Category: South Australia
January 14, 2015
Wine Spectator Insider January 2015
Wine Spectator Calls Out Kilikanoon With 93 Points Wine Spectator Insider January 2015 93 pts Kilikanoon Shiraz Clare Valley Covenant 2012 Supple, polished, expressive and ripe, layering the blackberry, dark…
January 12, 2015
d’Arenberg Hermit Crab: Serious Wine at a Fun Price
Aussies Turn Serious Wine into Serious Fun The Taos News January 10, 2015 by Molly Steinbach “The region of McLaren Vale is another of Australia’s most celebrated regions, located just…
December 31, 2014
Wine Spectator Insider Highlights for 2014
Wine Spectator Insider Semi-Annual Report Wine Spectator Insider December 31, 2014 France, Italy and California, as usual, dominated the Insider reports of the second half of 2014, as all are enjoying…
December 1, 2014
National Geographic TV Blogs Australian Wine
Chug Through Australia’s Famed Wine Regions National Geographic TV Blogs December 1, 2014 by Christianna Sargent Coming of Age: Australia, a New World Wine Power Between the 17th and 19th…
November 7, 2014
OBC Features on List of Great and Unique Australian Wines
10 Reasons to Drink Australian Wine Enthusiast December, 2014 by Joe Czerwinski Finding great Australian wine in the U.S. is harder than it used to be. Hurt by sagging demand…
October 22, 2014
John Duval Eligo: a Top 100 Cellar Selection for 2014
Top 100 Cellar Selections for 2014 Wine Enthusiast October 22, 2014 by The Editors of Wine Enthusiast In a culture focused on the here and now, patience is a fleeting virtue.…
October 1, 2014
Vibrant Shiraz From John Duval and Yeringberg
John Duval and Yeringberg Feature in Wine Spectator Insider Wine Spectator Insider October 1, 2014 The revolution in Australian Shiraz (not to mention Shiraz blends) has been well underway for…
July 2, 2014
The Glories of Riesling Down Under
The Glories of Riesling (Part Three) – The New World Reflections on Wine July 2, 2014 Tom Hyland In my two previous posts on Riesling, I wrote about the two…
June 9, 2014
95+ Point Leeuwin Art Series Tops Decanter’s Cabernet List
Coonawarra & Margaret River Cabernet: Panel Tasting Results Leeuwin Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 tops Decanter.com’s list of Coonawarra and Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon with 95+ points (18.75/20 points). Leeuwin…
June 8, 2014
Penley Phoenix 2000 Has “Everything Great Cabs Aspire to”
Penley Estate ‘Phoenix’ 2000 Coonawarra Cabernet VinoVeracity June 8, 2014 by Rafael Nazario Texture and narrative began to take shape. A story line became present in the glass. Here was…
June 6, 2014
List of 100 Best Aussie Wines Touts 7 from OBC
100 Best Australian Wines 2014/15 by Matthew Jukes 11th Edition In the 11th Edition of Matthew Jukes’ 100 Best Australian Wines, 7 wines are imported exclusively by Old Bridge Cellars.…
May 30, 2014
More Praise for Penley, Kilikanoon from Perrotti-Brown
South Australia Part 2: More Post New Sensations The Wine Advocate May 30, 2014 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown The Wine Advocate’s Lisa Perrotti-Brown shares yet more praise for two South Australian…
May 30, 2014
Kilikanoon, Penley Produce Top Aussie Value Wines
Australia’s Wine Values: Everyone Loves a Bargain The Wine Advocate May 30, 2014 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown Everyone loves a bargain, right? Most wine professionals agree that given the right piece…
May 6, 2014
Australia and Bordeaux Shine in Spectator’s June Issue
French and Australian stunners shine in both web only and printed reviews for June. Chambers tops the charts with scores ranging from 90 to 98 points, while Jasper Hill‘s Ron…