Author Archives: Tony Peters
2019 Serere Wines Beechworth Syrah
What a delightful wine. Just delightful! I realise this sounds odd, but it was more like I was meeting this wine and getting to know it rather than just tasting it. I feel this wine has been so well ‘parented’ … Continue reading
Shanahans Wines 2019 Barossa Valley Shiraz Releases
One time, as part of my job, I had to do some door knocks (no, I’m not a Seventh Day Adventist or Mormon). There was an address in the street that was a group of 10 stand-alone units all of … Continue reading
2019 Glen Garvald (by Levantine Hill) Shiraz Marsanne
Now, I would have thought that, if the blended variety of a wine was as little as 1% it would not need to be included on the label. However, when that 1% adds to the sum of the whole of … Continue reading
2020 Shanahans ‘Evergreen’ Eden Valley Riesling
For those who don’t already know, I landscaped our front yard late last year. It must be said, I put quite a bit of thought into the type of plants I wanted. With that in mind, I selected plants that … Continue reading
2016 Huntington Estate Block 3 Cabernet Sauvignon
I have a lot of books, many of which are biographies. I can vividly remember buying the first volume of a particular book about a famous individual, and not putting it down until I’d read it from front to back … Continue reading
2015 Brand & Sons Sanctuary Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon
I am a music fan. I would even go as far as to say that I listen to music more hours in the day than I do watching the nonsense box (television for those who are not familiar with this … Continue reading
Bloodwood Rieslings. Old and New
Comparing old with new can be a bit unfair at times. I know my 1996 Toyota Hilux flat-tray 2-wheel drive ute does not compare with today’s model. It would have been like comparing mine when it was released with the … Continue reading
2018 McLean Bay Pinot Noir
If you didn’t know, our newly elected Premier is Peter Gutwein. Pretty much all of us down here in Tassie pronounce it as Gutt-wen. As it turns out, and how cool is this, in German it means ‘Good Wine’! Considering … Continue reading
2019 Serere Beechworth Shiraz Viognier
My wife and I are searching the market for a good SUV. What I didn’t realise until we started looking was, there’s a plethora of them to choose from. It’s like every single motor vehicle manufacturer has one in their … Continue reading
2019 Glen Garvald (by Levantine Hill) Merlbec
Merlot and Malbec together, in a bottle, under a screwcap, would have to be a rare occurrence surely? Normally they form part of the famous Bordeaux blend quintet with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Could you imagine Angus … Continue reading
