rose, blended with Shiraz and Mataro to create a GSM or vinified on itsContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #379”
The Unexpurgated Wine Code 