My Best wines of the year, all alternative varieties of course, wereCentennial Vineyards TempranilloMount Majura Graciano, and their TempranilloPikes Sangiovese RoseEldrege Estate Sangiovese RoseCrittenden's Geppetto ArneisTahbilk's Roussanne and MarsanneBrown Brothers Vermentino, also Di Lusso'sJust about anyone's Barbera (start with Boggy Creek!)Rewine Durif at the Queen Vic Market for value!Irvine's AlbarinoLeave a comment if you agree, disagree. Add or subtract from my list. See what oth... Read Full Story
There is an active secondary market for Australia's iconic Grange.This wine is sought after by collectors and winelovers alike. See the online store of reputable online store at this Penfolds Grange resellerYou can see the comments of previous customers, and be assured of straight dealing as the store is hosted by eBay, a company that values its reputation.Labels: auctions, grange, penfolds
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I've just updated my Wine Auction Page.There's more information about why I think buying wine this way is safe and fun.I have had a try with Ebay recently and discovered their eBay Stores service. Wine merchants (and other sellers) set up an online Store and sell their wine, either as fixed price "Buy it Now", or as a traditional auction.There is a huge advantage to buying wine online this way. eBay maintains a massive feedback program. Buyers can check out the credentials of sellers. Th... Read Full Story
Announcing a new service for Vinodiversity readers.Wine maps are essential for planning your wine trip. So Vinodiversity is launching a new service to help you find some maps. Publishers of maps, in hard or soft copy, are invited to submit details of their maps to this pageYou can help out by submitting a map, or you can comment on the descriptions of the maps, or maybe just browse.You can also see some recomended maps from around the world at Vinodiversity's map index Labels: maps, Wine r... Read Full Story
These guys really know how use the best Australian ingredients. Their cookbook shows you how to use the treasures of Australian Bush Tucker, things like wattleseed, macadamia nut oil and other flavourings, spices and seasonings. Their online store allows to buy everything you need to make some modern Authentic Australian dishes... to go with some of our great wines.
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The Iberian Peninsula produces a stunning and varied array of wines. The classic reds of Rioja and Ribiera del Duero, the graceful albarino from Galicia, rose from just about everywhere but especially from the emerging region of Navarre, the ports and vinho verdi from Portugal and of course the wonderful sherries.A new map of the Iberian Peninsula now been published. Detail below.The map has been produced by Steve De Long, the guy behind the wine varietal chart. It is accurate and contains d... Read Full Story
The fourth International Barbera Competition will be held later this year in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. The organisers have gone to some lengths to get some entries from Australia and US so it will be intersting to see the results later in the year.Details of the competiton are here Vinodiversity's page about BarberaLabels: barbera, competitions
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