Author Archives: Tony Peters

2017 Castle Rock Estate Porongurup Shiraz

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Tony Peters

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Now, I don’t know when Eleanor Roosevelt said this but I think there is some correlation between it and West Australian Shiraz. You see, West Australia is a bit like another wine … Continue reading →

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2016 Angullong Orange Region Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Tony Peters

After tasting this wine from the Orange region of New South Wales, it got me thinking. Is it getting to the point where the list of the more well known Cabernet Sauvignon regions of Australia is becoming longer? I say … Continue reading →

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2014 Grey Sands Pinot Noir

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Tony Peters

The words ‘Pinot Noir’ are pretty much part of the Tasmanian vernacular these days. When Tasmanian wine comes up in a conversation, no matter who I speak with, Pinot Noir gets quite a bit of the attention over the other … Continue reading →

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2019 Castle Rock Porongurup ‘Skywalk’ Riesling

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Tony Peters

Riesling; described by Jancis Robinson MW in her Oxford Companion to Wine as “arguably the world’s most undervalued, misspelt, mispronounced variety … and could claim to be the finest white grape variety in the world on the basis of the longevity of … Continue reading →

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2015 Gartelmann ‘Jonathon’ Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Tony Peters

Worldwide there are apparently 341,000 hectares planted with Cabernet Sauvignon. In Australia there are approximately 25,000 hectares of vines. Clearly, when it comes to both of these figures, I have only tasted the tip of the Cabernet Sauvignon wine iceberg, … Continue reading →

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2015 Levantine Hill Estate Mélange Traditionnel Blanc

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Tony Peters

Different, and many things make people happy regardless of their age. My grandson smiles and loses his ability to speak when his mum buys him his favourite ice cream, my nephew wears a grin from ear to ear when he … Continue reading →

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2017 Golden Grove SPV Sparkling Vermentino

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Tony Peters

It must be daunting to do a sparkling white wine with anything other than Chardonnay (Blanc de Blanc). I only say that because of the reputation and expectation that the only white variety used to make a bubbles is, lets … Continue reading →

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2010 Grey Sands Merlot

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Tony Peters

Way back in 1975, the band Skyhooks released an album and a song called “Ego is not a dirty word”. Well I’d like to take out ‘ego’ from the title and replace it with ‘Merlot’. “Merlot is not a dirty … Continue reading →

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2019 Golden Grove Estate Rosé Brosé

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Tony Peters

I may be going over old ground here but, I think I’ve mentioned a few times now that, in my opinion, the best varieties to use for Rosé are Shiraz, Sangiovese, Grenache and Cabernet Franc. How chuffed was I to … Continue reading →

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2018 Golden Grove Estate Granite Belt Joven Tempranillo

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Tony Peters

When it comes to wine and food matching, from what I’ve been told and read, it’s about flavours and textures and all that sort of thing. I’m not so sure it has to be an Italian wine with Italian food … Continue reading →