Category: France

While not exactly fitting the theme of this site, I wanted to post some impressions on wines tried when I recently attended a Lanson Champagne dinner put on by a local retailer and the Lanson sales representatives for Australia. Flight one wines were from 750ml bottles. All wines from flight two onwards were poured from […]

From Vouvray in the Loire Valley, France – Golden-yellow in colour with no signs of brown. Very slightly cloudy. Apples, pears, lemon, honey and a bit of varnish and a spirity character on the nose. Intense on the front of the palate but backs away and trails off short towards the end. More mineraly than […]

A nose of fresh apples, citrus and just a slight hint of yeast. Palate also shows fresh fruit and a little kick of refreshing acidity. Simple but somewhat calming for the price (Around $17AU). 85/100 Drink: Now

Some wines brought along and tasted blind at a dinner with some fellow wine aficionados ; Leo Buring Leonay Watervale Riesling 1992 – (Clare Valley, South Australia): Yellow gold in colour. All honey and toast with a touch of lanolin. Good length and was holding together structurally. A couple of comments around the table were […]

Once again a merry band of men and women from the Winestar Forum met up in order to enjoy some food and wine. The Restaurant: I quite liked the restaurant; my entree of Balmain Bug Raviolo was excellent and was perfect for the white wines. Wasn’t quite as impressed with the main of Char-grilled Sirloin […]

The Mixing Pot, an Italian restaurant in Glebe was the scene for an interesting evening tasting wines from small grower-producers in Champagne along with three still wines kindly provided to us by Ross Duke. There were no Australian wines this evening, but the notes may be of interest to some of my readers regardless. The […]

Another wine dinner with the good people from the Winestar Forum. This time we convened at the Castel Mola Italian Restaurant at Leichhardt. The Wines: Once again, most wines were served masked. Egly-Ouriet Tradition NV – Disgorged Sept 2004 (Champagne, France): A fantastic way to start the evening. Fine and focused with great length. Visibly […]

A group of five ruffians and vagabonds from the Winestar Forum assembled at the Peasant’s Feast in Newtown to enjoy some food and wine. The Restaurant: Peasant’s Feast is billed as Sydney’s only organic food dinner restaurant. The food was down to earth, tasty and servings were generous. The staff were friendly, but a little […]