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Cullen is one of those wineries whose wines you can buy with unerring confidence that the product will always be, at the very least, good. Often Cullen’s wines ares very, very good. This is their cheapest white wine, a Sauv Blanc (51%)/Semillon(28%)/Chardonnay(18%)/Verdehlo (3%) blend that pleases the palate and offers something more too. I’d […]

Not everyone in the wine business would agree with me but I really admire David Powell’s attitude to pricing the Torbreck wines that he makes. He sets a price he thinks they are worth and if that means an extra $20 a bottle in a good vintage, then that is how much the wine […]

Its is apt that I am posting reviews of some of the wines of Centennial Vineyards, probably the Southern Highlands region’s leading wine producer, at Easter. For it was two years ago that I spent Easter in Bowral, with a very boozy lunch and afternoon at the Centennial winery the focal point. It […]

The insider’s tip is that 2006 was a cracker year for McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon, and going by this relative cheapie from Coriole, the insider could be right.
A bright purple colour, this is has a really attractive nose of cassis, chocolate, cigar box and spice. Its not overdone and its not jammy. Medium to full […]

Logan’s Weemala range of wines get their fair share of shelf space in Sydney’s smaller bottle shops, a testament to Peter and Hannah Logan’s efforts to market the wines as flavoursome, food-friendly wines at a fair price point. And I really, really like the Merlot. But then, I’m really, really liking Merlot from […]