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Wine Talk
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Matt | There’s a decent argument that anyone planting significant quantities of touriga nacional has rocks in their head. It is a challenging beast to grow and market and in the vineyard it is both vigorous and difficult to ripen. It has a high skin to juice ratio, so the harvest seems to shrink as it passes through the crusher. Also, Australia is already blessed with grenache and shiraz, each of which can each produce exceptional examples of rose, ... CONTINUE READING » |
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Phil | Decanting can be useful for a couple of reasons. Firstly it allows older red wines to be separated from any sediment that may have developed in bottle. I find the easiest way to do this is by standing the bottle up for a day or so before drinking- to allow sediment to settle to the bottom of the bottle; opening and then pouring the wine slowly and smoothly into a jug, or glass decanter. As soon as you see sediment coming out of the ... CONTINUE READING » |
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Yvette | Posted in : Events12th July 2011 On the coat tails of the wonderfully successful Melbourne GFWS we were off to Sydney for a repeat performance. The opportunity to showcase all the best of what NSW has to offer all gourmands was not missed with some amazing stands and fabulous produce on offer.
The queue at the main door was long and once the doors opened on Friday it was game on!! Within a short space of time it was dueling GFWS Shopping Trolleys ever ... CONTINUE READING »
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Adam | As a rule, I'm not a merlot guy. It can be thin, bland and unimaginative. Lost Valley Merlot on the other hand is bold, brassy and inspired. Well at least for a merlot. The complexity and exquisite delicacy of this drop totally surprised me. It was like talking to a teenage girl about the merits and talent of Justin Bieber..... and becoming a convert.
I cracked it with a particularly fishy and spicy pad thai, not a usual pairing but i ... CONTINUE READING » |
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Phil | Walk into any good wine store or better yet switch on the computer and put your favourite grape variety into the search engine and you’ll find an imposing array of choice. 15 years of dizzying growth in production, varieties and brands has led to a situation of chronic oversupply. Recent effects of the GFC and strengthening Aussie dollar have brought the industry to a screeching (if temporary) halt. Bargains are plentiful and the rewards gre ... CONTINUE READING » |
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Mark P | Posted in : Events23rd June 2011 It was just another day at the office; fly in to Melbourne, taxi to the event, ensure all the materials for the construction of the stand had arrived, build the stand, set up the iPads…etc, etc…..12 hours later, be pretty chuffed with how the stand looks…….then freak out at how big this event is.For gourmands, the Good Food and Wine Show is what the Clipsal 500 is to motorheads; loud, proud, aromatic and full of tasty treats ... CONTINUE READING » |
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Mark B | Posted in : Events22nd June 2011 You know the old saying, “it’s a hard job but someone has to do it.” Whoever said that wasn’t talking about me. I trot that out a lot when people ask me what it is I do for a crust. When you tell them you work in the wine industry the general response is a polite “really, that must be fun…” However their eyes usually convey something far less polite. You see the romantic view of what I do is that I get paid t ... CONTINUE READING » |
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Mark B | Posted in : Food22nd June 2011 A customer once asked me to recommend a good wine for cooking. Her thick French accent instantly transported me back to the Restaurant on the Green. The scene: being screamed at by a steadfastly grumpy French chef who I'd just really pissed off. Let me explain…
A long, long time ago in a land far, far away….. or put more simply, 15 years ago in England…..I was a duty manager and assistant restaurant manager of the v ... CONTINUE READING » |
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Adam | Posted in : Events2nd June 2011 Those who know me know there are two things I value in life above most everything else – good grub and good booze. It stands to reason then, that a seat at the Rockford Stone Wall Table is for me, what rolling around in excrement must have been like for the black pig we later ate.
The Rockford Stone Wall Table, for those living under a rock, is considered by many to be the crowning jewel of culinary experience in th ... CONTINUE READING » |
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Adam | Posted in : Events23rd May 2011 The Great Led Zeppelin Wine Pairing is a series of “wine and music pairings” created by noted restaurateur and viticulturist Joe Bastianich and writer-musician Mike Edison, along with writer and wine expert David Lynch (not the freaky film maker).
The idea was formed when Bastianich and Edison were pondering how to pair the songs of Led Zeppelin with various wines.
"Our passion for wine is only ... CONTINUE READING » |
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