tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15767612009034165492024-03-05T19:25:53.683+11:00Australian Wine CompanionThe official blog of respected vigneron and wine critic, James Halliday. Keep up to date with James' comments on Australian wine and the issues affecting the wine industry.James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.comBlogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-86530130045208893302015-12-08T14:34:00.000+11:002016-03-07T08:44:20.079+11:00Climate Change<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The
ABC and Climate Council of Australia are, of course, joined at the hip. Amongst
meaningless headlines ex the ABC we find ‘Farmers are really on the frontline
of the risks of climate change’, ‘The latest research indicates 90% of global
fossil fuels, and that includes 90% of Australia’s coal reserves, we cannot
afford to burn, to maintain a reasonable chance of not exceeding two degrees.’
Are they serious?<br />
<br />
But it’s the comment regarding grapes that really caught my attention, namely
that reduced yields and earlier ripening of grape crops are already evident.
So far as earlier ripening is concerned, it’s true of some regions, but
not others, and it is absolutely untrue that there have been Australia-wide
reduction in crop levels over the past five years.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span>James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-5295293648743148172015-07-27T14:15:00.001+10:002015-07-27T14:15:18.643+10:00Climate Change<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’m back on my hobby horse once
again. By ignoring fluctuations in climate prior to 1860, the IPCC is freed
from the need to look at the cyclical pattern of alternating warm and cool
periods since the 11th century. From the start of that century through to the
late 13th, European temperatures were 1˚C above those of the late 20th century.
During this period, known as the the Medieval Warm Period, vineyards were
established throughout England and in the cooler parts of Europe, and sea ice
was largely absent around Iceland and southern Greenland. Viking settlers grew
cereals in both regions, and in Greenland they buried their dead deep in soils
that became permanently frozen until the late 20th century when, to the
hysteria of the global warming acolytes, the permafrost has retreated
sufficiently for the soils (and burial grounds) to reappear. These are facts
that do not require scientific modelling: they are what they are.<br />
<br />
From this time through to the present, the 11-year cycle of decreased solar
activity of the sun has been observed and has been the subject of numerous
scientific papers. The problem has been, and presently is, that over periods of
time the resumption of activity has not occurred, with periods of significant
cooling. The first was between 1270 and 1340, and is known as the Wolf Minimum.
Temperatures then rose rapidly to a level close to previous highs before the
Spörer Minimum between 1410 and 1480. By 1600 temperatures had risen again, and
stayed high until the Maunder Minimum between 1670 and 1710. This gave rise to
the Little Ice Age when the Thames River remained frozen throughout the year,
widespread famine occurred in Europe, Chateau Latour made no wine between 1693
and 1702, and in 1709 the temperature in Marseille dropped to 17.5˚C below
zero.<br />
<br />
There is only one explanation for these rises and falls, and it’s not
anthropogenic. It has been explicitly accepted by the chairman of the IPCC that
there has been no global warming since 1997, and for its part the British MET
Offices have reported that their will be no warming prior to 2017, extending
the pause to 21 years.<br />
<br />
Once again, there is little doubt about the proposition that warming ceases and
cooling begins when solar activity and irradiance (sunspots) decrease
significantly.<br />
<br />
Enter the first Russian commentator, Dr. Habibullo Abdussamatov, one of the
world’s leading solar physicists, and head of space research at the Russian
Academy of Sciences. He believes the world is well on the way to another deep
freeze that will hit a low around 2040, and last the rest of the century. He
has also shown that Mars has global warming and cooling patterns following
precisely those of Earth. Now, mathematics professor, Valentina Zharkova, from
the Northumbria University in the UK, has presented a model that can forecast
the duration and intensity of solar cycles, and claims she can predict their
influence with an accuracy of 97%.<br />
<br />
She has extrapolated a geophysical theory that explains how the motion of the
earth’s outer core moves conducting material, such as liquid iron, across a
weak magnetic field to create an electric current. This also interacts with the
fluid motion below the surface of Earth to create two magnetic fields along the
axis of its rotation.<br />
<br />
Zharkova applied the same theory to the sun and delivered a paper to the
National Astronomy meeting where she said ‘We found magnetic wave components
appearing in pairs, originating in two different layers in the sun’s interior.
They both have a frequency of approximately 11 years, although this frequency
is slightly different, and they are offset in time. Combing both waves together
and comparing to real data for the current solar cycle, we found that our
predictions showed an accuracy of 97 percent.’<br />
<br />
Looking at these magnetic wave patterns, the model predicts that there will be
few sunspots over the next two 11-year cycles – called Cycle 25, which peaks in
2022, and Cycle 26, which runs from 2030 to 2040.<br />
<br />
She continued ‘In cycle 26, the two waves exactly mirror each other – peaking
at the same time but in opposite hemispheres of the sun. Their interaction will
be disruptive, or they will nearly cancel each other. We predict that this will
lead to the property of a “Maunder Minimum”.’</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></div>
James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-1928458168022645872015-07-23T14:27:00.000+10:002015-07-27T14:28:02.799+10:00Dinner at Estelle by Scott Pickett<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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were right up to the standard expected of Scott Pickett, two of truly
exceptional quality: the Black Truffle Risoni and the White Rocks Veal, Mustard
Leaf and and Hand Rolled Macaroni.<br />
<br />
The restaurant has an innovative configuration, with seating for around 40
people at smallish tables, and another 18 people seated on a bar running along
two sides of the open kitchen. I didn’t sit at one of the tall chairs, so
can only take that on trust, but the seats that the normal tables as good as
they come from a comfort point of view.</span> James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-12896430996008850952015-05-18T10:15:00.000+10:002015-05-18T10:16:12.734+10:00The Fat Duck<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
my misbegotten youth I (and wife Suzanne) ate at a crazy 13 three-star French
restaurants in 12 days, and I have found my way to Australia’s best on numerous
occasions over the years. There have also been return visits, or new
visits, to European gastronomic landmarks, the one miss being elBulli.<br />
<br />
A few weeks ago Suzanne and I made our homage to The Fat Duck, and I don’t
doubt that there has been much comment from professional and casual observers
on all media platforms. But, for whatever reason, I had not read any of
that, so I arrived without any specific preconceptions, but certainly with
great expectations. <br /><br />The one thing I did know about was the wine list,
having provided some inconsequential advice – inconsequential because when I
first saw it prior to the opening of The Fat Duck, I had marvelled at the
breadth and quality of the wines that had been chosen. What I did not
know then, was just how moderate the prices would be, every wine priced to
sell, with a mark up well below the industry norm for a restaurant such as
this.<br />
<br />
But that is not what I’m on about: it is the 13 courses which (subject to
dietary no-go's) are presented to all who have eaten there since it was opened
on 4 February 2015. There is a connecting chord of whimsy that rises to
the surface on many of the dishes: thus Savoury Lollies, Snail Porridge, Mad
Hatter’s Tea Party, Sound of the Sea, Hot and Iced Tea, The Not-So-Full English
Breakfast, and Like a Kid in a Sweet Shop.<br />
<br />
You do also get more specific details of each course on the menu, and once you
get started, there are elements of molecular cuisine, very clever, and
interlaced with the stories behind each dish, and (it hardly needs be said)
none derivative. The presenters (‘waiters’ does not begin to do them
justice) of each dish genuinely understand how it is assembled, and the reasons
for the inclusion of every part in the recipe – although this is an inadequate
word to describe a creation that successively lays siege to your mind, your
eyes, your sense of smell, and (most importantly) what you taste.<br />
<br />
Each dish is a visual work of art from the ground up of what it is presented on
or in though to the food itself. But there is never a sense that the
theatre of the creation and the presentation of each dish is all too clever, or
more important than what you eat. <br />
<br />
And so to the evening as a whole. We arrive shortly after 7pm. And left
shortly before midnight. The timing of the dishes flowed seamlessly:
there was never an awkward pause, the service of the perfectly matched wines
likewise. The actual menu follows, and it serves no useful purpose for me
to give a description of each of the dishes. But this was, quite simply,
the greatest meal I have ever had in my life, and it’s inconceivable that I
will ever have a greater dining experience.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><u><b>MENU</b></u></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><b>AERATED
BEETROOT</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><b>NITRO
POACHED APERITIFS</b><br />
Vodka and Lime Sour, Gin and Tonic, Tequila and Grapefruit<br />
<i>NV Egly Ouriet, Tradition, Grand Cru (Champagne)<br />
</i><br /><b>
RED CABBAGE CAZPACHO</b><br />
Pommery Grain Mustard Ice Cream<br />
<br /><b>
SAVOURY LOLLIES</b><br />
Waldorf Rocket, Salmon Twister and Feast<br />
<i>2008 Meursault, Clos des Ambres, Arnaud Ente (Burgundy)<br />
</i><br /><b>
JELLY OF QUAIL, MARRON CREAM</b><br />
Caviar Sorbet, Oak Moss and Truffle Toast<br />
(Homage to Alain Chapel)<br />
<br /><b>
SNAIL PORRIDGE</b><br />
Joselito Ham, Shaved Fennel<br />
<br /><b>
ROAST MARRON</b><br />
Shiitake, Confit Kombu and Sea Lettuce<br />
<i>2012 Riesling Grand Cru, Rangen de Thann, Clos Saint Urbain Domaine Zind
Hunbrecht (Alsace)<br />
</i><br /><b>
MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY</b><br />
Mock Turtle Soup, Pocket Watch and Toast Sandwich</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>“SOUND OF THE SEA”</b><br />
<br /><b>
SALMON POACHED IN A LIQUORICE GEL</b><br />
Endive, Vanilla Mayonnaise and Golden Trout Roe<br />
<i>2011 Chambolle Musigny, Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue (Burgundy)<br />
</i><br /><b>
LAMB WITH CUCUMBER</b><br />
Green Pepper and Caraway<br />
<br /><b>
HOT & ICED TEA</b><br />
<br /><b>
BOTRYTIS CINEREA</b><br />
<i>2001 Sauterns, Chateau Suduiraut, Cru Classe (Bordeaux)<br />
</i><br /><b>
THE NOT-SO-FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST<br />
<br />
WHISKY WINE GUMS<br />
<br />
“LIKE A KID IN A SWEET SHOP”</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-91378386642969289902015-02-26T16:37:00.000+11:002015-02-27T09:29:08.038+11:00Bloodwood takes to blood sport<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">The
Bloodwood team aka Stephen Doyle has to be one of the most clever and amusing
swipes at all sorts of people and things in the winemaking fraternity. Thus
it’s recent efforts have been The Hipsters’ Guide to Making Orange Wine’
(reproduced with permission), and poking a stick at me with its comment on wine
show glasses, likewise reproduced with permission. - JH</span></b></span><br />
<h2>
</h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Team Bloodwood Hipster Replacement
Winemaking</span></span></strong></h2>
<img alt="Cartoon" src="http://bloodwood.biz/images/newsletter/Cartoon.jpg" height="305" id="_x0000_i1025" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;" width="400" /><br />
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<br /></div>
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read the media release <a href="http://bloodwood.biz/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=archive&task=view&listid=1-christmas-newsletter&mailid=18-bloodwood-hipster-replacement-winemaking&Itemid=232" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></b>James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-51130820581576950472015-02-06T16:18:00.001+11:002015-02-06T16:18:14.217+11:00A tribute to Phillip John<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
news of Phillip John’s death saddened me greatly. He and I were involved
in wine show judging over several decades and numerous intersections with
winemaking/consulting over a period of four years at Lindemans. A
handsome testimonial was released on behalf of James Kirby of Hungerford Hill
Wines, and that follows. <b>- JH</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Vale Phillip John<br />
</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">One of the greats in the Australian wine fraternity passed away this
week.<br />
<br />
Born into a famous Barossa Valley cooperage family, Phillip John was destined
to be in the wine industry. He started his winemaking career with Seppelt’s
straight out of school, and stayed with them until 1980 when he joined
Lindeman’s. This role took him to Sydney where he oversaw winemaking in the
Hunter Valley as well as their growing Sunraysia operations. Phillip ‘fathered’
one of Australia’s first successes in the US and UK, Lindeman’s Bin 65
Chardonnay, but was reluctant to carry this mantle, wanting to earn a
reputation for fine wine!<br />
<br />
Lindeman’s was acquired by Southcorp in the late 1980s, and Phillip rose to
chief white winemaker for the group. This included responsibility for
Hungerford Hill, which came into the group in 1990.<br />
<br />
Phillip was a casualty of the Southcorp take-over of Rosemount in 2001. When
James Kirby acquired the well-known (but by then somewhat neglected) Hungerford
Hill brand, he approached Phillip to become Chief Winemaker. Phillip took this
on with a passion, travelling the country sourcing quality grapes to create
Hungerford Hill’s portfolio of elegant cool climate wines. He was particularly
passionate about Tumbarumba, developing a close rapport with the local growers
with whom he had worked since joining Southcorp.<br />
<br />
Sadly, Phillip retired from Hungerford Hill in 2008 due to ill health, but
remained a consultant until quite recently, visiting Tumbarumba and advising
winemaker Adrian Lockhart on progress of the grape crop.<br />
<br />
Tumbarumba’s growing recognition as a premium Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and
Sparkling wine region and Hungerford Hill’s outstanding success with these
wines are a testament to Phillip John’s vision and persistence. He will be
sorely missed by all his friends in the Australian wine industry.<br />
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<!--[endif]--></span>James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-5384267544419033312015-01-08T10:30:00.000+11:002015-02-26T16:54:45.908+11:00International Wine Challenge Results<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
press release which follows is interesting. It’s clear that Helen Kenny wasn’t
around in the early 1990s. Australia went through a golden period at that time,
winning more medals (including gold) than France, with less than half the
number of entries. The success strike rate of Australia and France isn’t
specified, and I’m trying to chase that up. <b>- JH</b></span><br />
<b><br /></b>
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Australia threatens France's winemaking crown, winning equal number of Gold medals at Tranche One of the International Wine Challenge</span></b><b><br /></b></h2>
<strong></strong><br />
<center>
<strong><u>Results</u></strong></center>
<br />
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">26 Australian wines
awarded a Gold medal at Tranche One of IWC 2015, equaling France’s Gold
medal score</span></strong></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">203 Australian wines
awarded medals at Tranche One of the International Wine Challenge 2015</span></strong></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Australia closes gap on
France, picking up equal number of Gold medals</span></strong></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Australian Dessert
Semillon created exclusively for Tesco finest* range strikes Gold</span></strong></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The International Wine Challenge judges also awarded 71
Silver medals and 106 Bronze medals to Australian wines during its first
round of tasting in November.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">De Bortoli Wines, which operates three wineries across
Australia, received three Gold medals. The company, which is recognised as
a Sustainability Advantage Gold Partner by the New South Wales Government
Office of Environment and Heritage for its sustainable agricultural
approach, received a Gold medal for its Yarra Valley Estate Grown Pinot
Noir 2013, as well as for two of its sweet wines.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Its Deen Vat Series No 5 Botrytis Semillon 2009 and its
Dessert Semillon 2009, created exclusively for the Tesco finest* range,
were both awarded Gold medals by the IWC judges.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Morris Wines, which received the IWC Champion Fortified
Wine Trophy earlier this year, continued its success at this round of the
2015 competition winning three Gold medals. Two of its non-vintage
Muscats, the Morris Cellar One Classic Liqueur Muscat and the Morris Old
Premium Rare Liqueur Muscat struck Gold, as did the Morris Old Premium
Rare Liqueur Topaque NV.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Winemakers Amelia Park Wines and Domaine Naturaliste
each received a pair of Gold medals. Amelia Park Cabernet Merlot 2012 and
its 2012 Reserve Shiraz were both awarded with Gold medals, while Gold
medals also went to Domaine Naturaliste Sauvage Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
2013 and Domanine Naturaliste Artus 2013.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Montalto “Estate” Chadonnay 2013 and Montalto “Estate”
Pinot Noir 2013 racked up two Gold medals for the South Victoria-based Montalto
Vineyard.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This year is the second year the International Wine
Challenge has split its competition into two separate tastings to
accommodate the different production and sales schedules across the
industry, and give winemakers greater flexibility over when to enter their
wines.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tranche One of the IWC 2015 competition was held last
month, and Tranche Two will be hosted in April 2015, with the results
being announced in May.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Visit the IWC website for the full list of winners: <a href="http://www.internationalwinechallenge.com/">http://www.internationalwinechallenge.c</a>om</span></li>
</ul>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Australian winemakers showed star quality at Tranche One of the International Wine Challenge 2015, scooping a total of 203 medals. In a competition first, Australia also matched France’s Gold medal score of 26, although France still topped the total medals chart.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<b><a href="http://www.digitalnewsroom.co.uk/iwc/t1-2015-australia/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">View the full press release here.</span></a></b></div>
James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-45575579486103236672015-01-05T10:00:00.000+11:002015-02-26T16:48:04.057+11:00Northeast v West Victoria Wine Challenge<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">For
the past two years I have been one of the judges for the Northeast v West
Victoria wine competition. It’s a relatively low key affair, but very enjoyable
because of the interaction between the judges and the 30 or so people attending
the event at Union Dining. <br />
<br />
This year the event was held in late November, and the preference ranking for
the wines in the four classes were completely at odds with each other; it may
seem strange, but this is the best possible outcome for the event – every
winery gets to take home some good news. <br />
<br />
<b><u>Sparkling<br />
</u></b><br />
Judges:<br />
1. 2010 Mt Langi Ghiran Blanc de Blanc <br />
<br />
2. 2012 Seppelt Original Sparkling Shiraz </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">3. 2010 Michelini Chardonnay Cuvee <br />3. 2006 Anderson Sparkling Shiraz <br />
<br />
Public<br />
1. 2006 Anderson Sparkling Shiraz <br />
<br />
2. 2010 Michelini Chardonnay Cuvee <br />
<br />
3. 2010 Mt Langi Ghiran Blanc de Blanc <br />
<br />
4. 2012 Seppelt Original Sparkling Shiraz<br />
<br />
<br />
<b><u>Riesling<br />
</u></b><br />
Judges<br />
1. 2011 John Gehrig RG Riesling <br />
<br />
2. 2014 Seppelt Drumborg Riesling <br />
<br />
3. 2014 Bests Riesling<br />
<br />
4. 2013 John Gehrig Riesling <br />
<br />
Public<br />
1. 2014 Seppelt Drumborg Riesling <br />
<br />
2. 2011 John Gehrig RG Riesling <br />
<br />
3. 2014 Bests Riesling <br />
<br />
4. 2013 John Gehrig Riesling <br />
<br />
<br />
<b><u>Shiraz<br />
</u></b><br />
Judges<br />
1. 2013 Dog Rock Shiraz <br />
<br />
2. 2012 Baileys of Glenrowan Shiraz <br />
<br />
3. 2013 Brokenwood Indigo Vineyard Shiraz <br />
<br />
4. 2013 Mt Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz <br />
<br />
Public<br />
1. 2013 Brokenwood Indigo Vineyard Shiraz <br />
<br />
2. 2013 Dog Rock Shiraz<br />
<br />
3. 2013 Mt Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz <br />
<br />
4. 2012 Baileys of Glenrowan Shiraz <br />
<br />
<br />
<b><u>Other Red<br />
</u></b><br />
Judges<br />
1. 2012 Pyren Yardbird Union (Cab Sauv/Cab
Franc/Malbec/PV) <br />
<br />
2. 2013 Eldorado Road Nero D’Avola <br />
<br />
3. 2012 A Rodda Cuvee de Chez (Cab
Sauv/Merlot/Malbec/PV) <br />
<br />
Public<br />
1. 2012 A Rodda Cuvee de Chez <br />
<br />
2. 2013 Eldorado Road Nero D’Avola <br />
<br />
3. 2012 Pyren Yardbird Union </span>James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-57409602031109449612015-01-01T16:43:00.000+11:002015-02-26T16:47:03.702+11:00Margaret River Gourmet Escape<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">I
attended the Margaret River Gourmet Escape held on 20-23 November; the press
release that follows gives some idea of the magnitude of the event, which was
incredibly well organised given the multiple activities going on up and down
the region. For much of the time I was based at Leeuwin Estate doing
masterclasses, so was in the centre of the village activity that attracted over
13 000 people over the three days. It was striking how very few of those
attending showed any signs of being even mildly intoxicated. I guess the large
number of children trailing in the wake of parents and friends acted as a
natural break.<b> - JH</b></span><br />
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<strong><br /><span style="font-size: large;">MARGARET RIVER GOURMET ESCAPE
2014 – THE BIGGEST YET</span></strong></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The 2014 Margaret River Gourmet Escape, presented by Siemens home
appliances, saw 21,917 tickets sold – more than double the number of the first
Gourmet Escape in 2012 and cementing the event as a must attend for food and
wine enthusiasts the world over.<br />
8,288 people attended the 20 satellite events set in picturesque and unique
locations including forests, beaches and wineries where 49 international and
Australian chefs, food and wine experts engaged with audiences and showcased
quintessential produce and wine from the South West.<br /><br />
13,629 food and wine lovers soaked up the vibe of the Gourmet Village at
Leeuwin Estate where they sampled and sipped their way around Margaret River
and greater WA through the 170 exhibitors and restaurants showcasing their
wares.<br /><br />
“Each year we aim to up the ante and deliver a truly unique and exceptional
program of events which have evolved as well as the creation of new ideas to
ensure we are properly representing the region and all it has to offer to
international, interstate and local audiences,” says Margaret River Gourmet
Escape Event Director, Naomi Wilson.<br /><br />
“This year we pulled out all stops to create a massive weekend for lovers of
food, wine, music and fun which is evident from the new additions to the
program including Matt Preston and A.A. Gill playing quizmaster at the Gourmet
Food Trivia Night; sundown wine tastings and DJs on the beachfront at Sunset
Beats and Bites and the high end International Cabernet Celebration at Cape
Mentelle, to name a few. We also saw an exciting fusion of local and native
ingredients with an international twist. Unique dishes on the menus included: </span><br />
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Saltwater crocodile,
fermented mangrove seeds, black ant (Jock Zonfrillo at Land to Vine)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kangaroo tartare,
sandalwood miso, ants and sea herbs (Matt Stone at Farm, Forage, Graze)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Poached West Australian
marron, cauliflower cous cous, finger lime, vas el hanout broth (Clare
Smyth at Michelin Greats at Voyager Estate)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pan seared sea scallops in
red curry sauce (Sam Leong at East Meets West)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Botrytis Cinerea dessert
dish incorporating 66 ingredients (Heston Blumenthal & Jonny Lake at
Michelin Greats at Voyager Estate)</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> “Similarly we incorporated new interactive
features at the Gourmet Village such as the Regional Pavilions, a new wine
attraction and food photography classes, which undoubtedly contributed to its
huge success and large visitation – much to the delight of visitor, exhibitors,
sponsors and celebrities in attendance such as Layne Beachley, Kirk Pengilly,
Adam Garcia and Simon Le Bon.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“What makes Margaret River Gourmet Escape different from any other food and
wine festival on the planet is not only the ability to showcase the region’s
offerings in breathtaking remarkable locations but also the genuine enthusiasm
from the participating chefs, food and wine experts which is integral in
promoting the Margaret River Wine Region to a local and global market,” says
Wilson.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To this end, accolades from participating chefs have started pouring in:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Everything’s laid on. It’s just an absolutely brilliant event from the village
to amazing dinners with some of the best chefs in the world. You know there’s
very few things that you can go to like that,” says Clare Smyth, Chef at
Restaurant Gordon Ramsey, UK.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Similarly Australia’s own acclaimed chef and restaurateur, Jacques Reymond has
nothing but compliments for the event saying, “Margaret River Gourmet Escape is
one of the best events in the country. I’m very emotional to be here because
it’s a wonderful part of Australia. It’s so remote but once you get here you
feel at home, and it’s wonderful.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Margaret River Gourmet Escape aims to deliver a program unlike any other which
incorporates a lauded international and local line up of food and wine talent,
this year including the likes of Heston Blumenthal, Massimo Bottura, Rick Stein
and Peter Gilmore. Margaret River Gourmet Escape also attracts significant
national and international media exposure with journalists from the UK,
Germany, Singapore, New Zealand, China, USA and Indonesia attending the event.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last month, the West Australian State Government announced continued funding
for the event until at least 2017.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next Margaret River Gourmet Escape will take place from 20 – 22 November
2015.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">For event information: <a href="http://email.erelease.com.au/wf/click?upn=jsmq4ETA8vWHcPcezuXj8kegViz6DHV9Nqey0HtnDikYtbYYmxBHUTBKqW0gdrS5_uVBb-2BdQfaai8TB6O-2FvkirQJjEHGN7uS7iY3ijggBdMQP1alcehex7Z6Gf6OlOsyosX3CvSo5N0KyrEm9Tkby-2B2vuy0ZhgblNalSvHfdsQcuSHDNn1KPTcvii2kPGP-2BzzdMOtlPc4c3zMfdHcli22pRsAzsvmNFWjTUXGW-2BmD-2F6nIVpdcdqmLChjkbFVUoZfeEYbRuscEZtyDgJeNMpd-2BU9udg7D0vH5HPQoGdPI95nJnt4ThBScA6LpL6LF27Wtj">www.gourmetescape.com.au</a></span></div>
James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-56232231148269088642014-12-12T09:30:00.000+11:002014-12-12T09:30:00.410+11:00Crittenden Wine Centre<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><b>Garry
Crittenden, patriarch of Crittenden Estate, and an early mover in innovative
marketing and energetic sales efforts in the UK in the late 1980s and early
‘90s, is looking on with approval at son Rollo and daughter Zoe as they release
details of the new Crittenden Wine Centre. - JH</b><br />
<br /><b>
The press release explains the concept thus: </b><br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">The
Crittenden Wine Centre will give visitors to the Crittenden Estate family farm
an insightful and fulfilling experience, encouraging them to taste and learn at
their own pace in seated, relaxed environment.<br />
<br />
Winemaker Rollo Crittenden said the Centre represented “a new model for wine
tourism, designed to optimise the enjoyment and learning experience of an
Australian winery. The Crittenden Wine Centre will be a place where people can
come to learn as much as they desire about our wines and the local region at a
pace of their choosing”, Rollo added.<br />
<br />
Upon arrival, visitors will be welcomed and given an introduction to Crittenden
Estate before being offered a place to sit and asked which varietals they are
most interested in tasting. Visitors will then be presented with tasting notes
in either written form or via interactive presentations on electronic tablet
devices, and experienced and qualified wine educators will be on hand to guide
them through the wines.<br />
<br />
In addition, the Crittenden Wine Centre will be a place where visitors can
learn about the many attributes of the Mornington Peninsula wine region as well
as the grape growing and winemaking process.<br />
<br />
Crittenden Estate is well known for the diversity of wine styles it produces,
which makes it an ideal venue for a tasting centre of this kind, with up to 26
wines available for tasting. <br />
<br />
Crittenden Estate produces wines from the Mornington Peninsula’s signature
varieties of pinot noir and chardonnay, as well as Italian varieties under the <i>Pinocchio</i>
label, and Spanish varieties under the <i>Los Hermanos</i> label. Visitors to
the Crittenden Wine Centre will have the opportunity to taste and learn about
not just what the Peninsula does best, but about the range of fascinating
varietals from northern Italy and Spain.<br />
<br />
Garry, who like the Cheshire cat, is slowly but inexorably fading from the
scene, commented, “the time is right to create a tasting facility such as this
on the Peninsula, as it is widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading wine
tourism destinations". <br />
<br />
"We anticipate visitors will leave our new home feeling relaxed, engaged,
fulfilled and well-informed about our wines. It’s a more personal approach to
wine tasting, and I think people are really going to enjoy it”, Garry added.<br />
<br />
This seated, self-paced model of wine education and appreciation is virtually
non-existent in Australia. The Crittenden Wine Centre aims to broaden and
enrich the cellar door experience in this country.<br />
<br />
Zoe Crittenden, who looks after the companies’ marketing, pointed out the
natural synergy that will exist between the Crittenden Wine Centre and the
newly refurbished Lakeside Villas accommodation suites on the estate, together
with the ‘Stillwater at Crittenden’ restaurant. "We hope to provide guests
with the complete package in one location”, Zoe added.<br />
<br />
Crittenden Estate first planted in 1982 and is now home to some of the oldest
vines on the Mornington Peninsula. Its Garry Crittenden is one of the pioneers
of the region’s wine industry. He has been acknowledged for his work in
championing Italian varietals in Australia, for which he was inducted as a
“Legend” by the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival Committee in 2012.<br />
<br />
Son Rollo Crittenden is also awarded in the wine industry, being named “Young
Gun of Wine” in 2010.<br />
<br />
With Rollo at the winemaking helm and Zoe leading the marketing charge, the
second generation at Crittenden Estate is poised to herald a new era in wine
tourism.<br />
<br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">For
more information contact:<br />
</span><b><span style="color: #787878; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Crittenden Estate , 25 Harrisons Road, Dromana Ph: (03) 5981 8322</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">www.crittendenwines.com.au
<<u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http:">http://</a>www.crittendenwines.com.au/</span></u></span>James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-91472234511194998872014-12-10T17:41:00.000+11:002014-12-10T17:41:05.308+11:00Nature’s Cruel Tricks<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Sad
news comes from yet another region to join those previously hit by frost and
hail. The Canberra District has had a fairly challenging few years (with the notable
exception of 2013) to deal with, and now a hail storm has destroyed more than
one-third of the vineyards of some of the Lake George district wineries.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/hail-storm-wreaks-havoc-on-lake-george-wineries-20141206-121pyh.html" target="_blank">Hail storm wreaks havoc on Lake George wineries</a></h1>
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Wet weather and hail has hit the region's vineyards causing havoc for some wineries across the region but ideal conditions for others.</div>
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A hail storm destroyed more than one third of the crops at Lerida Estate vineyard near Lake George, and continued wet weather could ruin the rest.</div>
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Lerida Estate owner Jim Lumbers said about two feet of hail dumped down on his prized grapes on Saturday night, causing irreversible damage.</div>
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"It's extremely unwelcome," he said.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">"I reckon possibly a 30 per cent crop loss and a few shredded leaves and broken canes."</span></span></div>
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Mr Lumbers said he has inspected the damage and some areas of the vineyard looked like they were still intact.</div>
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However, exposed bunches of grapes were bruised and split, and he said these will die and fall off the vine.</div>
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"Grapes and vines are resilient things so we can only watch and wait. Maybe the berries left will grow a bit bigger, but at the moment it's not a pretty sight," Mr Lumbers said.</div>
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Mount Majura Vineyard winemaker Frank van de Loo said rainfall was higher than average but not a disaster. </div>
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"It's not my perfect scenario but we're able to cope with it. Fortunately it's early on. Right now, the grapes are pretty much resistant. It's just a bit more moisture than we would like," Mr van de Loo said.</div>
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Canberra District Wine Industry Association president John Leyshon said inclement weather did not seem to be a wider problem for the area.</div>
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"If it was March, we would be tearing our hair out, but as long as people have kept up their spraying programs and kept the downy mildew under control, I think people will be happy [with the rain]," Mr Leyshon said.</div>
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"It's a really early season. There's been so much growth in the vineyards it is setting up for a good time."</div>
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Despite the early optimism, Mr Leyshon said there was a long way to go before harvest in March.</div>
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"It could be an early vintage, probably talking about three weeks. Whether it will be depends on how the rest of the season pans out," he said.</div>
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"The weather really killed us last year because the rain came in March.</div>
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"The grapes were ripe and plump and when you get a lot of rain they tend to split, and the rain didn't stop [last year]. We're hoping for a good 2015, it's looking good at this stage."</div>
James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-60693438161122225722014-11-17T09:00:00.000+11:002014-11-17T09:00:03.117+11:00Bill Crappsley celebrates 50 years of winemaking<img height="265" src="http://www.wineaustralia.net.au/en-GB/~/media/0000Apluswines%20site/UK/UK%20News%20Media/Nordics%202014/Bill%20Crappsley%20resized.ashx?h=232&w=350" width="400" /><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bill Crappsley is one of the great
winemaker warriors of Western Australia. He celebrated 50 years of
winemaking this year, and added a third medal to his previous recognitions in
1999 (the George Mulgrue Award) and 2007 (the Di Cullen Award), both
recognising his services to the Western Australian wine industry. Now he
has received the Jack Mann Memorial Medal, again celebrating his long – and
continuing – winemaking career, with Plan B!</span> <o:p></o:p></div>
James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-27363845592544688332014-11-14T14:39:00.002+11:002014-11-14T14:39:48.995+11:00Hilltops winery Moppity Vineyards<img height="300" src="https://search.crackawines.com.au/Images/ImageGalleryLandscapeNoWaterMark/MoppityVineyards.jpg" width="400" /><br />
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winery Moppity Vineyards has never been backwards when it comes to announcing
its wine show successes and other critical acclaim. But I have to admit
its performance in the Great Australian Shiraz Challenge was amazing. 392
wines were entered in this year’s 20th Anniversary Challenge, retail prices for
the wines going as high as $300 a bottle, and many over $100. During this
20-year period, only seven wineries have had two wines in the top 10 (including
Hardys, Grant Burge, Wirra Wirra and Kilikanoon), but this year Moppity had
three wines in the top 10, all gold medal winners, two of the wines vying for
the Trophy for Best Wine. In the outcome, the 2013 Reserve (rrp $70)
pushed the 2013 Eclipse (rrp $120) into second place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Moppity’s
show record with its five shiraz wines from the 2013 Hilltops vintage have put
beyond doubt their quality. That record is as follows:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>2013 Eclipse Shiraz (rrp $120)</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2
Trophies, 8 gold medals</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>2013 Reserve Shiraz (rrp $70)</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1 Trophy, 3 gold medals</span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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2013 Estate Shiraz (rrp $30)</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3 gold medals</span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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2013 Lock & Key Reserve Shiraz (rrp $25)</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6 gold medals</span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>2013 Lock & Key Shiraz (rrp $20)</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3 gold medals (including 97 point
gold and equal runner up to the eventual Jimmy Watson Trophy Winner (SC Pannell
Syrah), Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2013)</span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-31939976082960742922014-11-14T14:34:00.000+11:002014-11-14T14:34:19.999+11:00Tony Walker and his latest release "Vintage Tasmania: The complete book of Tasmanian wine"<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tony Walker spent two years
researching the history of Tasmanian wine from 1823 through to the present day
for his Masters Degree from the University of Tasmania. The 280-page,
full colour book, <i>Vintage Tasmania: The complete book of Tasmanian wine</i>,
is the outcome of his painstaking and original research. I was asked to
write an introduction to the book, and, having read it from cover to cover, was
delighted to do so. Rather than paraphrase that introduction, it follows
verbatim:</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
This marvelous book is the culmination of a massive amount of original research
on the 19th and second half of the 20th centuries, and extensive interviews
with the key players in the Tasmanian wine industry of today. It shuts the door
on any further book for several decades to come simply because there is nothing
more to say. <br /><br />
It’s rare to talk of a non-fiction work as a page-turner, but this is one such.
For not only is Tony Walker a researcher, and commentator, he is a skilled
writer. If anyone doubts that, simply read Chapter 4: The Bernacchi Experiment.
It adds a further dimension to the book – Walker’s wry sense of humour. <br />
<br />
The genesis of the book was a thesis exploring the reasons why wine growing and
making failed until the vinous torch was lit of Jean and Cecile Miguet in 1956,
130 years after Bartholomew Broughton made the first wine for sale in 1826. Put
another way, the Tasmanian wine industry of today is the most vibrant in
Australia, pulsating with success, and with virtually unlimited potential. What
has changed so dramatically in such a short period of time? <br />
<br />
Walker lays this all out in totally convincing fashion, aided by his understanding
of wine in general. I have been a frequent visitor to Tasmania as a
flyfisherman since Lake Pedder was filled, and as a wine show judge since 1991,
co-chairing the Tasmanian Wines Show since that year, when 45 wines were
entered, compared to 449 in 2014. I have hung up my judge’s wig, but the
prospect of fishing is still attractive. <br />
<br />
I also fulfilled a longheld ambition to be involved in making a Tasmanian Pinot
Noir under the Coldstream Hills banner, and would love to make more. The
problem is that Tasmania is the only region in Australia with a structural
deficit of grapes, as a Federal politician or economist might describe it. <br />
<br />
Brown Brothers’ acquisition of Tamar Ridge for a reported $30 million; the
purchase of the White Hills Vineyard from Brown Brothers by Treasury Wine
Estates; the House of Arras/Bay of Fires ownership by Accolade; and the
purchase of the Parish Vineyard by the Hill-Smith Family Vineyards/Yalumba
demonstrate the arrival of the Big End of Town in the Tasmanian industry. And
this is only the beginning of what will be a golden period for and of Tasmania.
<br />
<br />
And so back to this book. Its design, printing and illustrations are
impeccable. Its inclusion of the Regional Wine Routes is another important part
of Tasmania today and tomorrow. Which leads me to Horace Greeley who famously
wrote of America 150 years ago ‘Go west, young man, go west’. For Australia, it
is a case of ‘Go south, young man, go south’. </span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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The book will become available from the end of November, with reasonably wide
distribution in Tasmania, but restricted access on the mainland. Thus,
Tony’s website – <a href="http://www.providoretasmania.com.au/">www.providoretasmania.com.au</a>
– will be the most effective way of purchasing it, at an rrp of $49.95 freight
free. Orders can be placed from November 15 onwards, and it goes without
saying, I encourage everyone with an interest in wine – and, in particular, its
history – to buy the book. You will not be disappointed, nor will anyone
who may receive it as a Christmas present.</span> <o:p></o:p></div>
James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-91058937405999963792014-11-14T14:13:00.001+11:002014-11-14T14:13:49.441+11:00What James is drinking - 2002 Salon<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Arguably the most elite of all the
elite Champagnes, with an annual production of 5000 dozen bottles to satisfy a
thirsty world. Made from 100% Grand Cru vines at Le Mesnil, the wine was
disgorged progressively over 2013 and ‘14. It does not undergo mlf, and at no
time does oak feature in the elevage. The bouquet is exceptionally powerful,
with a cross-cut of pure citrus and white peach on the one hand, creamy brioche
and spice on the other; the palate has amazing length and focus, immaculate
balance, and a farewell of yellow fruit, spice and lingering acidity. The
$850-$950 price tag should not deter those looking for an ultimate experience.
Cru Wines (T 02 8069 6974) handles the east coast distribution and Fine Wine
Wholesalers </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(T <span style="color: #212121;">08
9314 7133)</span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">looks after WA, through fine wine retailers, restaurants and
to the odd private collector. This is the 38th vintage of Salon, and, for the
first time, a few magnums have made their way into the country. You will have
to be quick, however. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-86556287394135619162014-11-14T12:41:00.001+11:002014-11-14T12:41:52.288+11:00Vale Doug Crittenden 1923-2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My
friendship with Doug Crittenden began in the late 1960s when, on an annual
foray to the Melbourne Cup (with friends from Sydney), we visited his Toorak
grocery and wine store to buy wines that were simply not available in Sydney.
One thing led to another, and he was one of the first members of the Single
Bottle Club initiated by Len Evans in 1977.<br />
<br />
Although I may not have the details exactly right, I remember Doug being
apprehended by water police for not wearing a life jacket while on his sail
board. When they asked him for his date of birth he said ‘’23’, to which the
response was ‘Smartarse. I don’t want your age, I simply want to know when you
were born.’ This incident occurred in the 1980s when Doug was in his 60s.<br />
<br />
He had an encylopedic knowledge of the great wines of the world, but was also
one of the most enterprising retailers in Australia, persuading Penfolds to
sell him (with his labels) experimental vintages of what became Bin 389. More
importantly still, he had a great sense of humour and joie de vivre, never
taking himself or wine too seriously. His zest for life lasted for many
decades, and I feel a keen sense of personal loss.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-61012550702520566112014-11-07T14:20:00.002+11:002014-11-07T14:20:21.351+11:00Len Evans Tutorial - Friday<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
Tutorial finished on </span><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Friday</span></b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in the same way as ever: a blind
tasting of seven Red Burgundies from the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. The
Scholars first had to nominate the vintage, and, once this was done, the vintage
was disclosed. Armed with this knowledge, they ad to guess the order in
which they had been poured. Their scores were then tallied, and while they
still had wine in their glasses, the correct order was revealed:</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Vintage</span></b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: 2010<br />
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<b>Order:</b> <br />
Echézeaux<br />
Grands Echézeaux<br />
Richebourg<br />
Romanée-St-Vivant<br />
Romanée-Conti<br />
La Tâche<br />
Corton</span><o:p></o:p></div>
James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-19222447840633708752014-11-07T14:20:00.000+11:002014-11-07T14:20:02.557+11:00Len Evans Tutorial - Thursday<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A
great tasting of Pinot Noirs/Red Burgundies started the day’s judging class on </span><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thursday</span></b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, with many great wines, Burgundy
with seven gold medals <i>(see key below)</i>, Australia five, New Zealand and
Oregon one each. As with the Chardonnays, the cork issue struck Burgundy, most
notably the 2009 de Vogue Musigny, oxidised and bretty – normally a superb
wine, likewise the 2011 Mongeard Mugneret Grands Echezeaux.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2002 Domaine De la Romanée Conti
Echezeaux GC (Flagey-Echezeaux) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2006 Curly Flat (Macedon
Ranges) - 93 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2006 Villa Maria Taylors Pass
Vineyard (Marlbourough) - 92 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2007 Maude Mt Maude Family
Vineyard (Central Otago) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2007 Bindi Original Vineyard
(Macedon Ranges) - 91 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2008 Domaine de la Romanée
Conti Richebourg GC (0osne-Romanée) - 96 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2008 Mondillo (Central Otago)
- 91 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 Domaine Armand Rousseau
Chambertin Clos de Beze GC (Gevrey- Chambertin) - 96 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 Domaine Comte Georges de
Vogüé Musigny Vieilles Vignes GC (Chambolle-Musigny) - 83 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 Domaine Hudelot Noellat
Romanée-Saint-Vivant GC (Vosne-Romanée) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Ata Rangi (Martinborough)
- 93 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Dawson and James (Derwent
Valley) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Domaine Confuron
Cotetidot Charmes Chambertin GC ( Gevery-Chambertin) - 89 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Elk Cove Roosevelt
(Williamette Valley) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret
Grands Echezeaux GC (Flagey-Echezeaux) - 96 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Domaine de la Vougeraie
Bonnes-Mares GC (Chambolle-Musigny) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Kusuda (Martinborough) -
94 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Charteris Winter Vineyard
(Central Otago) - 94 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Domaine Armand Rousseau
Chambertin GC (Gevrey-Chambertin) - 85 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Domaine Mommessin Clos de
Tart GC (Morey –Saint-Denis) - 93 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Beaux Freres The Vineyard
(Williamette Valley) - 89 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Domaine Dujac Clos
Saint-Denis GC (Morey –Saint-Denis) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Coldstream Hills Reserve
(Yarra Valley) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Home Hill Kelly’s Reserve
(Huon Valley) - 93 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Mount Mary (Yarra Valley)
- 92 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Yabby Lake Single Block
Release Block 1 (Mornington Peninsula) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Giant Steps Applejack
Vineyard (Yarra Valley) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Felton Road Block 5
(Bannockburn) - 94 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Circe Hillcrest Road
Vineyard (Mornington Peninsula) - 89 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Farrside by Farr
(Geelong) - 95</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Points conversion key:<br />
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">85-89 Bronze<br />
90-94 Silver<br />
95-99 Gold</span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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The afternoon Riesling Masterclass was pure pleasure, the Bordeaux Masterclass
sheer heel. The ludicrous extraction, high alcohol, dead fruit, and
mouth-ripping tannins (compounded by brettanomyces in several instances) came
from left field. These wines are priced from $350 to $3300 retails (except for
wines 1 ($100) and 2 ($150)). The 2009 vintage caused controversy, most saying
St Emilion did far better than Pomerol, and some stratospheric points awarded.
The two wines to offer the hope of some drinking pleasure down the track were
Chateau Ausone ($3300) and Chateau Cheval Blanc ($2500). It’s a lot of money to
spend on a hope.<br />
<br />
The Riesling Masterclass wines were:</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2013 Pikes The Merle Reserve
Riesling (Clare Valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2013 Stargazer Riesling (Derwent
valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2013 Howard Park Riesling
(Great Southern) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2013 Harewood Estate Reserve
Riesling (Denmark) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Paulett Wines Antonia
Riesling (Polish Hill) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2013 Crawford River Riesling
(Henty) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2013 Grosset Polish Hill
Riesling (Polish Hill) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 KT Peglids Watervale
Riesling (Watervale) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Egon Muller
Scharzhofberger Kabinett (Mosel) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Egon Muller
Scharzhofberger Spatlese (Mosel) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Egon Muller
Scharzhofberger Auslese (Mosel) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Joh. Jos Prum Graacher
Himmelreich Kabinett (Mosel) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Joh. Jos Prum
Bernkasteler Badstube Kabinett (Mosel) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Joh. Jos Prum Riesling
Kabinett (Mosel) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 Domaine Weinbach Faller
Kaysersberg Riesling Schlossberg Cuvee St Catherine L'Inedit Grand Cru
(Schlossberg)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
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The Bordeaux Masterclass wines were:<br />
</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009
Château Monbousquet (St-Èmillion) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009
Château Bellevue (St-Èmillion) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009
Château Bellevue Mondotte (St-Èmillion) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009
Château Figeac (St-Èmillion) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009
Château Canon (St-Èmillion) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009
Château Mondotte (St-Èmillion) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009
Château Valandraud (St-Èmillion) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009
Château Angelus (St-Èmillion) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009
Château Ausone (St-Èmillion) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009
Château Cheval Blanc (St-Èmillion) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009
Château Pavie (St-Èmillion)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
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The day ended with the following wines, and matched with the menu below:</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pre-Dinner Options</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1966 St Ursula Goldener Oktober Rheinhessen
(Rheinhessen) </span></i><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1968 Bernkastel Bernkasteler Schlossberg Mosel (Mosel)</span></i><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dry White</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Yabby Lake Single Vineyard Chardonnay (Mornington
Peninsula) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Penfolds Bin 12A Chardonnay (Tasmania) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Giaconda Chardonnay (Beechworth) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Seville Estate Reserve Chardonnay (Yarra Valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Brokenwood Indigo Vineyard Chardonnay (Beechworth)
</span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Heemskerk Coal River Chardonnay (Tasmania)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dry Red</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1995 Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Richebourg Grand Cru
(Vosne-Romanée) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1996 Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Richebourg Grand Cru
(Vosne-Romanée) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2008 Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Richebourg Grand Cru
(Vosne-Romanée) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Richebourg Grand Cru
(Vosne-Romanée) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Richebourg Grand Cru
(Vosne-Romanée) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Richebourg Grand Cru
(Vosne-Romanée) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Richebourg Grand Cru
(Vosne-Romanée)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dry Red</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1986 Chateau Cheval Blanc (St-Emilion) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1986 Lindemans St George (Coonawarra) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1986 Chateau Lafite (Pauillac) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1986 Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Limited
Release (Coonawarra) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1986 Chateau Cos d’Estournel</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Options</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1945 Chateau de la Guimoniere Coteaux du Layon Chaume
(Loire) </span></i><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1938 Chateau d’Yquem (Sauternes)</span></i><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sweet Bracket</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1976 Erbacher Honigberg Riesling Beerenauslese
(Rheingau) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1966 Yalumba Private Bin Sauternes (Barossa Valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1944 Chateau Filhot (Sauternes)</span></li>
</ol>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thursday</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
<b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">1st
Entrée<br />
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Twice
Baked Gruyere Cheese Soufflé, with fresh chervil<br />
<br />
<b>2nd Entrée<br />
</b>Roasted Fillet of Murray Cod, with baby red radish, pea puree, pea shoots
and fresh peas<br />
<br />
<b>Main<br />
</b>Braised Lamb Shanks, with creamy polenta, capsicum relish, aioli and
gremolata<br />
<br />
<b>Dessert<br />
</b>Caramelised Pineapple and Passionfruit Crème Brulee Napoleon<br />
<br />
<b>Cheese<br />
</b>Holy Goat La Luna (Sutton Grange, Victoria)</span>James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-75186910612228237792014-11-07T14:15:00.002+11:002014-11-07T14:18:49.477+11:00Len Evans Tutorial 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">James
Halliday has been part of the Len Evans Tutorial since the beginning, and this
year is providing a birds eye view of each days’ proceedings. This is the 14th
annual Tutorial, always held in the Hunter Valley where it all began under the
baton of Len Evans.<br />
<br />
Each of the first four days of the Len Evans Tutorial has an important
component: the judging of 30 wines from a specified variety or varieties. They
are judged blind by the four tutors and by the 12 scholars (as they are known)
who have successfully applied for a place (out of a field of over 100). They
are variously winemakers, sommeliers, wine educators, viticulturists or
retailers/distributors. The tutors are Iain Riggs, Ian McKenzie, Tim James and
myself, Gary Steel an ex officio member for some of the proceedings.<br />
<br />
We (the Tutors) go to a separate room after tasting the wines in silence and
knowing no more than the scholars about the wines: their variety/style, and the
vintage of the youngest and oldest wines in the class. White wines are judge
from young to old, red wines from old to young. The Tutors call out their
points for each wine precisely as they would in a wine show, and arrive at a
consensus score (out of 100). In the majority of instances the points are so
closely grouped there is little need for discussion; if one of the tutor’s
score is significantly different, discussion usually resolves the discrepancy;
rarely (one or two wines per class) we may agree to a quick re-taste on
returning to the judging room.<br />
<br />
The Scholars do not have the opportunity to discuss each wine (12 tasters makes
this impractical), and they take it in turns to call out their points. Without
knowing the Tutors’ consensus score, four or five will be asked to talk about
the wine, and why they gave the points they did. They won’t know at this stage
whether their score is higher, lower or the same as that of the Tutors.<br />
<br />
This process proceeds one wine at a tie, and once completed, the steward
announces the name of the wine. Normally he/she (the steward) will have
selected the wines for the class – these are highly experienced Hunter Valley
winemakers who in bygone days were themselves Scholars; by chance, three this
year are present, incoming or recently retired Chairs of Capital City Wine
Shows.<br />
<br />
On </span><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Monday </span></b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">afternoon
we judged the Northern Rhône varieties Shiraz and Shiraz Viognier blends. The
wines and their scores were:</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2006 Kusuda (Martinborough) -
89 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2007 E. Guigal La Mouline
(Cote-Rotie) - 94 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2007 M. Chapoutier Le Pavillon
(Hermitage) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2008 La Collina (Hawke’s Bay)
- 90 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2008 Penfolds Grange (BV) - 95
</span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 Dom. JL Chave Hermitage
(Hermitage) - 82 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 Clonakilla Shiraz
Viognier (Murrumbateman) - 91 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 E. Guigal La Landonne
(Cote-Rotie) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 E. Guigal Ex Voto
(Hermitage) - 96 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Henschke Mount Edelstone
(Eden Valley) - 89 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Dom. Rene Rostaing
Cote-Rotie Blonde (Cote-Rotie) - 90 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff
Edge (Grampians) - 94 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Dom. Vincent Paris
Granite 60 (Cornas) - 96 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Penfolds St Henri (South
Australia) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Paul Jaboulet Aine La
Chapelle (Hermitage) - 86 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yves Cuilleron Le Village
(Cornas) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Delas Hermitage Les
Bessards (Hermitage) - 93 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Pepper Tree Wines Coquun
(Hunter Valley) - 93 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Dom. Jamet (Cote-Rotie) -
95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Yves Cuilleron Les
Serines (St-Joseph) - 96 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Best’s Great Western
Shiraz No. 1 (Grampians) - 93 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Dom. Auguste Clape
(Cornas) - 89 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 John Duval Entity
(Barossa Valley) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Shaw + Smith (Adelaide
Hills) - 96 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Dom. Alain Graillot
Crozes-Hermitage (Crozes-Hermitage) - 80 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Head Wines Brunette
(Barossa Valley) - 94 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 The Lane Vineyard Block
14 (Adelaide Hills) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Hentley Farm The Beauty
(Barossa Valley) - N/S </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2013 The Radford Dale Nudity
(South Africa) - 82 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2013 Brokenwood Mistress Block
(Hunter Valley) - 96</span><o:p></o:p></li>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;">Monday:</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">1st Entrée</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Country Fried Jumbo Quail with honey, pecan glaze<br /><br /><b>2nd Entrée</b>Charred Garam Masala Scented Foie Gras, with cinnamon lemons, pea shoots, rose petals and spiced jus<br /><br /><b>Main</b>Roulade of Duck Breast and Jamon, with pickled baby beetroot, braised beetroot greens, aioli and star dust<br /><br /><b>Dessert</b>Cherry Bombe Alaska, with cognac poached cherries, cherry gel and almond crumble<br /><br /><b>Cheese</b>L’Artisan Extravagant Triple Cream Brie (Timboon, Victoria)</span></div>
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Each evening blind flights of wines are served, with one Tutor (myself Monday
evening) running the Options games for each flight or single/double wines). The
wines were:</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Pre-Dinner Option</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1982 Bollinger RD (Champagne)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dry White</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Patrick Piuze Chablis 'Butteaux' (Chablis) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Patrick Piuze Chablis ' Les Forets' (Chablis) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Patrick Piuze Chablis Terroir de Courgis (Chablis)
</span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Patrick Piuze Chablis 'Valmur' (Chablis) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Patrick Piuze Chablis 'Les Preuses' (Chablis) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Patrick Piuze Chablis 'Terrior (Chablis)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
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<b><i>Option</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2001 Dom. JF Coche-Dury Mersault (Mersault)</span></i><o:p></o:p></li>
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<b>Dry Red</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1983 Wendouree Shiraz (Clare Valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1993 Wendouree Shiraz (Clare Valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1995 Wendouree Shiraz (Clare Valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1996 Wendouree Shiraz (Clare Valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2002 Wendouree Shiraz (Clare Valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Wendouree Shiraz (Clare Valley)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
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<b><i>Options</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1959 Avery’s Vosne Romanee le Suchots </span></i><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1959 Dom. Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin</span></i><o:p></o:p></li>
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<b>Dry Red</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1970 Château Cheval Blanc (St-Emillon) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1970 Château Latour (Pauillac) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1970 Château Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1970 Château Cos dÉstournel (St-Estèphe) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1970 Château Leoville Las Cases (St –Julien) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1970 Château de Pez (St-Estèphe)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
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<b><i>Options</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1990 James Halliday Coonawarra Cabernet (Coonawarra) </span></i><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1991 James Halliday Coonawarra Cabernet (Coonawarra) </span></i><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1992 James Halliday Coonawarra Cabernet (Coonawarra)</span></i><o:p></o:p></li>
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<b>Sweet Whites</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1975 Château d’Yquem (Sauternes) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1975 Château Filhot Comtesse Durieu de Lacarelle
(Sauternes) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1975 Château Coutet Barsac (Barsac)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
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On </span><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday </span></b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">morning,
30 Chardonnays were judged; they (and their points) were as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2013 Deep Woods Estate Reserve
(Margaret River) - 94 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Shaw + Smith M3 (Adelaide
Hills) - 90 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Patrick Piuze Blanchot
(Chablis) - 83 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Tyrrell’s Belford (Hunter
Valley) - 94 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Coldstream Hills Reserve
(Yarra Valley) - 96 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Felton Road (Bannockburn)
- 88 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2012 Xanadu Stevens Road
(Margaret River) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Bruno Clair Corton
Charlemagne (Corton) - 90 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Dawson and James (Derwent
Valley) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Devils lair 9th Chamber
(Margaret River) - 94 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Leroy Chassagne
Montrachet Morgeot (Chassagne Montrachet) - 80 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2011 Château Puligny
Montrachet Chaveliar Montrachet (Puligny Montrachet) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Yabby lake Single
Vineyard (Mornington Peninsula) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Etiene Sauzet
Batard Montrachet (Puligny Montrachet) - 84 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Dom. Bonneau du
Martray Corton-Charlemagne GC (Corton) - 96 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Penfolds Yattarna
(Tasmania/Adelaide Hills) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Villa Maria
Barrique Fermented (Gisborne) - 91 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Louis Moreau Les
Clos (Chablis) - 93 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Cullen Kevin John
(Margaret River) - 88 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Giaconda Estate
Vineyard (Beechworth) - 91 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 Bouchard Chevalier
Montrachet (Puligny Montrachet) - 96 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 Dom. JF Coche-Dury
Meursault (Meursault) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 Dom. Blain-Gagnard
Croits Bâtard-Montrachet (Chassagne-Montrachet) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 Dom. William Fèvre
Les Preuses GC (Chablis) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 Olivier Leflaive
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet (Puligny-Montrachet) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 Oakridge Lieu-Dit
(Yarra Valley) - 94 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2008 Dom. Ramonet
Chassagne Montrachet Morgeot (Chassagne Montrachet) - 80 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2008 Bastard Hill (Yarra
Valley) - 95 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2007 Dom. Blain-Gagnard
Croits Bâtard-Montrachet (Chassagne Montrachet) - 93 </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2006 Leeuwin Estate Art
Series (Margaret River) - 96</span><o:p></o:p></li>
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In the afternoon prior to the running of the Melbourne Cup, we tasted (not
blind) 14 champagnes; 2002 Bollinger RD edging out the 2000 Krug by a bare
margin as the preferred wine, with strong support for the Billecart-Salmon Les
Clos St Hilaire.</span><br />
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<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><b>Menu</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday<br /></span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1st Entrée<br />
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tempura Ricotta Filled Zucchini
Flowers, with pinenuts, currants and basil pesto sauce<br />
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<b>2nd Entrée<br />
</b>Confit Pork Belly, with home grown peas, snow peas, Cyprus black sea salt
and beetroot puree<br />
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<b>Main<br />
</b>Grilled Aged Rangers Valley Rib Eye, with garden salad, potato puree, green
beans, béarnaise sauce and jus<br />
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<b>Dessert<br />
</b>Sweet Endings, a selection of home made petit fours, chocolates and sweets<br />
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<b>Cheese<br />
</b>Morbier (France)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Last night the dinner wines were:</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pre-Dinner Options</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1999 Arras EJ Carr
(Pipers River/Derwent Valley)</span></i><o:p></o:p></li>
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<b>Dry White</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1961 Douglas Elliot Oakvale Hunter Valley Riesling
(Hunter Valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1961 Martin and Sons Bin 342 Limited Riesling (Hunter
Valley)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
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<b>Dry White </b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2000 Trimbach Clos St Hune (Alsace) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2001 Trimbach Clos St Hune (Alsace) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2002 Trimbach Clos St Hune (Alsace) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2003 Trimbach Clos St Hune (Alsace) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2004 Trimbach Clos St Hune (Alsace)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
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<b>Dry Red</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Yabby Lake Single Block Release (Mornington
Peninsula) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Château Confuron Cotetidot Echezeaux GC
(Flagey-Echezeaux) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Coldstream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir (Yarra Valley)
</span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Dom. De la Vougeraie Musigny (Cote de Nuits) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2010 Last Horizon Pinot Noir (Huon Valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
<b>Dry Red</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1971 Doudet-Naudin Pommard (Pommard) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1971 Doudet-Naudin Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Les Guettes
(Cote-de-Beaune) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1971 Bernard Grivelet Clos du Roi Corton (Corton)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
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<b><i>Options</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">L. Bertolo Barbaresco Riserva
Speciale (Barbaresco) </span></i><o:p></o:p></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
<b>Old Dry Red</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1959 AWCCS – Douglas Elliot Bin 335 - Medium Bodied
(Hunter Valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1965 Lindemans Bin 3110 HRB (Hunter Valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1965 Douglas Elliot Tallawanta Hermitage (Hunter
Valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1967 Lindemans HRB Bin 3565 Hermitage (Hunter Valley) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1968 Tullochs Pokolbin Dry Red Private Bin (Hunter
Valley)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
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<b>Fortified</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NV Seppeltsfield Classic Tokay GR06 (Rutherglen) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NV Seppeltsfield Grand Tokay DP57 (Rutherglen) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NV Seppeltsfield Rare Tokay DP59 (Rutherglen) </span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NV Seppeltsfield Museum Tokay DP64 (Rutherglen)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-72585767723177073672014-10-28T09:49:00.000+11:002014-10-28T09:49:11.826+11:00Royal Melbourne Wine Awards Judges Dinner<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
cracked an invitation to the dinner on the cheap; I only judged the Provenance
wine class, with much pleasure and speedy agreement between the panel which saw
Granite Hills emerge with the Trophy thanks to its three vintages of Riesling:
‘13, ‘08 and ‘03.<br />
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The dinner was held at Bellota, next door to the Prince Wine Store, and one of
the most congenial restaurants for wine events, but also allowing diners to
choose wine from the Prince Wine Store and effectively do a BYO from that point
onwards. The menu and wines follow, with my shorthand tasting notes in italics
(the wines for the dinner came from several sources). The theme was a
truly interesting one: the 2011 vintage, with its mix of very good (Victorian
cool region chardonnays) and rather dilute reds in the eastern half of
Australia, with the exception of the Hunter Valley. On the Burgundian
side, 2011 is one of those lighter vintages which give enormous pleasure when
young, and just may continue to do so for many years to come. It certainly
ranks behind ‘09 and ‘10 in the view of some commentators, but I would far
prefer to drink the ‘11s now than either the ‘09s or ‘10s. So here goes,
and I do emphasise that these are deliberately abbreviated tasting notes.
Having said all that, Rousseau is in a class all of its own; the only
problem is getting hold of the wines – as difficult as Domaine de la
Romanée-Conti.</span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">Baby spring vegetables, leaves,
salted ricotta</span></span></b><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Ocean Eight Verve Chardonnay </span><br />
<i style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Very
intense and focussed</i><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Yabby Lake Single Vineyard Chardonnay </span><i style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Refined, balanced</i><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Chardonnay </span><i style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Greatest drive, singularity</i><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Giaconda Chardonnay </span><i style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The most complex and grippy</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Snapper, fennel, heirloom tomatoes and green olives<br />
</b>PHI Single Vineyard Chardonnay <i>Long, intense, lingering<br />
</i>Oakridge Lusatia Park Vineyard Chardonnay <i>By far the most complex;
sulphide works well<br />
</i>Hoddles Creek 1er Yarra Valley Chardonnay <i>Supple, long<br />
</i>Coldstream Hills Reserve Chardonnay <i>Very, very fine; still a baby<br />
</i><br />
<b>Braised spring lamb, seasonal vegetables and roast potatoes<br />
</b>Armand Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin <i>Super fragrant; what an entry
wine! Savoury, but with lovely red fruits<br />
</i>Armand Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux-St-Jacques <i>Some
darker fruit notes with lovely spicy, dancing tannins and red fruits<br />
</i>Armand Rousseau Mazy-Chambertin <i>Very supple, though initially
showing some stemmy/green notes which miraculously disappeared<br />
</i>Armand Rousseau Charmes-Chambertin <i>Bright red fruits with a
cross-cut of spice and forest; by far the most charming of the first group –
why not?<br />
</i><br />
<b>Herve Mons Comte Reserve – 24 months<br />
</b>Armand Rousseau Clos de la Roche Grand Cru <i>Great hue; has that
lovely sauvage character of Clos de la Roche – as ever<br />
</i>Armand Rousseau Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru Clos des Ruchottes <i>An
avalanche – gentle – of red fruits to start, then forest and spice<br />
</i>Armand Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques <i>Perfection
– how can this be when there are theoretically better wines to follow?<br />
</i>Armand Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru <i>A truly amazing wine;
this defies all logic for the vintage, with splendid depth and texture<br />
</i>Armand Rousseau Chambertin Grand Cru <i>Superb colour, superb wine;
finesse, line and length. It kept on disputing first place with Clos de Beze,
the latter often regarded as more attractive and open than the Chambertin in
the early phases of development</i></span><o:p></o:p></div>
James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-33358648444314449242014-10-27T11:07:00.000+11:002014-10-27T11:07:59.464+11:00Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2014<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Not
all of the wine shows organised in various parts of Asia come up with
convincing results. But the involvement of Decanter Magazine, and Steven
Spurrier, as co-chair of the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2014 is an important
show in this rapidly evolving market, Hong Kong to the fore.<b> - JH </b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Brookland Valley and Leasingham collect trophies at Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2014<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Brookland Valley and Leasingham wines have both won International Trophies at this year’s Decanter Asia Wine Awards (DAWA), with the Chardonnay International Trophy awarded to the 2012 Brookland Valley Estate Chardonnay and the Dry Riesling International Trophy to the 2009 Leasingham Classic Clare Riesling.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The stellar results for Brookland Valley build on the success of the 2013 awards showing, where the 2012 Brookland Valley Reserve Chardonnay won gold and the Australian Chardonnay Regional Trophy.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Paul Lapsley, Chief Winemaker, is pleased with the results at this year’s awards as they highlight the momentum and further strengthens the positioning of these premium wine brands in the Asian market.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“It’s really positive to see such strong recognition coming from a region that’s an important pillar of our global strategy, as the demand for premium wine continues to grow. We’re proud to be able to share these results with our global team,” Lapsley said.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The wider results at the DAWA 2014 are a testament to the winemaking and viticulture team under Paul Lapsley with the 2010 Eileen Hardy Shiraz, 2013 Brookland Valley Estate Chardonnay and 2013 Brookland Valley Reserve Chardonnay all taking home gold medals.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">More than 2,500 wines from around the world were entered into this year’s DAWA, now in its third year and Asia’s largest wine competition, and were judged by a collective of Asia's most prominent wine industry leaders.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Judging took place in Hong Kong on 16 -19 September 2014, with over 40 top wine experts from across Asia included on the judging panel. Wines were presented in flights of about 12 and were categorised according to region and sub-region of production, grape varietal, style, colour and vintage.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"The Decanter Asia Wine Awards is here to recognise and award quality. I think this is what makes the DAWA the most trusted wine competition in Asia," Steven Spurrier, Co-Chair, Decanter Asia Wine Awards, said.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The full list of trophy and gold medal winners is below: <br /><br /><b>2012 Brookland Valley Estate Chardonnay </b>(out of stock) <br />Chardonnay International Trophy & Gold Medal <br /><br /><b>2009 Leasingham Classic Clare Riesling </b>(available October 2015) – RRP: $50.00) <br />Dry Riesling International Trophy & Gold Medal <br /><br /><b>2013 Brookland Valley Estate Chardonnay </b>(current – RRP: $47.99) <br />Gold Medal <br /><br /><b>2013 Brookland Valley Reserve Chardonnay</b> (current – RRP: $74.99) <br />Gold Medal <br /><br /><b>2010 Eileen Hardy Shiraz</b> (current – RRP: $124.99) <br />Gold Medal <br /><br />The complete record of results for the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2014 can be found on DecanterChina.com (www.decanterchina.com), Decanter’s bilingual Simplified Chinese and English website containing bespoke content for the growing audience of wine lovers in China.</span>James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-82571583796463759982014-10-27T11:01:00.002+11:002014-10-28T17:04:49.499+11:00Prince Wine Store to open in Sydney<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><b>If
Prince Wine Store is not the best fine wine retail store in Melbourne, it’s
certainly one of the best by anyone’s standards. It has opened another store in
Sydney, and the link with John Osbeiston, who has an encyclopedic knowledge of
the fine wines of the world, is especially significant. So, for Sydney viewers,
watch this space. - JH</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Prince Wine Store to open in Sydney.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Prince Wine Store has signed a lease on a warehouse for its first foray into the Sydney fine wine market. The former Wine Society Warehouse at 40 Hansard Street Zetland on the corner of Dunning St will initially be a dispatch centre for Sydney orders for both Prince Wine Store and the wholesale arm Beaune and Beyond.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px;">The intention is to bring to Sydney many of the successful tastings, dinners and masterclasses that Prince Wine Store has been renowned for running in St Kilda and Bank Street over the last eighteen years.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px;">Also on offer in Sydney from the Zetland warehouse will be a full wine education program with, specialist wine courses on such topics as Italy, France, Spain, Burgundy, Barolo and more, as well as the more comprehensive Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) program.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px;">In focusing on our core strengths of small producers from Australia, France, Italy and the USA we hope to develop in Sydney some of the wine community that we enjoy in Melbourne. We often have comments from Sydney customers lamenting that they can’t get to our regular tastings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px;">To help bring this to fruition and to broaden the Prince Wine Store brand in Sydney we have be very fortunate to secure the services of well-known Sydney Wine identity Jon Osbeiston and Nick Minogue the previous Manger of Vintage Cellars Ultimo.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px;">We are very excited about this new expansion and the fact that Jon is joining us in Sydney. We hope to be up and going this side of Christmas 2014 with our first events planned for mid-November. For more details keep an eye on twitter @pwssyd or at Instagram @pwssydney or join the mailing list at www.princewinestore.com.au</span>James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-89844719992817408972014-10-21T14:22:00.001+11:002014-10-21T14:23:06.256+11:00The Climate Change Ogre<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">When
I read pieces such as that which follow, I get rather cranky. It is entirely
untrue to say that wine has moved south. The Hunter Valley, one of Australia’s
warmest wine growing regions, has had a stellar run of vintages in 2011, ‘13
and ‘14, the latter one of the best of the past 50 years. There’s no chance of
the Hunter Valley moving south in my lifetime. At the other end of the
spectrum, the cool regions around Melbourne (Mornington Peninsula, Yarra
Valley, Macedon Ranges, Geelong, Gippsland) have had stellar vintages in 2012
and ‘13, with pinot noir to the fore. Moving south? I don’t think so. <br />
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Yes, there is increasing interest in Tasmania, but that shift in focus has not
been driven by desires to get off the mainland. Tasmania is certainly a price
place for sparkling wine growing and making, and produces many outstanding
pinot noirs. But it does not have the field to itself. The trophy for Best
Pinot Noir of Show at the Melbourne Wine Awards ‘14 a couple of weeks ago came
from the Yarra Valley, beating one of the top Tasmanian pinot noirs in a
taste-off for the trophy. Home Hill is the Tasmanian winery in question,
Coldstream Hills the Yarra winery.</span><br />
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have moved north, tuna has moved east, wine has moved south.<br />
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But sooner or later, Australia is going to run out of places to shift
agricultural production to avoid the harsh effects of climate change.<br />
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Australia's flagship scientific body told the Reuters Global Climate Change
Summit on Wednesday that it is therefore critical for companies to consider
both mitigation and adaption measures now.<br />
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"We have to act very soon on mitigation, reducing carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere, and adaptation," the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organization's (CSIRO) Science Director for Climate Adaption Mark
Stafford Smith said in an interview in Sydney.<br />
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Climate change is a major threat to food security in a country that has talked
about becoming a "food bowl" for Asia. It also complicates a
government plan to increase agricultural production to meet an expected
doubling in global food demand by 2050.<br />
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As the only developed nation dominated by an arid climate, Stafford Smith said,
Australia faces more variability in rainfall, prolonged droughts and a greater
incidence of extreme weather events.<br />
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The government-funded CSIRO is working with a range of industries and companies
on a number of adaptation strategies.<br />
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Treasury Wine Estates Ltd and other wine companies are testing underground
irrigation systems, developed with CSIRO, in their vineyards in response to
increased levels of evaporation.<br />
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The agency is also working with cereal farmers to experiment with new grain
varieties better able to cope with higher levels of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere.<br />
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The average global temperature has warmed by more than 0.7 degrees Celsius over
the past century, and the present warming rate is 0.2 degrees Celsius per
decade, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.<br />
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Australia is heating up even faster - a joint Bureau of Meteorology-CSIRO State
of the Climate 2014 report found current temperatures are, on average, almost
one degree Celsius warmer than they were in 1910. Most of this increase has
occurred since the 1950s, suggesting an accelerated warming trend.<br />
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SHIFTING PRODUCTION<br />
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The need to adapt is reflected in the varying success Australian industries
have had in making a straightforward geographical shift.<br />
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Wine companies are benefiting from the purchase of vineyards in the tiny
island-state of Tasmania. Prompted by ever hotter and drier conditions to find
alternatives to the country's traditional wine growing regions on the mainland,
they are now growing different varieties in the cooler southern climate.<br />
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Tuna fisheries in the Southern Ocean have shifted further east as sea
temperatures rise, initially moving them closer to ports and other
infrastructure. But if they continue to chase warmer waters east, they will
move further away again.<br />
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A lack of infrastructure was the downfall of a move by peanut growers from
central Queensland to the tip of the Northern Territory. Growers moved north to
take advantage of the mix of sun and higher rainfall, but high transport costs
and mould hampered their efforts.<br />
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The Peanut Company of Australia abandoned its plans for large-scale production
in the far north in 2012, selling its property after just five years on the
land to a sandalwood producer.<br />
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The peanut industry is looking at trying again, but this time it is setting the
stage with a trial crop to try and find a new variety of peanut for the
northern climate.<br />
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Stafford Smith said it is that kind of innovation rather than simply shifting
geographies that Australia needs to pursue - and could potentially export to
others, given the country is at the forefront of responding to climate change.<br />
<br />
"Australia has a comparative advantage in dry-land agriculture and on the
natural resources side," he said.<br />
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Follow Reuters Summits on Twitter @Reuters_Summits</span>James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-26823287644125186522014-10-20T14:10:00.002+11:002014-10-22T17:20:33.585+11:00Viticulturist Mark Walpole on assyrtiko<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><b>My recent Weekend Australian article
on assyrtiko prompted Mark Walpole, one of Australia’s most highly esteemed
viticulturists, to send me two emails and accompanying photographs which are
utterly fascinating, and really require not additional comment from me. - JH</b></span><br />
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Hi James</div>
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I read with interest the recent Weekend Australian article
on Assyrtiko and the discussion relating to phylloxera.</div>
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It reminded me of an experience I had some years ago in
southern Italy.</div>
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I had asked Alberto Antonini if he could set me up with a
couple of wineries around Naples/Caserta to look at some of the native
varieties such as Piedirosso, Fahlangina, Casavecchia and Pallagrello.</div>
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One of our visits was to Cantine Grotta del Sole near Pozzuoli.</div>
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They took me to a place called Campi Flegrei – essentially a
partly flooded volcanic crater with vines and citrus growing on the sides and
bottom. Driving down the track into the crater made me feel as though I was
driving into a part of post WWII Italy. The humble shack at the bottom had
chooks, pigs and so on wandering about. A wiry leathery skinned guy came out
and showed us around his 20 acres of vines that were all hand sprayed with a
knapsack and ladder.</div>
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The vines are enormous – grown up massive tree like trellis
systems, regularly using Lombardy poplars or pear trees to support the vines.
They are grown in all directions, in the volcanic sand or tufo.</div>
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As we walked through the vineyard I noticed a cavern in the
wall of the crater in the distance. Upon asking what it was the reply was ‘
Some old Roman baths’. When we went inside it was typically full of rubbish and
overgrown with weeds. Totally neglected.</div>
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that there had been people in this place for a very long time. When I asked how
old the vineyard was he shrugged and said ‘Who knows – maybe 500 years old’. As
the vines were growing in the volcanic sand – a natural inhibitor to the
movement and survival of phylloxera - they were on own roots. So when one vine
died, they just replaced it with a layer from the neighbouring vine.<br />
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Given the quality they were able to achieve with Fahlangina and Piedirosso on the old system, Alberto convinced them to pull a bit out and plant on a high density trellised system.<br />
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When we had a look there was a peach tree in the middle of it. When the winemaker asked what was going on the reply in typical peasant fashion was ‘ When we’ve picked the fruit we’ll pull it out’.</div>
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Since the recent publication of Wine Grapes by Jancis <i>et
al</i>, it has now been found that one of the parents of Sangiovese (Calabrese
di Montenuovo)has been discovered growing in the Campi Flegrei, and nowhere
else – in fact the Montenuovo refers to the ‘New mount’ in the base of the
crater of Lago d’Averno.</div>
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Cheers</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Mark W</span><br />
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James Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461828259054544283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576761200903416549.post-45594250054594308332014-10-20T13:59:00.001+11:002014-10-20T13:59:58.832+11:00Morris Rare Liqueur Tokay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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$75 for a 500cl bottle may seem a lot, but isn’t. That has to be the
understatement of the decade, if not century, when you compare that price with
the $3550 for the 50 Year Old Penfolds Tawny.</span> <o:p></o:p></div>
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