by Juel Mahoney
Take 10 tables of some of the biggest names in the wine industry at Australia House for Stonier’s International Pinot Noir Tasting (SIPNOT) and pour 12 Pinot Noirs from around the world. All tasted blind. Then ask each table to tell you what they think the wines are….and you will find two types of Pinot Noir lover.
This is what happens.
In the one corner, the Purist.
Often a Burgundy fanatic, the …
By Rob Pickard
Following this week’s video post on Stonier’s focus on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the Mornington Peninsula, next up is another cracking video straight from the vineyards of Victoria. Senior Winemaker Mike Symons, takes us through Stonier’s detailed selection of single vineyard sites in the Mornington Peninsula, their individual terroir characteristics and the resulting Stonier wines….
By Rob Pickard
Based in one of the New World’s leading cool climate regions, and without doubt one of the most exciting wine regions in Australia, Stonier has long been famous for making some of the Mornington Peninsula’s finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Mornington is a fantastic region that offers a cool, maritime climate, ideal for growing these classic Burgundy varieties. Forget …
Huia Pinot Noir is a brilliant example of elegant Kiwi Pinot, offering up seriously smooth, rich red berry fruits, alongside lots of smoke and spice.
By Erica Fowler
Stonier International Pinot Noir Tasting
They say that Pinot Noir is the heartbreak grape, and I would agree with that. No other wine seems to bring out the same levels of passion, debate and controversy than this famously fickle grape variety. When it’s good, boy is it good – producing some of the finest wines in …
If you have been too busy working how out to sew together your pigeon in a pheasant in a duck in a chicken in a turkey multi-bird roast to think about what to serve alongside it, all is not lost…
By Dan Coward, http://spitbuckets.wordpress.com/
Wine News
Winemakers are born geeky. They’re never happier than when they’re messing around with ferments, coopers, yeasts and wacky new winery equipment. And that is the theme for this latest edition of 30 Days Down Under.
First up are the three Petaluma Project Company Rieslings that Andrew Hardy and his team have put together from the brilliant 2009 vintage – a sweet …
by Jason Baillie
A team of thirsty Bibendumites recently visited California. This is the first of a few reports detailing exactly what they got up to across the pond.
Harvest time in San Luis Obispo, what a great time to visit the beautiful vineyards at Marmesa. After a well programmed tour of Napa and Lodi, I head down for …
by Gareth Groves
Top Western Australian winery, Howard Park have held an International Riesling Tasting for several years. It is a celebration of all things Riesling and puts their own lean, mean version up against some top examples from around the world. This year they decide to add a Pinot Noir event, with 86 tasters …
The Chilean wine world descended on London yesterday for the annual Wines of Chile Tasting. After the devastating earthquake that struck the country in February, it was fantastic to see that most producers were overwhelmingly positive and upbeat about the future…
