Author Archives: Tony Peters

2015 Freycinet Riesling

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Tony Peters

The Freycinet vineyard was planted in 1979 by Geoff & Susan Bull and was the first commercial winery on the East Coast of Tasmania.  They started what is now an area dotted with many established vineyards and cellar doors producing … Continue reading →

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2015 Rogers & Rufus Grenache Rosé

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Tony Peters

Go onto the website and read about these two fellows.  Rogers (fisherman) and Rufus (surfer) sound like a couple of dudes that clearly are enjoying life and love making wine.  The other pretty cool thing is, they make one wine. … Continue reading →

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2008 Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Tony Peters

John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon has been around since 1982 and was produced to be a flagship wine for Wynns Coonawarra Estate.  It is only released in the years when the grapes are of an exceptionally high quality with less than … Continue reading →

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2015 Main & Cherry Grüner Veltliner

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Tony Peters

Main & Cherry kicked off in 2009 with their own single vineyard shiraz from grapes planted in 1996.  Situated on the corner of Main & Cherry Gardens Roads, at Cherry Gardens, in the picturesque Adelaide Hills. After graduating with an … Continue reading →

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2015 De Bortoli Bella Riva Sangiovese Rosé

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Tony Peters

The De Bortoli family and their wines need no introduction but what I will say is, they were established in 1928 and are still family owned with the third generation keeping the tradition going producing quality wines in every price … Continue reading →

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2012 d’Arenberg Footbolt Shiraz

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Tony Peters

In 1912, Joseph Osborn made the difficult decision to sell his most prized horse, Footbolt, to purchase what is now the d’Arenberg property.  I’ve no idea how hard it must have been but, dare I say it, I’m glad he … Continue reading →

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2014 Chapel Hill Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Tony Peters

Michael Fragos, Chief Winemaker at Chapel Hill, has quietly gone about making wine yet most people I know would be oblivious to the fact he has been awarded the Bushing King three times.  The most recent, in 2010, was jointly won … Continue reading →

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NV DIVICI Prosecco DOC

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Tony Peters

I have no doubt I’m am going to cop some criticism for my next comment and it may well show my naivety with some wines.  I have not bothered with Prosecco because I thought it was in the same category … Continue reading →

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2015 Chapel Hill Vermentino

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Tony Peters

This is from the Chapel Hill website. “Chapel Hill winery takes its name from the historic ironstone chapel built on the property in 1865. It has served as a local church, then parish school and now, our graceful cellar door … Continue reading →

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2014 Taylors Estate Shiraz

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Tony Peters

Everybody knows Taylors so I’m not going to go on too much about them except to say, they are still family owned and would have to be the largest winery in the Clare Valley. I’m not sure how long this … Continue reading →

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