It is time to look at issues close to home. Happily, we’ve got a wealth of talented wine makers producing some of the most amazing wines you will see anywhere in the world. I’ve decided to highlight a few of the more topical (ie actually have wines to sell). This is not an exhaustive list as I don’t […]
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Dinner With William Downie 10/07/12 at Scopri
By The Wine Depository on July 12, 2012 in Australia, cellar love, gippsland, king valley, mornington peninsula, petit manseng, pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, shiraz/syrah, wine dinners, wine knowledge, wine notes, yarra valley
It was 5.59pm on Tuesday and I took a call from Matthew Hanson who I have chatted to regularly for well over 5 years now and who runs Fine Wine Appreciation Melbourne http://www.finewineappreciation.com.au/ . He said he had a last minute withdrawal from his William Downie dinner so would I like to come along? “It starts at 7pm” he added. I had […]
Pinot Noir Tasting 05/05/12
By The Wine Depository on June 10, 2012 in Australia, baden, Burgundy, canterbury, Faiveley, france, germany, gippsland, macedon, mornington peninsula, pinot noir, rioja, tasmania, tempranillo, tumbarumba, USA, willamette valley, wine notes, wine tasting, yarra valley
Over the past few months I’ve hosted numerous private tastings for customers. The most recently run event was about a month ago near Heathcote and it involved educating a group of 14 people about Pinot Noir. Grasping a chance to drink a handful of my most favourite Pinots from around the world I looked forward to this event and […]
