BIRCHGROVE Hey guys, the wine guy here! I’ve recently gone through the latest vintages of the Birchgrove wines, and I am still amazed at the great value for money this winery produces - even though I can’t tell you who it is. Here’s the facts: It’s an Australian-owned, 3rd generation winery, in the region of Murray Darling. It’s highly rated at 4.5 Stars (it’s not 5 stars, but it’s close because up until the last 5 years or so most of their wines were $15.00 and under). And what you probably don’t know is that this range of wines for...
This Weeks Mix Bag Picks of the week is off to the Clare Valley, for what we think is one of the best unknown Rieslings in Australia. Our journey then takes us to one the best whites we tasted this year, an amazing single vineyard aromatic dry white from the home of ‘Dracula’. Next is a white blend from across the ditch inspired by one of our Tasters Club members (Thank you Gai!!). The Reds start off with a grape variety that is very famous in the Piedmont region of Italy, but made locally by one of Australia’s best. Marq Wines shows us an...
This week’s newsletter continues on from our last one as we run through some of the best red wine on offer at the moment. This weeks approach from "The Wine Guy" takes a classic variety from Piedmont and produced in Australia by one of the best. Marq Wines gives us their take on an Amarone inspired red. Southern French red blend, Shiraz from the Clare, McLaren Vale takes on the Spanish, and we end with classic red from the ‘heal’ of Italy. As always Grapes & Lager is about discovery and offering our readers something a little different. These picks are designed for...