Category Archives: Shiraz

Pillow menus.  They seem to be in a lot of hotels these days.  There seems to be every ‘pillow possibility’ covered with every filling, firmness, softness and size available to suit every man, woman and child ensuring everyone gets a … Continue reading →

Scrubby Rise as a straight Shiraz?  Did Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot want nothing to do with it, or did Shiraz think it was that good it could go it alone this vintage?  Is there going to be a Scrubby … Continue reading →

We caught up with a small group of friends recently, all of whom have travelled.  ‘Extensively’ would not be quite right but they get about.  The discussions revolved around where in the world we had all seen (not that we … Continue reading →

I caught up with a mate yesterday.  Admittedly, it had been a while mainly due to us both taking different paths in our lives a few years back but we always kept in touch in one way or another.  Anyway, … Continue reading →

I would love to see the look on a winemaker’s face and her/his reaction and excitement at finding a barrel or two of something just that little bit special.  A wine that shows that extra ‘something’ about their vineyard.  I … Continue reading →

I get more than a little frustrated when people say, “Life’s too short to drink cheap wine”.  I can fully understand it when people say, “Life’s too short to drink bad wine”, which makes much more sense to me.  I … Continue reading →

Everyone would know, or heard of, Albert Einstein’s famous equation E = mc2  Well, here’s an equation that would mean a lot more, and is much easier to understand, to many Australian wine drinkers.  Yalumba + Barossa + shiraz = quality … Continue reading →

I’ve written about me having preconceived ideas regarding wine before, however on this occasion, the focus is on a couple from Western Australia, who are good friends of mine, and work in the hospitality world.  Visiting my home, they were … Continue reading →

I mentioned in my review of the Hastwell & Lightfoot Fiano (review here in case you missed it) how my wife and I had ventured to McLaren Vale a number of times without calling into their cellar door.  At the … Continue reading →

The topic ‘organic’ came up in an overheard conversation at work the other day.  One  view was, “…oh it’s probably only a trendy marketing thing with a lot of stuff so they can up the price.”  Now, I didn’t enter … Continue reading →