2018 Frankland Estate Shiraz, Frankland River, Western Australia Frankland River as a wine region is the one closest to a Mediterranean climate in the Antipodes. An inland area that experiences warm dry days and cooling nights. The soils are a blanket of gravel ironstone above the mattress of hills and river valleys. The beds dividedContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #393”
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Wine Code Breaker #348
2020 Dormilona Yokel Trebbiano Pet Nat, Swan Valley, Western Australia Trebbiano is thought to have originated in Italy and during Roman times, made its way to France. Today it is one of the most widely grown varieties in the world, but will mostly be seen in balsamic vinegars and some fortifieds. It was introduced intoContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #348”
Wine Code Breaker #315
2019 Hughes & Hughes (by Mewstone) Dornfelder, Tasmania “I’ll have a Dornfelder thanks.” What the? Is that a beer? Is that a crisp? Or, is it some cocktail of some disrepute? Well, it is definitely not a character from the Game of Thrones. It is in fact a grape that was introduced to Germany aroundContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #315”
The Unexpurgated Wine Code 