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Buying Grange – Little Change 13 May 2013 | 06:05 am
Scene: Two politicians are dining in a flash restaurant. Waiter: “And a red with main course sir?” Host: “Yes. We’d like two glasses of the new Penfolds Grange 2008 please.” Waiter: “I should warn sir...
Good drinking 12 May 2013 | 08:31 am
Rosalina Vinho Verde – under $6 – 86/100 - Portugal. A non-vintage white in a traditional rounded Mateus Rose shaped bottle. The “verde” means young rather than green – so you can have a red vinho ver...
Eking in 12 May 2013 | 07:18 am
I love Blue Stilton. It’s so expensive though that I rarely buy it – like $70-ish a kilo at the local supermarket. Then I found some at Aldi for approximately $26 the kilo so I bought a few wedges. Bu...
In Praise of Older Wine 14 Apr 2013 | 06:09 am
Long-time wine drinking friend Prof K writes from Melbourne. I was doing a re boxing of some of the oldies in the cellar earlier this afternoon and found a slight leak in one of the old Chateau Tahbil...
BYO Wedding Wine? 6 Apr 2013 | 09:25 am
Wine Etiquette. Frangi from Melbourne writes, “My circle of friends are of an age where we are often asked to attend weddings and engagements. We don’t expect these functions to provide top class rest...
El Celler de Can Roca, a marvel of understated food perfection. 25 Mar 2013 | 10:03 pm
Six of us decided to take off for the weekend and have lunch on Friday Nov. 23rd 2012 at this most exquisite place, certainly the best restaurant in my experience. The room is airy and calm, built aro...
Top shelf drinking 19 Dec 2012 | 09:31 am
Champagne Duperrey Brut Rosé NV – up to $45 – 89/100. Pinkish onion skin hues and fine bubbles in the glass. Berries and yeasty baked bread aromas are evident in the bouquet. The palate exhibits hints...
Review – Bold Palates 19 Dec 2012 | 09:08 am
Bold Palates – Australia’s Gastronomic Heritage By Barbara Santich. Illustrated hardback. Wakefield Press 2012. $50. This excellent book traces the post European settlement history of Australian food ...
No more Australian cheap wine? 19 Dec 2012 | 08:52 am
Cask wine drinkers be afraid – it seems that the era of cheap wine could be at an end in Australia. Ongoing media reports suggest that the federal government remains under pressure from lobbyists to r...
Cosmic Green Wine 14 Sep 2012 | 06:08 am
Noosa attracts more than its fair share of visiting winemakers and most recently Margaret River winemaker, Vanya Cullen presented her wines to the locals. The occasion was a degustation dinner at Sail...
