An impromptu visit to Curly Flat. 16 January 2016 At Curly flat, its all about the vineyard…. The Curly Flat vineyard Lifted from the Curly Flat website- ‘The vineyard is acknowledged as the greatest influence on wine quality and it’s here that most of the work and thought are focused. The desire to be connected…
2003 Lakes Folly Cabernet
Christmas Day. 25th December 2015 Hungover. Just the two of us. An excellent and a rather lovely lunch. I disclaimer in regards to Lakes Folly. I have been a member for a number of years and admire what is done in the vineyard and in the winery. While I consider my self objective there may…
2001 Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz
24th December 2015 Christmas Eve. The story continues. Apparently the Yarra Yering did not quench our thirst. Years ago when I was working in the trade, cellar door staff at Rosemount Estate would invite me to purchase wine at wholesale pricing. At the time, Penfolds, like Rosemount was owned by the large Southcrop operation. I…
2009 Yarra Yering Dry Red No1
24th December 2015. An eventful year. New careers and a relocation to Melbourne, Victoria. Something to celebrate the start of the holiday season. 2009 Yarra Yering Dry Red No1 The Yarra Yering vineyard was planted in 1969 by Dr Bailey Carrodus. Dry grown on the north facing slopes of the Warramate Hills in the Yarra…
Introduction
My journey in wine. I have decided to start documenting the experience. Apparently everyone is doing it. It started twenty years ago…. Better late than never. ‘Alcohol makes other people less tedious, and food less bland, and can help provide what the Greeks called entheos, or the slight buss of inspiration when reading or writing.’…