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October 5, 2023
Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Best Buys
Scoring 92 points, and listed at $20 suggested retail price, Kilikanoon’s Mort’s Block Riesling landed in Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 list of Best Buys for 2023 at #49.
September 29, 2023
Celebrating 50 Harvests with Winemaker John Duval
Old Bridge Cellars is proud to announce an upcoming 6-city US tour to celebrate John Duval of John Duval Wines. This year marks John’s 50th consecutive harvest in the Barossa Valley and the 20th anniversary of his eponymous brand. So far, John Duval has celebrated this achievement with events in Australia and Chile. The United States will be the finale on his 2023 world tour, with stops in San Francisco, St. Louis, Dallas, Chicago, Boston and New York this month.
August 23, 2023
Maison L’Envoyé – Outstanding Willamette Pinot Noir
Tim Fish of Wine Spectator highlights only eight of Oregon’s Pinot Noirs in his recent coverage of the region, and includes Maison L’Envoyé’s Two Messengers Pinot Noir, scoring it at 92 points.
August 2, 2023
Winemaker of the Year 2024
Old Bridge Cellars is proud to share that Kate Goodman, head winemaker for Penley Estate in Coonawarra, South Australia, is selected “Winemaker of the Year 2024” by Halliday Wine Companion – Australia’s most respected wine authority.
July 10, 2023
Champagne Collet – #18 Champagne in the U.S.
Champagne Collet sales make it a top-20 Champagne brand in the USA
July 7, 2023
A Rise to ‘Greatness’ & 98 Points
With determination and enthusiasm, Robert Parker Wine Advocate reviewer Erin Larkin undertakes documenting the history and viticulture of Western Australia, and shines a light on the resulting product of local vignerons: thrilling Australian wines from Cullen and Leeuwin Estate.
June 28, 2023
95 POINTS | Greywacke 2022 Sauvignon Blanc
Under the heading “Hot Wines,” the editors at Wine Spectator published the 95-point score awarded to New Zealand’s Greywacke 2022 vintage of Sauvignon Blanc:
June 13, 2023
Vanya Cullen Celebrated in King’s Birthday Honors
Awarded the Order of Australia (OAM) for her services to viticulture and oenology “Vanya Cullen says she is ‘honored, humbled and excited’ to accept the Order of Australia (OAM) from…
June 8, 2023
Decanter World Wine Awards 2023
The DECANTER World Wine Awards asserts that it is “Assuredly the world’s largest wine competition,” with breaking records this year for the most wine entries to date with 18,250 wines evaluated from 57 countries.
May 27, 2023
Quick Pick: Light Wines for Summer
Selections of a Finer Kind Summer wines reflect a life more fun – grilling, get togethers, picnics, road trips, outdoor concerts, bonfires, lake time. Time to stock up and ready…
May 25, 2023
TEXSOM Awards Deliver Platinum Award to Leeuwin Estate Art Series Cabernet 2018
Based in Dallas, Texas, the TEXSOM review panel includes 42 judges, 43 Retreat Scholars and Mentors, 79 production team members, who reviewed 2,356 total entries. The group claims it is…
May 8, 2023
The Greatest Leeuwin Art Series Chardonnay Yet?
The week of May 15 brings the US release of Leeuwin Estate 2020 Art Series Chardonnay, a benchmark wine from Margaret River, Australia
April 21, 2023
Earth Day Is Every Day
Old Bridge Cellars is proud to represent small, independently-owned producers that are wonderful land stewards around the world
April 20, 2023
DECANTER “Must-Try” Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 94 pts
Named this month’s “must-try white” and given a 94-point score, Tina Gellie writes about the 2022 Greywacke Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc: