Category Archives: Red Blends

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 →

There are times where you wonder when the right time is to use an apostrophe but, how cool is it to have an Apostrophe that contains wine, that you can use anytime you damn well like, and you won’t get … Continue reading →

How many wine producers do you know that have a Grenache/Shiraz/Zinfandel blend? Okay, that was a trick question because there is only one and that is Hentley Farm.  Yep, this blend is unique to them. A stray mongrel conjures up … Continue reading →

Rusty Mutt?!  I’d never heard of it until I got onto Twitter and Instagram.  The good, no, great reviews that I kept reading were enough for me to finally bite the bullet and buy some. Now, the name.  You just … Continue reading →

There are some pretty good, very good, and exceptional Shiraz Malbec blends in Australia. But they had to start somewhere.  Ruckus Estate are no different. From what I have read, the young Malbec tried to be the dominate one when … Continue reading →

You have to wonder what some people think when the decide to plant grape vines in particular locations.  There must be a certain level of confidence in the environment, soil, location and ability to make something from the resultant fruit. … Continue reading →

Never, ever judge a book by it’s cover. Never.  Now put that into a wine perspective. This wine, at a ridiculous price, is an amazing story that sticks in your mind and has you doodling while you drink it.  It … Continue reading →