It’s Christmas party time and a wine tour is a great way to get everyone up and about and chatting about wine and the world! For the non-wine lovers, we have plenty of options so they have a great day out too – gin, cheese, and chocolate can all be included! Packages are flexible but here’s a few ideas to … Read More
Christmas party tours!
Celebrate this Christmas with a wine tour – we can even include gin, beer and chocolate! It’s Christmas party time and a wine tour is a great way to get everyone up and about and chatting about wine and the world! Packages are flexible but here’s a few ideas to get you going: Option 1: $145pp 12pm – 4.30pmIncludes: transport … Read More
Quaff or Cook?
In these times of austerity it has come to my sad attention that I can no longer afford to drink fancy wine every night – tragic I know! However, as I do drink 6 out of 7 nights (Monday, aka Bad Monday being my night off), it is my new mission to seek out yummy, drinkable wines for under $18. … Read More
What we drank last night – Chalk Hill 2019 Tempranillo Grenache
Another week without the bars, pubs and wineries means another order from Jim Murphy’s Market Cellars – strictly research of course. This week I ordered a few local Canberra favourites along with a some random bottles from the Barossa, Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale. I like to keep my options open and while I tend towards cooler climate drops these … Read More
What we drank last night – Knappstein 2014 Riesling
I chose tonight’s wine knowing what was on the dinner menu. Smoked salmon fish cakes were being served up so I picked a Riesling as this wine is generally higher in acidity which will cut nicely through the oiliness of the salmon. Riesling used to be my ‘go to wine’ as far as white wine is concerned, however over the … Read More
What we drank last night – Affleck 2013 Chardonnay
A few months ago, I ventured out to Bywong. Quaint part of the world where you can hear the gentle strum of the banjo…it feels fairly removed from Canberra but really only a half hour drive although with our 12 month old daughter protesting loudly in the backseat, it felt a lot longer! As I gritted my teeth and drove … Read More
Murrumbateman Moving Feast wrap up
Elouise and I hosted our first Canberra wine tour this weekend and we were chuffed at the brilliant wines coming out of our patch, not to mention the hospitality! Our dream has been about 10 years in the making, not due to procrastination but due to the fact that we were living just shy of 20,000km north of Canberra in … Read More
What we’re drinking tonight
Well, this sure as hell beats writing an essay I reckon. Tonight, Elle and I are tucking into some Granitevale Estate goodness in the form of Greg Birch`s 2009 Shiraz. I opened the bottle an hour or so ago but to be honest, it could do with a decanter just to let some oxygen work its magic. Anyway, time is … Read More
What we’re drinking tonight
We opened a bottle of McKellar Ridge 09 Merlot Cabernet Franc. Merlot seemed to cop a backlash following the movie `Sideways` where the central character used to make jokes about this grape variety. Great flic which I`ve watched over and over but never did get the joke made about merlot. Anyhoo, Cab Franc finds its origins in Bordeaux which is … Read More
