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Pewsey Vale Riesling 2010 and 2011
To kick off my Untapped Region: Rieslings from Australia series, I decided to open the 2010 and 2011 Pewsey Vale bottles, and do a side by side vintage comparison. Pewsey Vale winery is located in...
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Loomwine Riesling, Eden Valley 2007
The fruit for this wine came from a 45 year old, dry–farmed, single vineyard in the Eden Valley. The grapes were molded by winemaker Steve Grimley for the Loomwine label which seems to be a...
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Frankland Estate, Isolation Ridge Vineyard, Frankland River 2007
Another racy Australian Riesling, Frankland Estate is the singular wine in the Series that is neither Eden nor Clare Valley. Located in the far southwestern corner of Australia, the Frankland River...
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Mesh Riesling, Eden Valley 2008
Another Eden Valley wine, Mesh, founded in 2002, is the product of two long-time South Australian winemakers—Robert Hill Smith of Yalumba and Jeffrey Grosset of same-last-name fame (not famous to you...
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Wakefield Riesling, Clare Valley 2008
Finally, a bottle from the Clare Valley! Wakefield Riesling is brought to us by Taylors Wines, three generations of winemakers who believe the terra rossa soil (red brown loam over limestone) of the...
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Grosset, Polish Hill Riesling, Clare Valley 2010
Damn girl, you got it going on but your tag is priced high—too many awards inflate the ego? Grosset in the Clare Valley is considered by many the pinnacle of Riesling in Australia, including...
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Dandelion Vineyards, Wonderland of the Eden Valley Riesling, 2010
Dandelion Vineyards, Wonderland of the Eden Valley, may have a whimsical label and name, but their grapes have serious history. The vineyard was planted in the early 190o’s—some speculate late...
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Pewsey Vale “The Contours” Museum Reserve Riesling, Eden Valley 2006
We have reached the final wine in my Australian Riesling review—Pewsey Vale “The Contours” Museum Reserve from the Eden Valley; the most prestigious bottling in the winery’s narrow line-up. The...
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Australian Riesling Round-Up: The Exciting(?) Conclusion
Wakefield and Grosset Riesling in a bike basket Australian Riesling Round-Up I felt like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day every time I wrote an Australian Riesling tasting note. “Minerals, acidity,...
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The Lightness of Being Australian Chardonnay
Aussie Chardonnay Tasting @ Corkbuzz Today’s Topic: Chardonnay from Australia. Writing that took a lot of nerve, so please refrain from grumbling and hear me out. I probably elicited a cask’s worth of...
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