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La Dolce Vitis – Italian Grape Varieties in Australia: Part Deux
 

La Dolce Vitis – Italian Grape Varieties in Australia: Part Deux

There are a number of renowned wineries that focus on Italian varietals and have done for a long time. With the diversity of climate and the relative youth of many of the regions Victoria has been the focus of most of the Italian grape varieties. Although not necessarily the first region to plant them in [...]

2010 Angel Vine Alder Ridge Vineyard Columbia Valley Zinfandel

10 June 2013

This is one of the awesome wines coming out of Angel Vine located in Carlton, Oregon. With only one Pinot noir on the list at the Angel Vine tasting room, they are a respite for lovers of big bold red wines if you are touring the Willamette Valley with a bunch of Pinot noir hounds. The [...]

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Never Judge a Book by Its Cover

29 May 2013

If there is one thing that wine trips have taught me over the years, it is not to judge a book by its cover. Wine is an ongoing personal voyage and no matter how much you think you know, every venture will pleasantly surprise you with new grapes, styles, producers and regions. After three days [...]

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La Dolce Vitis – Italian Grape Varieties in Australia

22 May 2013

Something you can safely say about Australians is that we admit when we’ve made a mistake, although sometimes it takes us a while to get around to it. So after about 200 years of viticulture we now recognise that we brought the wrong grape varieties when we settled here. That’s not to suggest we haven’t [...]

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2007 Santa Rita Triple C Red Blend

18 May 2013

My relationship with Santa Rita wines goes back a long way. In the late 80’s there used to be a late night diner in downtown Boston that served food till midnight or later and drinks sometimes later than they should. Consequently, a lot of restaurant kitchen staff would head over there after work. After trying [...]

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2010 Mairena Bonarda Luján de Cuyo Argentina

12 May 2013

If you are not aware of this varietal from Argentina, you might want to know that there are other red wines from Argentina besides Malbec. You might have tasted the Bonarda grape before and not known it because it also goes by the name Charbono. The bulk of Bonarda’s I have tasted from Argentina usually [...]

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How Italians Changed the Wine World

06 May 2013

Italians have been a part of my life from the day I was born. My mother’s stepfather migrated from a small village south of Rome to Australia when he was 14 and his four younger brothers eventually all joined him. He was one of the most intelligent people in my life, and the person I [...]

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