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2013 Vintage Report - Martin Shaw and David LeMire MW
15/04/2013 at 4:36 PM2013 Vintage
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25/02/2013 at 11:14 AM
Vintage 2012
Beautiful weather, without extremes of temperature, has produced pristine fruit with great flavours. Continue »
01/05/2012 at 11:34 AMWhy Tasmania?
Our plan is to make to single vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay under the Tolpuddle vineyard label – making a small amount of wine in 2012 for release in 2013. Continue »
16/02/2012 at 4:51 AMClare Wine Show
Grosset’s hope is that Fiano, and his experimental plantings of Aglianico, will retain high acidity as they ripen in Clare’s semi-continental climate. Continue »
Comments (5947)Vintage Report Shaw + Smith 2011
It’s that time of year. Most of the harvest is safely in the winery, winemakers are starting to wean themselves off the caffeine and get back to normal sleep patterns, and news about vintage is spreading like…well, like botrytis. The natural inclination is to try to mentally summarize, classify, and categorize the vintage... Continue »
21/05/2011 at 8:04 AMYvonne May
If all the negativity surrounding the Australian category is getting May down, she’s not showing it. In fact she meets it head on, pointing out that if producers are talking negatively, it could easily become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Continue »
31/03/2011 at 11:14 AMThe Recent Comments From Huon Hooke About Sommeliers
The question that has them at odds, if I have it straight, is whether or not sommeliers at top restaurants are too enamoured with European wines at the expense of local wines. Continue »
04/03/2011 at 11:41 AM