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Puddings, pies and wine! The perfect combination at Bakehouse on Collins
What do you get when you add an array of renowned South Australian wines to puddings and pies? Answer: the best bakery in South Australia. Readers will be pleased to know I have diligently done my research and performed a … Continue reading
White cabernet sauvignon – sampling a world first from South Australia
I first heard about Cleggett Wines from Australian television’s ABC Landline programme about two years ago when they showed Cleggett Wines of Langhorne Creek with their white, golden and bronze cabernet sauvignon. Ever since I have wanted to sample this … Continue reading
Posted in Cabernet sauvignon, Langhorne Creek wine, New World wine, South Australian wine, University of Adelaide’s Wine Sciences Laboratory at Waite
Tagged Australian wine, cabernet sauvignon, Langhorne Creek, South Australian wine, University of Adelaide, Waite, white cabernet sauvignon, Wine, Wine2030
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Inspiring! Winery and Wine Sciences at the University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide’s Wine Sciences Laboratory The University of Adelaide’s Hickinbotham Roseworthy Wine Sciences Laboratory at the Waite campus is a state-of-the-art winery and research facility doing valuable work for the wine industry, through education, research and service to … Continue reading
Posted in McLaren Vale wine, New World wine, South Australian wine, University of Adelaide’s Wine Sciences Laboratory at Waite, Winemaking, wine appreciation and viticulture courses
Tagged Australian wine, oenology, South Australian wine, University of Adelaide, Waite, Wine, Wine2030, winemaking
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Wine passionados bottling Sturt Creek Estate’s ’09 cab
One balmy evening at Hamilton Secondary College in the Adelaide suburb of Mitchell Park I joined fellow wine enthusiasts to bottle the 2009 Sturt Creek Estate Adelaide Plains basket pressed cabernet sauvignon. I was there to assist the current winemaking … Continue reading
The Johns – Loxton and Riddell – present 10 shiraz vintages on 10/10/10 at Ballast Stone
On a beautiful sunny day in Currency Creek, John Loxton, head winemaker at Ballast Stone wines, presented the winery’s ten latest vintages of shiraz at a lunch in the barrel room at the winery on 10/10/10. John Riddell of Channel … Continue reading
Twitter – time waster or valuable resource?
A dual resource – social media for work and personal reasons Twitter excites and frightens people all at once! This blog looks at its positives and how it can be abused. Responses are invited! Twitter is part of this amazing … Continue reading
Social media as tools for business – a Wine2030 blog
This is an article I recently wrote for Wine2030 following attendance at the NZ Wine Business Symposium in Napier, NZ. For completeness and ease of reference I am copying into this blog. Social media as tools for business Wine and … Continue reading
Blog, tweet, FB – great and even better when it’s for free!
I am raising an issue that is becoming evident to me the more I become involved in various social media including Twitter, Facebook, blogging and of course websites. I would be interested to know if other people are having the … Continue reading
Pirramimma 2004 Old Bush Vine Grenache – takes no prisoners!
In honour of International Grenache Day (September 24) I cracked my cherished bottle of Pirramimma 2004 Old Bush Vine Grenache. This is a special wine with an interesting history – the vines were planted in 1944 by prisoners of war … Continue reading
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