Orange wines – tasting notes
Here is a selection of my favourite Orange region wines following on from my visit in October 2010, including approximate AUD$ retail prices.
Minerality – quote, unquote 2
Minerality is an emotive, and poorly understood term. I quizzed a few folk during a two week (wider) research visit to Australia in October 2010.
Understanding Wine Technology, David Bird
Over the past decade since this book was first published it has become a must-have information and reference tool for anyone interested in how wine is made.
An interview with … Philippe Drouhin of Joseph Drouhin
An interview with … Philippe Drouhin of Maison Joseph Drouhin, July 2010.
Biodynamic Wine Guide 2011, Monty Waldin
Monty Waldin updates the world of biodynamic growers.
Orange – the new black?
The Orange region is the only geographical indication (GI) in Australia to be defined by altitude – contiguous land above 600m around the extinct volcano that dominates the skyline, Mount Canobolas, at 1,396m.
Beechworth, Victoria, a Langton’s 2010 trilogy
Tucked away in north east Victoria, 40 miles from Rutherglen, famed for its world class stickies, but a million miles from it stylistically, lies the small, unassuming region of Beechworth.
Have perceptions of TCA improved in a decade?
Have the investment and new product development measures taken by cork manufacturers during the last decade to better control TCA (the chemical that causes musty, mouldy taint in wine had any real impact on our perceptions of cork as an effective stopper?
Negociants' Icon Tasting
Aussie distribution company Negociants recently held a tasting in London of what they call the icon wines, i.e. pretty much the posh kit.
The Future Makers, Max Allen
Allen explores a paradigm shift in Aussie viticulture that sees the European model of terroir adopted by progressive and passionate producers.
