Category Archives: McLaren Vale wine

Tigs’ pick of wines to buy in Adelaide

Posted on August 18, 2013 by tigchandler

Bon voyage Tigs! Any tips? As I prepare to leave Australia after seven years, friends in Adelaide are asking me which wines I think are the best of the bunch that they can buy here. I believe this is a … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Marquis – a goldmine in the heart of wine country

Posted on July 12, 2013 by tigchandler

Wandering around the streets of Adelaide near the iconic Central Market on Gouger Street I happened across a new icon – the Marquis. Glancing inside I was stunned by the sight of the wine wall stretching down the middle of … Continue reading →

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An oldie but goodie! Angove of South Australia wins big with its aged Clare riesling

Posted on November 21, 2012 by tigchandler

Angove Family Winemakers – one of South Australia’s oldest and most renowned wineries and winemaking families continues to impress the world, winning a haul of trophies at the 2012 International Wine Challenge in London for the 2006 Vineyard Select Clare Valley … Continue reading →

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Tarac Technologies – closing the winemaking loop

Posted on May 2, 2012 by tigchandler

Have you ever thought about what happens to those delicious winegrapes making your shiraz or riesling after they have been crushed for their juice? With over 1.6 million tonnes of winegrapes crushed in 2011 this gives a lot of skins! … Continue reading →

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Fassina – An SA family treasure

Posted on April 3, 2012 by tigchandler

The Fassina family owns and operates a chain of liquor stores in South Australia (SA). Why is Fassina an SA family treasure? Because they have heart and creativity and good honest values. I chatted to Ross Fassina and his daughter … Continue reading →

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Encore! The second South Australian cellar door wine festival

Posted on February 27, 2012 by tigchandler

The South Australian state cellar door wine festival is back! Held at the Adelaide Convention Centre in the heart of the city from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 February 2012, it was even bigger and better than the inaugural event … Continue reading →

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Fassina’s South Australian tasting – variety and character in spades

Posted on November 17, 2011 by tigchandler

In their last tasting of 2011, Fassina have excelled themselves again, attracting a diverse range of wineries from across South Australia with different grape varieties (I counted 17!), climates, soils (dare I say terroir), histories and approaches. Some I knew … Continue reading →

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Meet the Australian flying Swedish-Italian winemaker in the hills!

Posted on October 6, 2011 by tigchandler

On a clear sunny spring day I drove up into the Adelaide Hills to interview a very interesting man I had met a couple of weeks earlier at an artisan winemaker tasting in McLaren Vale, where he was presenting his … Continue reading →

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#CabernetDay – the Adelaide contingent plays its part!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by tigchandler

Wine and social media – that pairing again! Those following my blog will have read about #ChardonnayDay on 26 May 2011 – well 1 September was the second year for cabernet to take the stand. Rick Bakas, the wine and … Continue reading →

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Pertaringa unveils its McLaren Vale tannat and aglianico

Posted on August 24, 2011 by tigchandler

Some less common (in South Australia) varietals came to my attention recently so I had to get hold of some and see what it was like. Thanks to wineries like Pertaringa our taste buds will never be doomed to monotony! … Continue reading →

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