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Seppelts Bellfield Marsanne/Rousanne, 2004
Seppelts Bellfield Marsanne/Rousanne, 2004, from the Glenlofty vineyard, 12% The colour is lemon, straw, with a hint of gold. The nose displays citrus, stone fruit, pears with a hint of oak nuttiness....
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Villa Wolf Pinot Gris, Pfalz, Germany, 2006
The 2006 Villa Wolf Pinot Gris from Pfalz, Germany, is the wine of the week in today’s SMH. Huon Hooke writes: “This expression of pinot gris reminds more of Alsace than any other place, no doubt...
View Articled’Arenberg The Last Ditch Viogner, Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale 2008...
This weeks SMH Wine of the Week is the d’Arenberg The Last Ditch Viogner, Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale 2008. Huon Hooke writes: ‘Viogner is a difficult beast: the good ones are few and far between...
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Pikes Gill’s Farm Viogner, Clare Valley 2008 Tasting Notes
This week’s SMH wine of the week is the Pikes Gill’s Farm Viogner, Clare Valley 2008. Huon Hooke writes: ‘Gill’s Farm is the old name of the Pike family’s vineyard property in the Polish Hill River...
View ArticleDelatite Dead Man’s Hill Gewurtztraminer, Central Victoria, 2010
The wine of the week in today’s SMH Good Living section is the 2010 Delatite Dead Man’s Hill Gewurtztraminer from Central Victoria. Huon Hooke writes: Delatite gewurtztraminer has for years been one of...
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Reid Family Vineyard Kyla’s Cuvée
Well here we are on our last day at the beautiful Reid Family Vineyard in Napa Valley. Mary Ellen, that chef of unbounded talent, prepared our lunch of grilled ahi over caesar salad. The ahi is rubbed...
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2010 Silverwood Estate Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula
Huon Hooke’s SMH wine of the week is this wine from the fabulous 2010 vintage, Huon writes: ‘Silverwood Estate is a tiny three hectare vineyard run by the Dennis family, with just three grape...
View Article2004 Seppelts Bellfield Marsanne Rousanne, Glenlofty Vineyard – 12%
A cool climate Victorian wine of the unusual blend (for Australia) of these Rhone grape varieties. It may cellar for a few years, however it is superb right now. Again Seppelts shows off yet another...
View Article2003 Yalumba Eden Valley Viogner 14.5%
I guess this is the second label for the Yalumba viognier range. And we need to remember that Yalumba is the Australian leader in the production of viognier and covers all the bases with this variety,...
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