Category Archives: Wine varietals and blends

Tasting notes and blogs relating to specific varietals or blends

South Australia’s first state cellar door wine festival!

Posted on March 1, 2011 by tigchandler

On 25 February 2011, the first ever state cellar door festival was launched in Adelaide. Over 100 wineries attended, each presenting their best wares. It stretched over three days – Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and the perfectly chosen venue was … Continue reading →

Pirramimma releases its super premium ACJ – it had better be good – and it is!

Posted on February 25, 2011 by tigchandler

When a renowned family-owned winery releases only the second vintage of its super premium wine, named after its founder and pitched at a standard a notch above its already consistently good premium wine range – it had better be good! … Continue reading →

Posted in Cabernet sauvignon, McLaren Vale wine, New World wine, Petit verdot, South Australian wine, Syrah/Shiraz, Wine news, Wine varietals and blends | Tagged ACJ, Australian wine, McLaren Vale, Petit verdot, Pirramimma, shiraz, South Australian wine, Wine | 2 Comments

Tigs takes to the Riverland!

Posted on December 23, 2010 by tigchandler

I headed north east from Adelaide to visit the Riverland for the first time in my four years in South Australia. Working for the University of Adelaide’s Wine2030 network this had been a big omission from my local wine education … Continue reading →

Posted in Cabernet sauvignon, New World wine, Riverland wine, Sauvignon blanc, South Australian wine, Syrah/Shiraz | Tagged Angove, Australian wine, Banrock Station, Berri, Kingston Estate, Riverland, South Australian wine, University of Adelaide, Wine, Wine2030 | Leave a comment

Puddings, pies and wine! The perfect combination at Bakehouse on Collins

Posted on November 23, 2010 by tigchandler

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 →

Posted in McLaren Vale wine, New World wine, Sauvignon blanc, South Australian wine, Syrah/Shiraz | Tagged Adelaide Hills, Australian wine, K1, Laucke, McLaren Vale, Pirramimma, Sauvignon blanc, shiraz, South Australian wine, Tinlins, Wine, wine | 4 Comments

White cabernet sauvignon – sampling a world first from South Australia

Posted on November 17, 2010 by tigchandler

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 | 4 Comments

Wine passionados bottling Sturt Creek Estate’s ’09 cab

Posted on November 1, 2010 by tigchandler

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 →

Posted in Cabernet sauvignon, McLaren Vale wine, South Australian wine, Winemaking, wine appreciation and viticulture courses | Tagged Australian wine, Hamilton Secondary College, South Australian wine, Sturt Creek Estate, Wine, winemaking | 2 Comments

Sprinting the Long Mile! A tasting of the Langmeil wine range

Posted on October 21, 2010 by tigchandler

When friends suggested we attend a tasting of Langmeil wines in Adelaide this week I jumped at the chance. I immediately thought of the outstanding Jackaman’s cabernet and the ancient shiraz vines – the oldest in Australia and possibly the … Continue reading →

Posted in Barossa wine, Cabernet sauvignon, Grenache, New World wine, South Australian wine, Syrah/Shiraz | Tagged Australian wine, Barossa, Langmeil, South Australian wine, Wine | 8 Comments

The Johns – Loxton and Riddell – present 10 shiraz vintages on 10/10/10 at Ballast Stone

Posted on October 19, 2010 by tigchandler

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 →

Posted in McLaren Vale wine, New World wine, South Australian wine, Syrah/Shiraz | Tagged Australian wine, Ballast Stone, Currency Creek, McLaren Vale, South Australian wine, Wine | 1 Comment

Pirramimma 2004 Old Bush Vine Grenache – takes no prisoners!

Posted on September 23, 2010 by tigchandler

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 →

Posted in Grenache, McLaren Vale wine, New World wine, South Australian wine, Wine varietals and blends | Tagged Australian wine, grenache, McLaren Vale, Pirramimma, South Australian wine, Wine | 2 Comments

Better or wurzer?

Posted on September 8, 2010 by tigchandler

On my trip to NZ earlier this year I came across a wurzer, a wine I had never heard of – so I had to have it, especially as it had a name similar to one of my favourite … Continue reading →

Posted in Gewurztraminer, New World wine, NZ wine, Wine varietals and blends | Tagged gewurztraminer, Nelson, NZ wine, Siefried, Wine, wine, wurzer | Leave a comment