Category Archives: Red Blends

They’re a pretty smart lot the Di Giorgio family.  15 years ago they decided to buy the Rouge Homme vineyard in Coonawarra that had been in the terra rossa soils of the region since the 1950’s.  Now, I’m not a … Continue reading →

Hands up those who love tradition.  Okay, those who put their hands up, put your hands down…please.  If I asked you about something your family has repeatedly done for years, you’d be able to tell me a story about it … Continue reading →

The night I opened this wine, it proved to be an evening of interesting blends.  The first wine I had was a smart, ‘dare to be different’ white blend followed by this partnership of Primitivo and Barbera that works very well … Continue reading →

If you have the time to look up the term ‘Rogue’ you will realise this wine is not really roguish. Okay, so it doesn’t tell you what the blend is on the bottle making it a little intriguing but that’s … Continue reading →

Normally I wouldn’t post a review about an ‘older’ wine but this one deserves it.  The down side to opening this wine is, I realise it’s been a while since I bought some of it! This fella is dressed to … Continue reading →

I’ve decided not to tell you about the crew at Serrat.  I would much prefer to tell you about their wines and I’m going to start with this one.  And what a way to start! This just reeks of quality … Continue reading →

No doubt, like me, you look at the ‘MC²’ and immediately think of that famous genius, John Rymill (that’s who you were thinking of, weren’t you?), and his team who thought up the term in light of the Merlot (M) … Continue reading →

Yalumba have been making the Signature for as long as, well, it doesn’t matter because of the significance of the reason for it.  Putting an outstanding contributor’s name to one of their wines shows their gratitude.  It is, and always will … Continue reading →

The Three Stooges, The Three Musketeers (okay there may have been four), The Brothers Gibb (The Bee Gees for the young-ish folk), fit in with GSM (Grenache Shiraz Mataro of course) when it comes to world famous trios that have … Continue reading →

This is a wine where the label does not have to say much because the blend of Grenache (74%), Mataro (17%) and Carignan (9%) liquid inside the bottle says it all. It looks like a Pinot Noir in the glass (my … Continue reading →