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Great work Ric! Very well written and well done for unearthing the facts and figures on one very pertinent topic!

On Monday got to finally try this - simply huge and the wine shat all over the lamb pasta I whipped up for dinner. Looking forward to revisiting the wine tonight and seeing how it develops. I'll post subsequent notes as well... nicked off my poker-and-vino-indulgence www.acehighwine.com Cape Mentell...

Great new look Gavin - i like it!

Perhaps a little voyeuristic? Maybe.. but the release of two books over the past five-or-so months has given me an excuse to chat to a couple of wine writers about their take on writing on all things red and white. Seeing as both my subjects' names - Campbell Mattinson and Ben Canaider - have appear...

Boy! I need the kind of jobs people like Gary have! I think last wine I brought to a BYO was a bottle of NV Fleur de Lys at a pizza place for lunch with the other half... working as a writer at a newspaper in WA certainly isn't flushed with cash!

Well, you never know - after a vintage at Amisfield, Clive may just decide to stay in NZ. After all, Central Otago is a pretty seductive place, frosts and all. I've never heard of Fraser Gallop. Will the first vintage be 2007? Clive was actually considering a move over to NZ while weighin up his jo...

I only discovered the great big world of red wine a couple of years back with some mates. Something we have found extremely enjoyable, especially around those elusive red wine/poker nights. Ah another wine and poker disciple - good times mate! I always bring review bottles with me to poker games an...

This is probably the second best story you'll read about winemaking in Margaret River after Mr Torb's fantastic tour diaries! Enjoy! Clive to Gallop into new role cheers Max Max, you've been reading too much of TORB's stuff! "As word of OttoÂ’s entrenchment spread" It looks like they did...

Gosh! What supermarket? When Marie and I were there last July (we're heading back over again tihs year too - woohoo!) we were impressed with the range avaialble at the Pak N Save we went to in Christchurch - picked a bottle of the Mt Difficulty pinot for $37.99 and I've seen it here for as much as $...

I hate being sick - especially as it means laying off the wine as my body doesn't react too well with vino when I'm crook. This is especially painful when you've got a whole load of chinese BBQ meat for dinner: not just because you can't eat as much as usual, but because you've got sample bottles of...

For what it's worth - a blurb on the Charles Hiedsieck Blanc de Millenaires 1995 that I had the pleasure of enjoying on Saturday night - as nicked from my sideproject website - www.acehighwine.com - this is one tremendous wine. While I wouldn't suggest opening a bottle with dinner every Saturday nig...

Saltram Winemaker's Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 Gosh what a wine! The nose is pure blackberry fruit with a little bit of spice thrown in for good measure. In the mouth, ripe tannins and incredible depth of classic cabernet falvour and concentration - lots of blackcurrant and notes of licorice...

Two pretty speccy wines opened with dinner on Saturday night... Saltram Winemaker's Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 Gosh what a wine! The nose is pure blackberry fruit with a little bit of spice thrown in for good measure. In the mouth, ripe tannins and incredible depth of classic cabernet falvour...

Had the chance to look at a few wines this week, got stuck into the Penfolds Bin wines last week and really liked the 311, 407 and 128. Tasted some pretty smart white wines at my regular Monday and Tuesday tastings. Some detailed tasting notes and some impressions, culled from different places! 2005...

To celebrate we went to 9nine, a Japanese fusion restaurant in Northbridge (corner of Lake and Bulwer for the locals). Sat down to a four course Omkase and a 1995 Pewsey Vale The Contours Reisling. God bless the good ship Stelvin and all those who sail her. Took about half an hour to open up and th...

Well for what it's worth.. my thoughts on the wines posted on my slice of the internet - just got my samples earlier in the week and had the pleasure of talking to Mr Gago about the Bin wines and other things! (PS - I won't include scores for them as I only use the 20 point system for myself and pla...

I've had the 2004 std Seppelt Shiraz and it has the goods big time for the price. Waiting for the Challambar and of course St Peters from this Vintage. Agreed! A very nice wine for the price and oh-so-elegant. There is a lot of quality Seppelt wine out at the moment! Being the cash-flushed newspape...

The 2003 Stepping Stone Padthaway Shiraz is also a beauty and a real steal at the price - RRP $13 i understand... Not sure if it'll last the six to 10 years underwraps and others were after, but i think it'd handle at least another three years... but drinking very beautifully now! I must admit I hav...

Gday everyone! Been laying low and busy rejigging the website (*plug plug* have a look!), but it's about time I popped my head up! Highlight of my recent tastings have been the 01 and 02 Grosset Gaia - both superb wines but the '01 is currently the lead car in the title for Wine of the Year. A blood...

back in the office and back to it!

Thanks for the advice guys - esp yours Cam.. wasn't actually aware there was the need to update security patches, but will know from hereon in!

Hope everyone enjoyed their breaks!

cheers
max

firstly, a belated merry christmas to all - i hope you all had a good one and enjoyed some great food and wine! Just wanted to see if anyone has had any experience with hackers getting into their website? yum.org.au recently got hacked by some turkish hackers... does anyone have any software recomme...

Pinot Noir Best: Moss Wood Pinot Noir 2003 (Margaret River) Really? I thought it was generally accepted that MR makes poor pinot. What was it like? Do you have a TN? Sure do! This is the review I put in the paper.. Moss Wood Pinot Noir 2003 While Margaret River is better known for its cabernet, the...

Riesling Best: Seppelt Drumborg Riesling 2005 (Victoria) I have spent a fair bit of time investigating the 2005 Rieslings and I have this at the top of my list so far. I still have the 2005 Eden Valley Leonay and 2005 Mesh to try though. Nonetheless, I thought it was superior to the Petaluma and Gr...

Repeat post for the benefit of Auswiners! Off the top of my head, favourite wines released throughout the year (listed by category) that I've had the pleasure of tasting! First is the outright best wine of the year, second is best value wine of the year... Cabernet sauvignon Best: Howard Park Cabern...

Davo wrote:Yep, Celine made a couple of vintages at Hainault in the Perth Hills. Some stunning stuff including a sparkler and a merlot which is still the best of the varietal I have tasted from Oz.

Really? When was she at Hainault? I assume it was before the new owners took over?

cheers!
Max

Not tried the Howard Park Rizza, but the 2005 Madfish Bay Riesling is terrific, seriously outperforms its price point!! Agreed! I've reviewed both the 2004 and 2005 and deemed both were five-star quality. The HP Riesling may require a little more legwork to locate outside of WA, but I reckon the ex...

...with apologies to the Red Bigots out there! Opened up a couple of whites with last night's Thai and both were superb! Howard Park Riesling 2005 The riesling is a lesson in intensity and power. Lovely perfumed nose and the palate is very citrussy; think orange and pineapple. These intense citrus f...

I reckon the 2001 Moondah Brook Cabernet has to be one of the best value wines I've had in a long time, purchased for just over $10 per bottle. There might even still be some lurking about in the shops out there. Interesting you should say this - tasted the 2002 Moondah Brook shiraz blind among a l...

Very interesting turn of events put nicely into perspective by Clive's win on the weekend. Around the time of the Perth Royal Show (August some time) he was telling me that he was leaving and apparently offers were already coming in. Apparently there's been a lot of movement at Vasse Felix so it'll ...

Slightly trimmer than the last issue, this edition includes articles on Couture Wine (produced by Dan Pannell of Picardy fame), a short profile on WA's own Peter Forrestal and a look at Restaurants WA , a new book profiling our state's dining scene. Please, click on the below link and enjoy! "Tastin...