Category Archives: Other Reds

Two things captured my attention with this wine.  The label and the name. This wine is appealing on both counts.  The label is intriguing enough but the wine’s name drags me in from a nostalgic point of view too. For those … Continue reading →

I know it seems like I drink a lot of Main & Cherry  wines.  Well, as a matter of fact, I do.  To not put too finer point on it, they are well made, easy to drink and both my … Continue reading →

It may seem strange to some but, when I’m looking for something to drink on a ‘school night’, I always look for something that is easy to drink but also a damn good wine.  That wine needs to go with … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

Also known as Mataro and Monastrell (Spanish), Mourvédre (French) is a late ripening, thick skinned, heat resistent, aquaphobic grape that grows and ripens particularly well in McLaren Vale.  The oldest vines in Australia are in the Barossa Valley and believed to … Continue reading →