Category Archives: Chardonnay

Yalumba Y Series Low Alcohol (7%) White Wines

Unlike some other words, the word ‘why’ can only be pronounced one way and have one meaning. The user of the word is curious about something or wants to know a reason for something. I would imagine that many a … Continue reading

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2020 Levantine Hill Estate Chardonnay

I recently wrote that there are many ‘drink now’ wines lined up on bottle-shop shelves and fridges at generally pretty good prices. Let’s be honest, it’s hard to imagine someone going into a bottle-shop and buying a wine at this … Continue reading

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2017 Stockman’s Ridge Chardonnay

There is so much Chardonnay in bottle shops ready for immediate drinking, which is not a bad thing and not unexpected. However, it is quite unusual to release an aged Chardonnay into the wine drinking world, for two reasons I … Continue reading

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Huntington Estate Cellar Door

Way back in 2017 David Cumming of Define Wine Marketing kindly sent me some wines from Huntington Estate to try.  What he didn’t know was I had tried these wines way back in the early 1980’s when Bob Roberts was … Continue reading

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Colmar Estate 2021 Chardonnay Releases

I’ve been delving into wine seriously now for, gee, thirty years I reckon.  In saying that, I have one question;  Colmar Estate, where have you been all my wine life?!  Another hidden gem in the Orange region of New South … Continue reading

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Levantine Hill 2019 Estate Releases

The word ‘Estate’ can mean a lot of things to different people. The one that really resonates with me, in the context of wine, is the stately ‘manor style’ house, bathed in sunshine, on a vast property surrounded by grapevines … Continue reading

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De Iuliis Wines Cellar Door

As much as I have frequented many wine tastings over the years, there is nothing like visiting a cellar door to taste somebody’s wines.  There is really no comparison is there? I have been lucky enough to try De Iuliis … Continue reading

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Angullong Orange Region 2022 Chardonnay Releases

Isn’t Chardonnay just a lovely grape variety.  It seems to be so attractive in such an effortless way, not seeking any sort of distinguished ‘name’ to place itself above other white varieties.  I have been a fan for quite a … Continue reading

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2022 Mayfield Vineyard White Wine Releases

“A bottle of wine begs to be shared: I have never met a miserly wine lover.” – Clifton Fadiman (American intellectual, author, editor, radio and television personality). As much as Clifton Fadiman is not familiar to me, this quote sums … Continue reading

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2018 Levantine Hill Katherine’s Paddock Chardonnay

I’m not sure if you are familiar with the Bicheno Blowhole on the east coast of Tasmania.  It’s a section of the coast where a part of the granite coastline has been worn away underneath and the ocean has blown … Continue reading

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