Category Archives: Cabernet Sauvignon

I’m pretty sure I’m normal.  I’m saying that because, when the word Phoenix turns up in a sentence, I think of the big city in Arizona, USA. But then, the word ‘Phoenixing’ is a headline word in an article in … Continue reading →

The only people happy about a wine being made available to the punters at 8 years old would be the punters themselves.  The accountants would be pulling what’s left of their hair out. As far as Mitchell Wines is concerned, … Continue reading →

I don’t know anybody that dislikes Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon.  I have to admit I’ve tasted and drank a few.  No.   Let’s rephrase that.  I’ve tasted and drank heaps over the years and I have wines like this one to … Continue reading →

I have a confession to make.  It has come to the point where I am taking for granted Coonawarra Cabernert Sauvignon and always have high expectations.  There, I said it. But….. When I open and taste wines of this calibre, … Continue reading →

Are you familiar with the Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (in English means Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family in case you were wondering) in Barcelona?  If you’re not, let me tell you something about this church.  They … Continue reading →

I am not scared of monsters.  Monster wines however are a different story.  I expected this to be such a wine and it lived up to that expectation. Just how Sulley was tamed by the little girl Boo in the … Continue reading →

Everyone knows that the reference to a ‘Dark Horse’ means someone or something (for want of a better word) that succeeds unexpectedly usually because little is known of them or they don’t have the ‘ability’ of its peers to be … Continue reading →

It’s a great story, the one about Serafino (Steve) Maglieri and how he came to Australia in 1964 with a suitcase, about $20 in his pocket and a dream to grow grapes and make wine.  Having tasted this wine, I’m … Continue reading →

It would be easy to mention that this wine is named after Sir Robert Menzies, the longest serving Prime Minister in Australia (18 years total).  I could also mention that such a wine is dedicated to the same man who … Continue reading →

Looking back over some of the wines I have posted on social media, it became clear to me I do not drink enough wines from Western Australia. Drinking this wine made me realise exactly what I am missing out on. Now, it … Continue reading →