Tag Archives: Australian wine

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Say it properly! Merci!

Posted on September 9, 2010 by tigchandler

I feel like a rant, provoked by a couple of recent articles. According to the UK’s Telegraph online there is widespread mispronunciation of wine words in England – basically because most wine words we have commonly adopted are French, Italian, Spanish … Continue reading →

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