Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir
A masterclass led by Phil Sexton from Innocent Bystander/Giant Steps, and Martin Spedding from Ten Minutes by Tractor, explores Mornington Peninsula pinot noir.
Next stop – krasnostop
Krasnostop was the most interesting indigenous black grape variety I came across during my recent visit to Russia.
New wave Aussie chardonnay
A masterclass led by Phil Sexton from Innocent Bystander/Giant Steps, and Martin Spedding from Ten Minutes by Tractor, explores new wave Aussie chardonnay from the Yarra Valley
White wine phenolics
When a vertical tasting of bourboulenc at Château d’Anglès, in Languedoc’s La Clape followed on the heels of a viognier masterclass by viognier virtuouso Louisa Rose, one can’t help but tweak one’s thinking on the roles of acidity, freshness and phenolics (essentially tannin) in white wine. Neither grape is particularly well endowed with raging acidity, but both have thick skins which impart a phenolic texture and freshness to the wines they make.
Skinny – a new era for Aussie chardonnay?
Forget skinny lattes, skinny is a new model for Aussie chardonnay – lean, maybe a bit mean, very clean, even edging to green. The style has been around for a while, as Tom Carson, winemaker at Yabby Lake in the Mornington Peninsula explained “these wines have been here in Australia but they didn’t have too much of a voice. Now, everyone is talking about these wines, and how fine they are.”
Bourboulenc at Château d’Anglès
Château d’Anglès in the Languedoc has made something of a specialty of its old white bourboulenc grape variety, making tasty, fresh wines worthy of bottle-age.
Sauvignon blanc sub-regionality in Marlborough, NZ
What is it about Marlborough that makes this patch of land so well suited to producing the crisp, pungent, immediately-appealing, refreshing mouthfuls of intensely herby and fruity wines that Brits go wild for?
Louisa Rose on viognier
Yalumba planted 1.2 hectares of viognier in 1980. Head winemaker Louisa Rose took the variety to heart and has become an acknowledged expert, and one all too willing to share her passion.
Gouais blanc
All sixteen progeny of pinot x gouais blanc
Thermenregion reds
Thermenregion is a region of two halves. The southern part, around Sooss, Tattendorf, Bad Vöslau and further south, is home to red pair pinot noir and saint laurent.
