Pooley Spring Releases Top Ten – Real Review Top 100 Australian Wineries- Pooley Wines #9 _________ 2020 Pooley Riesling Varietal/s: Riesling Production: 18267 bottles Alcohol: 11.8% PH: 2.99 TA: 9.1 g/L RS: 8 g/L GI: Coal River Valley, Southern Tasmania. Vinification: A blend of Butcher’s Hill Riesling (60%) and Cooinda Vale Riesling (40%). Handpicked. Whole bunch pressed … Read More
Express Winemakers Spring Releases _________ 2021 FOAMO Organically grown Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir bottled before fermentation was finished to provide some fizz. Tastes like ruby grapefruit, watermelon and fruit tingles. 2021 DRINKING WINE (WHITE) Blending on the fly and trying to recreate the magic of the first white drinking wine, the final blend was … Read More
BK Wines Spring New Releases 2021 CIDRE What a difference a year makes! Where 2020 saw the one of the smallest grape harvests in recent memory but apples by the bushel-load in our newly adopted orchard, our second cidre vintage was at the other end of the spectrum – a tiny crop of apples amidst … Read More
Latta August Releases _________ JURASSIQUE 2020 BLANC Lack of rain, poor flowering & general harsh conditions of the past few years have contributed to the lack of Chardonnay grown at Eastern Peake. This wine is from two vineyards – ours at Coghills Creek & the one at Tarrington. It was previously mentioned no 2020 would … Read More
SC Pannell 2019 Single Vineyard Grenache Release _________ 2019 GRENACHE RELEASE It’s an exciting time to be a Grenache maker and even more exciting to be a Grenache grower but as the popularity of Grenache grows I find myself wondering is it disrespectful for it to be treated only as a “session wine”? It is … Read More
Gourmet Traveller WINE Winemaker of the Year 2021 Finalist, John Hughes _________ 2021 RELEASE It’s especially pleasing timing that we get to formally release our 2021 wines just as John is announced as a finalist for the Gourmet Traveller WINE Winemaker of the Year award. But then it has been an exciting year for Rieslingfreak, … Read More
Brian 2018 Oregon releases _________ From part-time Brian Mike Bennie: ‘Yes, that’s right, the quixotic and exciting Brian winemaking outfit have been making wines in Oregon since 2017. The Tasmanian wines, ‘Rizza’, ‘3Pinots’ and ‘Gris’, are mirrored in Oregon, using almost identical winemaking approaches… Brian primarily source from and produce at Keeler Estate Vineyard – Eola-Amity Hills … Read More
Latta Vino & Eastern Peake Owen Latta- YOUNG WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR 2018 GT Wine ____________________________ ‘Winemaker Owen Latta’s age belies a wealth of experience, making him a deserving winner of the Young Winemaker Medal for his quality Eastern Peake and Latta Vino wines. Second generation winemaker Owen Latta is the Ballarat kid setting the Australian … Read More
Ngeringa “I grew up with biodynamics on my parents’ Jurlique herb farms. To grow our grapes any other way was unthinkable.” – Erinn ____________________________ Ngeringa has been certified biodynamic for more than 20 years. It is the biodynamic process that creates a balanced and healthy relationship between soil, plant and all living beings – and … Read More
Ochota Barrels 2020 Spring Releases ‘..arguably the hottest new release ticket in Australia. These are the best yet from Taras and Amber Ochota. DO NOT MISS THEM’ Nick Stock ____________________________ Mike Bennie Winefront: 23 July 2020 ‘As a caveat, I tend to decline reviewing Ochota Barrels wines formally as I consider Taras Ochota and family close … Read More
