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01 Mar 2010
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"Definitely
one of the nicest Cabernets that I have tasted from this region"
Glenmore vineyard is a few kilometres south of
Yallingup located within one of the oldest cattle farms in the area.
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01 Feb 2010
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Although the Cleggett family settled at
Langhorne Creek on the Fleurieu Peninsula of South Australia in 1851 and have
practiced viticulture since 1911, wine bottled under the family name only
appeared in 2000.
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01 Dec 2009
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“I was on the Cocos Islands and unless you go there to fish, you spend your time lying on the beach watching Hermit Crabs walk past,” said Dr Peter Durey, winner of 2009 Picture of the Year who took the picture with a Pentax DSLR 100 camera.
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01 Dec 2009
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Carilley Estate is situated on 22 acres in the
Swan Valley with 10 acres presently under vine. The vineyard grows white grapes
including Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and Viognier. Its red grape varietals
include....
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01 Nov 2009
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Clairault Wines is a member of the Margaret River royalty and was the sixth vineyard planted after the release of the famous 1965 Gladstone review of viticulture in the South West of Western Australia....
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01 Oct 2009
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It was over
three years ago that I reviewed the wines of Sandalford in this column, and
revisiting their wines again has reconfirmed, as predicted, that they have
continued to produce desirable high quality wines.
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01 Sep 2009
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To have the name Margaret River on a wine label is a marketing plus for any one hoping to make a living in the competitive wine market as it is today. The name carries enormous prestige across the whole spectrum of wine lovers.
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01 Sep 2009
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The Swan Valley is everything you'd expect of a town whose main business is food and wine. Conveniently, you still have mobile phone reception, and in an emergency, you're only thirty minutes away from the Perth CBD if you're on call.
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01 Sep 2009
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WA has hundreds of islands, many shipwrecks, and one of the most pristine undersea environments in the world. If you are a recreational diver, you are spoilt for choice by local dive sites.
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01 Aug 2009
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The Millbrook Winery is located in one of the most picturesque valleys in the Darling Range, a few kilometres from the Jarrahdale townsite.
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01 Jul 2009
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The German pathologist Dr Willi Schumacher and his wife Gudrun consider their vineyard in the pristine and picturesque, cool climate Pemberton region as a "dream come true".
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01 Jun 2009
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The Coonawarra wine region produces some iconic wines with the famous terra rossa soils giving distinctive style to Cabernet Sauvignon.
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01 May 2009
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The terra rossa (red soil) of Coonawarra had for decades produced Australia's best red wines, and in particular, the cabernets, either straight or blended with shiraz, and later, merlot...
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01 Apr 2009
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Killerby is a name well
known to any of us who are enthusiastic about West Australian wine. The late Dr
Barry Killerby established his vineyard, originally known as Leschenault Wines,
in the Capel area in 1973...
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01 Mar 2009
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Matilda's Estate is located on 10 hectares of fertile Karri loam soil in picturesque Denmark. The vineyard is planted to chardonnay, semillon, sauvignon blanc, pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, and shiraz.
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01 Feb 2009
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My first introduction to Wise Wines was at the spectacularly located Wise Restaurant in the hills just out of Dunsborough. Perched high above the dense bush of the Naturaliste Ridge...
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01 Dec 2008
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The Limestone Coast wine zone is ever increasing, not only in size, but also in the array of interesting wines produced. One of the more recent labels of note is DiGiorgio...
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01 Nov 2008
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Kalleske has a Barossa pedigree that extends back to the 1850s when the family arrived from Prussia and began to plant vines in the Greenock area ...
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01 Oct 2008
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What a joy it was this month to be asked to review wines from that bastion of Australian wine the Barossa Valley. Most of the Barossa wines I have drunk over the years have come from the big boys...
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01 Sep 2008
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This small volume producer from Relbia, near Launceston, Tasmania, presented five wines for my review, and I have to admit they were of excellent quality and represent great value for money.
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