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 #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 #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”
Wine Code Breaker #319
2017 Patronus The Antler Grenache, Barossa Valley, South Australia For some, the Harry Potter craze passed them by and this may have been due to their age or the age of their children. I, on the other hand, have lived the Harry Potter journey through the books and then the movies. Perhaps we were meanContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #319”
Wine Code Breaker #142
2012 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, South Australia One from the archives of 2015…Homer Simpson introduced viewers to the world of topology in an episode called “the Wizard of Evergreen Terrace”. This line of mathematics considers a square and a circle to be identical or homeomorphic because a square can be transformedContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #142”
Wine Code Breaker #318
2016 One Block Moonlit Forest Dark Star Syrah, Yarra Valley Walking through a moonlit forest can be quite a spiritual experience. The light is dabbled through the leaves onto the forest floor. As you walk, shadows move slowly beside you like a friend. Cool climate Shiraz or Syrah can be the same. Its flavours areContinue reading “Wine Code Breaker #318”
The Unexpurgated Wine Code 