Monthly Archives: June 2019

2018 Yelland & Papps Second Take Vermentino

Posted on June 30, 2019 by

Recently my wife and I drove to the north of Tasmania and the closer we got to our destination, the more the weather turned a bit dirty.  A brief conversation about the change in the weather proved to be a … Continue reading →

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2018 Yelland & Papps Second Take Rousanne

Posted on June 10, 2019 by

Adding interest to a wine can be as easy as letting a wine add interest to itself. Take this wine for example.  Extended maceration, wild ferment, placed in 100% old French oak for a year, unfined and unfiltered and plenty … Continue reading →

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2013 Huntington Estate Vintage Fortified Shiraz

Posted on June 6, 2019 by

This was quite, let’s say, interesting for me.  I cannot remember ever reviewing a fortified wine…ever!  I mean, I’ve tried plenty of them and I am, without a doubt, a fan so to put one in a glass for me … Continue reading →

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