Category Archives: New World wine

Grape-a-hol: How Big Business is Subverting Artisan Winemaking and the Future of Fine Wine

Posted on May 8, 2012 by tigchandler

Introducing Grape-a-hol! Grape-a-hol: How Big Business is Subverting Artisan Winemaking and the Future of Fine Wine, by Michael F. Spratt and Mark L. Feldman As indicated in the title, this book pulls no punches. In summary, “this book exposes the … 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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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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Making good pinot is like reaching for the stars!

Posted on October 18, 2011 by tigchandler

This interview is one that I will remember forever – talking to Australia’s 2011 Nobel physics prize winner about his passion for making pinot noir. Professor Brian Schmidt is not only highly accomplished and respected in his field of astronomy … 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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Superb and surprising Australasian tasting at Fassina!

Posted on August 18, 2011 by tigchandler

How lucky am I that I live so close to Fassina Liquor in Somerton Park, Adelaide! They have one great wine-tasting event after another – see for example the mid-winter d’Arenberg tasting showcasing some of McLaren Vale’s best and from … Continue reading →

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Coriole releases at the zoo!

Posted on August 5, 2011 by tigchandler

On 4 August 2011 I was delighted to be invited along to the release of several new Coriole wines, a winery renowned (in my experience at least) for its interesting varietals – I am a fan of their fiano and … Continue reading →

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Adelaide’s Wine2030 reaches out to the Gold Coast

Posted on July 12, 2011 by tigchandler

Wearing my Wine2030 hat I flew to Brisbane to visit wine educator and friend, Steve Knight, and to talk about the University of Adelaide’s Wine2030 network to his students at Bond University on the Gold Coast – a beautiful venue … Continue reading →

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