Author Archives: Tony Peters

2016 Robert Stein Mudgee Reserve Chardonnay

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Tony Peters

This may cost me dearly, but I had not heard of Robert Stein or his wines until I received an email from Dave Cummings of Define Wine.  Apart from the name, the other thing about this wine that poked my … Continue reading →

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2013 Huntington Estate Shiraz

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Tony Peters

Many years ago I worked in a land far, far away.  Not really but it may well have been.  A place called Queenstown on the West Coast of Tasmania and, if you know the place, you’ll understand what I mean … Continue reading →

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2015 Chateau Yaldara Retro Adelaide Hills Shiraz

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Tony Peters

I’m a sucker for tradition.  I’m a sucker for nostalgia.  I’m a sucker for a good red wine.  Put all these ‘suckers’ together and I am THAT kid in the candy store.  This wine has everything that took me back … Continue reading →

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2014 Tatachilla Foundation Shiraz

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Tony Peters

I don’t know about you but I get frustrated when a wine teases you about its future, but it’s worse when it teases you about its ‘now’!  This one does exactly that and, I’m not saying it’s the case but, … Continue reading →

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2009 Grey Sands Merlot

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Tony Peters

All this talk of dual citizenship!  I want you to think about this for a minute.  Imagine if a winemaker had to be ‘Australian’ to make wines in Australia?!  The repercussions would be huge.  Thankfully, it’s not the case and … Continue reading →

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2015 Serafino McLaren Vale Shiraz

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Tony Peters

Let’s be honest.  Shiraz is common when it comes to wine in Australia.  Very common.  So much so, when I go into a bottle shop, I’m sometimes tempted to put on an Akubra style hat with corks from bottles of … Continue reading →

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2013 Thistledown The Basket Case Old Vine Shiraz

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Tony Peters

I went to a wine tasting recently.  I know, I know, so what’s new?  Well for me, it’s these guys and their wines.  Unfortunately I didn’t try them all (and what I tried was mighty impressive) but I’m so so … Continue reading →

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2017 Lowe Wines ‘Jodie Wilbertree’ Sparkling Rosé

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Tony Peters

I’m not boasting when I say this.  I’m only saying it to make a point.  I’ve had quite a lot of sparkling rosé in my time and not one of them has tasted or presented like this one. I reckon the … Continue reading →

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2017 Chateau Yaldara Pinot Gris

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Tony Peters

This variety is becoming popular.  Simple.  Some styles are simple. Expected.  Some styles are expected to be simple.  Not this one. It didn’t get off to a good start I must say.  It seemed a bit, well, lazy.  Yeah, that … Continue reading →

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2015 Tatachilla Sangiovese

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Tony Peters

Here’s an Aussie Sangio (that’s slang for Sangiovese just so you know) that sits pretty comfortably in its skin. When my wife said she was going to build a bolognese, this just seemed the perfect ‘grab’.  Italian bolognese, Sangiovese wine.  … Continue reading →

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