Hunter Valley Trip – Highlights and Impressions
A recent long weekend provided an overdue opportunity to spend some time tasting in the Hunter Valley. I’ll just give some general impressions on some of my favourite wines as I was writing quick notes...
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A stunning array of wines at Tetsuya’s – Jayer, DRC, Rousseau, Chave,...
Five years ago our group had the opportunity to buy a bottle of 1993 Henri Jayer Cros Parantoux with excellent provenance from a local source, we split the bottle 8 ways and have been waiting for an...
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Guillaume at Bennelong – Impressive food and great wines
Last weekend I had dinner with friends at the soon to be closed Guillaume at Bennelong. I hadn’t been to Guillaume previously, so when this dinner came up I was super keen as I probably wouldn’t have...
View ArticleReview – A.Retief Sauvignon Blanc 2012
I was pleased to receive this sample as I’ve read plenty about Alex Retief, but despite Canberra being one of my favourites local regions I hadn’t yet gotten the chance to try anything from this...
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Annual 2013 Rare Wine Dinner at Arras
Another great tasting put on by Greg and Shannon from Rare Wine Dinners earlier in 2013. The undoubted highlight of the night for me was the chance of a second encounter with the 1964 Cheval Blanc, a...
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Dinner at The Bridge Room
Late last year a few of our wine group got together to try to emulate the success of a friend’s birthday dinner at Black in 2012. There were fewer of us in attendance this time around, but we gave it a...
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Joh. Jos. Prüm – 2012 Tasting
This trade tasting was held by the Australian importer for these wines (Bibendum Wine Co.) at Mr Wong restaurant in Sydney. As mentioned in my writeup of the 2011 range, I adore the wines of JJ Prum...
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Dinner with Soldera, Rayas, Coche-Dury, Rousseau, Ornellaia and more
2008 Ulysse Collin Champagne Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Les Roises – France, Champagne October 2012 disgorgement. One of my favourite grower-producers. Touched by nutty oak, with honey, vanilla, apple,...
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Sydney La Paulée – Gala Dinner – Leflaive, Ramonet, 2x1929s, Rousseau, DRC,...
I’m a few months late with these notes but this was the gala dinner at the end of a week of events for the Sydney Burgundy Celebration, organised by sommeliers Franck Moreau MS, Amanda Yallop &...
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Dinner at Oscillate Wildly
Another set of overdue notes coming through, this time from a great dinner at Oscillate Wildly with a small set of friends. Some of my favourite dishes from the night are in the photos below;...
View Article“The Flor is Everywhere”– Equipo Navazos Masterclass with Jesús Barquín
Since trying the wines of Equipo Navazos in late 2013, in particular a taste of the Nº 37 and Nº 31 Amontillados, I have been constantly seeking the chance to try more of their range, and even just...
View ArticleRiesling Down Under Producers and Summer of Riesling 2015 – Sydney Tastings
The Riesling Down Under festival kicks off tomorrow in Melbourne but for those of us in Sydney that can’t make it, an exciting week of tastings with some of the top Riesling winemakers and producers in...
View ArticleSydney Burgundy Celebration 2015 : Iconic Wineries
After a successful inaugural Sydney Burgundy Celebration in 2014, the event returned with a series of tastings and dinners that looked to be excellent. Unfortunately due to my work schedule I was only...
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Domaine Huet Masterclass with Jean-Bernard Berthomé & Sarah Hwang – from 1985...
I went to this tasting late last year and was so pleased to get the chance to try the wines as well as hear from the current Domaine Huet Jean-Bernard Berthomé and president Sarah Hwang. I found them...
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Dots and Bubbles with the Trait-d-union
It was with great excitement that I was able attend this fascinating event with the 6 houses that comprise the Trait-d-union Champagne group and their Australian importers. The Sydney tasting was held...
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