As many of you will know, I recently put together a selection of 26 hand-picked wines for our Grapes & Lager competition. Now that I’ve told you about the Sparkling Wines and the White Wines, it’s time to get to our final category - the Red Wines. To find out more about the wines being given away in our competition - and which are valued at over $1100 - see this third segment of our 3-part series. Cheers, The Wine Guy 2013 Narkoojee Reserve Pinot Noir – Gippsland, Victoria The first of our red wines is the Narkoojee Reserve Pinot...
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...
For those who have been following our recent competition to win 26 bottles of hand-picked wines, you’ll know that I recently posted an article on the Sparkling Wines that were included in my selection. And I’ve now put together an overview of the White Wines I chose, just to get you a bit more excited. To find out more about the wines being given away in our competition - and which are valued at over $1100 - see the second of our 3-part series. Cheers, The Wine Guy 2014 Carmele Recas Feteasca Regala - Banat, Romania The 2014 Carmele...
Grapes & Lager – White Tasters Pack Tasting Notes Hi Everyone, It’s Sean The Wine Guy here, and it’s that time again! Our June Taster’s Packs have been put together, and are ready to arrive on your doorstep in late June. This month three of the Wines came from 'Viva La France’. Having tasted these in the past 2 months, they’re a real treat for subscribers of this month’s Taster’s Pack. For our first French wine we take our tastebuds to a small hamlet near Bordeaux for their take on an excellent Savvy. Then we head to higher elevations 'and old...
Grapes & Lager – Red Tasters Pack Tasting Notes Greetings wine lovers! It’s Sean The Wine Guy here, and it’s that time again - our June Taster’s Packs have been put together and are ready to arrive on your doorstep in late June. To give you fair warning, I’m going to be jumping around the world here in a single paragraph! My love affair with Poggio Anima continues this time with a Sangiovese, then we head back to ‘Oz’ for a new vintage with one of our favourite producers for a classic Barossa Shiraz. Next we move on to Germany...
