by Robert Giorgione, http://robertfoodwinetravel.blogspot.com
Why is it that over the years wines produced from Chardonnay have got a bit of a bad rep? Why is it that we consider more positively and ‘affectionately’ enjoying a bottle of white Burgundy, as opposed to a ‘New World’ Chardonnay? Perhaps you have not realised it yet, but when you are enjoying a bottle of Meursault or Puligny-Montrachet, you …
By Robert Giorgione, robertfoodwinetravel.blogspot.com/
Old Block Shiraz
After a quick recovery from Petaluma’s Rieslings (see previous post), it was was Toby Barlow’s (St Hallett Winemaker/Site Manager) turn to take the stage. St Hallett was established in the Barossa Valley in 1944, but the first vintage of “Old Block” Shiraz was the 1982. However, it was with the 1985 wine, which …
By Robert Giorgione, http://robertfoodwinetravel.blogspot.com/
The line up
It was back in the day during the mid-1990’s, that I first made the acquaintance of the Australian wines from Petaluma and St Hallett. In fact, I used to list them whilst I was at Oxo Tower between 1996 and 2000. Over the years, both wineries have become firm personal favourites and have become …
Chasing the cocoa dragon
Now that we have got over the festive splurging and the loosening of our previously-tightened belts, probably due to much over-indulging, it is time to set our sights on more taxing issues. Forget about for whom you will vote at the upcoming election, stamp duty holidays, …
