Tag Archives: Australia
Jacob’s Creek Winery Adds Kangaroo Cruelty to its Repertoire.
March 21, 2012Wildlife volunteers have stated that 23 kangaroos used by award-winning Jacob’s Creek winery to bring in tourists, were found in what they believed to be a malnourished state. Some were so apparently neglected that they were in “shocking” pain from … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Jacob's Creek, South Australia | Leave a comment //Yalumba “Y Series” Viognier, South Australia.
February 13, 2012Grape 100% Viognier [Vee-ohn-yay] Facts I’ve never felt that Viognier gets the attention it deserves, both in retail stores or restaurants. What first needs to be understood is that it shouldn’t be compared to any other grape, and so … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Australia, South Australia, Viognier, Yalumba | Leave a comment //This Week in Wine – 12/11/11
December 11, 2011Wine Critic’s Representative Defends Deals The Spain-based representative for an influential Baltimore wine reviewer defended himself Wednesday amid accusations that he asked wineries for money in exchange for a visit from the critic. The wine world has buzzed for days … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Jay Miller, Kendall Jackson, OpenTable | Leave a comment //This Week In Wine–11/27/11
November 27, 2011China Basketball Star to Sell ‘Yao Ming’ Wine Months after retiring from basketball, Chinese sporting hero Yao Ming is venturing into business by setting up a wine company to meet a growing thirst for the tipple in his home … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Gall, Margaret River, Russia, Yao Ming Wine | Leave a comment //Mollydooker Winemaker Sparky Marquis
October 29, 2011Believe it or not, me and Sparky go waaaaaaaay back! I’m talking 2009, here! Mollydooker winemaker Sparky Marquis was actually the first ever winemaker I interviewed when I started blogging. This week he came back to Jacksonville for the release … Continue reading
Posted in Interview | Tagged Australia, Buy Mollydooker wine, Miss Molly, Miss Molly wine, Mollydooker, Shiraz, Social Media, Social Media for Wineries, Sparky Marquis, Sparky Marquis Interview | 2 Comments //Hope Estate Merlot, Hunter Valley – Australia
September 8, 2011Grape 100% Merlot Place Hunter Valley, Australia Price $13.99
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Australia, Hunter Valley, Merlot | Leave a comment //Raconteur Cabernet, South Australia. A Wine by Vinaceous.
August 19, 2011Grape 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Facts Vinaceous is a fairly new Australian brand which has fairly recently started gaining some traction on the US market, so I thought their Raconteur Cab was worth reviewing. Name development and design behind Vinaceous … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Australia, Cabernet, Michael Kerrigan, Nick Stacy, Raconteur, Vinaceous wine | Leave a comment //This Week In Wine 8/7/11
August 7, 2011Fiji water’s owners buy Sonoma’s Landmark Vineyards Fiji Water’s owners announced this week the company’s second California winery acquisition in less than a year. Fiji Water and parent company Roll Global are buying Sonoma’s Landmark Vineyards, known for … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Charles Krug, Gilt, Health, Landmark Vineyards, Penfolds, Sonoma, Wine News | Leave a comment //This Week in Wine 7/24/11
July 25, 2011Oops! Forklift smashes $1M worth of Australia wine A malfunctioning forklift dropped 462 cases of wine in Australia on Thursday, a spill with a price tag of more than $1 million. The 5,544 bottles of 2010 Mollydooker Velvet … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, News | Tagged Australia, Mollydooker, New Zealand, Organic, Parducci, Sustainable | Leave a comment //This Week in Wine – 7/17/11
July 17, 2011Gallo’s Growing Barefoot Brand Is No. 1 Sutter Home is No. 2, while total domestic retail wine sales increased 7% in June. E. & J. Gallo Winery’s fast-growing Barefoot brand remained No. 1 in retail sales for the … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Andrea Robinson, Australia, Barefoot, Gallo, Sommelier, Wine News | Leave a comment //D’Arenberg The Hermit Crab, Viognier / Marsanne, Adelaide – Australia 2009
June 14, 2011Grapes 72% Viognier 28% Marsanne Facts You’re excused if you haven’t seen this kind of blend before, Viognier and Marsanne are more commonly found blended together in the Southern Rhone region of France. D’Arenberg is certainly one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, Adelaide wine, Australia, D'Arenberg, D'Arenberg Hermit Crab, D'Arenberg wine, Hermit Crab, Marsanne, Rhone, Viognier | 2 Comments //Layer Cake Shiraz, South Australia 2009
June 5, 2011Grapes 100% Shiraz Facts The popularity of Layer Cake really seems to have exploded over the last couple of years, and why wouldn’t it!?!? There’s picture of a delicious looking cake on the front label! People are suckers for good-looking … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Australia, Layer Cake, Layer Cake Shiraz, Layer Cake Wine, McLaren Vale, Phylloxera, Screw Cap, Shiraz, syrah | 2 Comments //← Older posts
