Category Archives: Australia

Wine Gets Vegan and Vegetarian Friendly

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

While tasting (and enjoying) the 2010 Oxford Landing Cabernet Sauvignon, I perused the flowery prose on the label but was most intrigued by the last sentence: “Vegan and vegetarian friendly.” If you’re wondering how meat or dairy is involved in … Continue reading →

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Chandon: Sparkling in Australia

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

I love bubbles. Champagne, Cremant, Prosecco? Bring it on. I purposefully strode through the (automatic) doors at Chandon’s outpost in the Yarra Valley of Australia, ready for something sparkling. The full lineup of bubbles had nary a disappointment. (To my … Continue reading →

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Yarra Yering: Classic Australia

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

I really did a poor job planning any tastings in Australia’s Yarra Valley. I had a lunch appointment that I had scheduled but the rest of the day was embarrassingly free. A mad google search reminded me that one of … Continue reading →

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Seafood and Wine Perfection in Melbourne

Posted on March 12, 2011 by

Touched down in Melbourne and stayed at the Crown Promenade Hotel, where lunch was the first order of business. Connected by a tunnel are a casino and, more importantly, the restaurants of the sister Crown Towers Hotel. I was about … Continue reading →

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Hunting for Hunter Semillon: Tyrrell’s Vat 1

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

For better or worse, in the mind of many wine-drinkers, Australia=Shiraz. Couldn’t blame you for thinking that way; a decade-plus ago, when I was first introduced to Aussie wine, I was guzzling oceans of Shiraz and little else from Down … Continue reading →

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