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March 18, 2016 · 1:30 am

Let’s Taste – Millon Estate 2014 wines

Josh got in touch with me via intrepidwino.com and offered me the chance to look at some wines from a brand that has recently been introduced into the domestic market, previously only being available overseas. The four Millon Estate wines I tasted are made from Eden Valley fruit, and are all from the 2014 vintage. Here are my impressions, let me know what you think in the comments below!

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Millon Estate 2014 Wines

Millon Estate 2014 Wines

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Let’s Taste – Samu Nero d’Avola Lagrein & Nero d’Avola Merlot 2015

Sam Underdown, owner of Samu Wines, contacted me recently after seeing some of my other Let’s Taste videos. He was down in Melbourne and hand delivered his two wines from the 2015 vintage for me to taste. Here are my impressions, let me know what you think in the comments.

Samu Nero d'Avola Merlot 2015

Samu Nero d’Avola Merlot 2015

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February 19, 2016 · 5:24 pm
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Let’s Taste – Cape Jaffa Anna’s Blend White & En Soleil Pinot Gris 2015

Two sample bottles got delivered from Cape Jaffa Wines in South Australia. I opened them, I tasted them, I discussed them. Let me know what you think, do you agree?

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February 15, 2016 · 12:08 pm
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Let’s Taste – My Granny’s Cellar!!

Last September my amazing Grandmother passed away at the incredible age of 89 (vintage 1927). As my family went through the emotional process of organising and cleaning her house of 40 years, I discovered a number of bottles of wine in the cupboard under the stairs. With permission from my family I opened some of these bottles on this video, and the results were quite surprising.

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February 8, 2016 · 10:28 am
December 15, 2015 · 9:00 am

The Vincast with David LeMire MW from Shaw + Smith & La Linea

David LeMire started his career in wine similar to how I did; working in a wine shop while studying at university. He gained experience working for Oddbins in the UK, and whilst there he was introduced to the Master of Wine via his studies of the WSET. Upon returning to Australia, he spent ten years working for Negociants in sales and exports, and during this period became a Master of Wine. Since 2010 he was worked with Australia’s first MW (Michael Hill-Smith) at Shaw + Smith in the Adelaide Hills. He also has been involved with his own wine project La Linea, and the wine bar Mothervine in Adelaide.

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Let’s Taste – d’Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings, The Dead Arm, and The Coppermine Road 2012

The lovely Tash Stoodley from d’Arenberg was lovely enough to send me some more bottles of wine to taste. These are the three icon reds from the McLaren Vale d’Arenberg vineyards; The Ironstone Pressings Grenache Shiraz Mouvedre, The Dead Arm Shiraz, and The Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon. All three have a recommended retail price of $65.00, and were from the 2012 vintage.

d'Arenberg Icon 2012 Wines

d’Arenberg Icon 2012 Wines

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December 14, 2015 · 11:50 am
December 8, 2015 · 9:45 am

The Vincast with Anna Martens from Vino di Anna

Anna Martens began her wine career just outside of her home town of Adelaide, working with one of Australia’s foremost authorities on winemaking, Brian Croser. After spending almost ten years at Petaluma, she wanted to spread her wine-wings. She spent some time in New Zealand studying for the Master of Wine, but soon ended up working at the prestigious Super-Tuscan estate of Ornellaia. This was where she met her eventual husband Eric Nairoo, and through his own business importing into the UK, she was introduced to natural wines. Eventually they decided to find somewhere she could produce her own wine, and they chose the volcanic slopes of Mt. Etna, where she now produces Vino di Anna.

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Let’s Taste LIVE – Australian Riesling with The Intrepid Wino and Mattia Cianca

On Sunday the 22nd of November 2015 from 6:30pm AEST, Mattia Cianca (3rd best young sommelier in the world) and I tasted six Australian riesling wines, talking about their provenance and how the style is evolving.

Wines tasted were as follows;

2014 Rieslingfreak No.2 Polish Hill River Riesling (Clare Valley, SA)

2014 Sons of Eden Freya Riesling (Eden Valley, SA)

2014 Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Riesling (Frankland River, WA)

2014 La Violetta Das Sakrileg Riesling (Great Southern, WA)

2015 Ravensworth Riesling (Canberra, NSW)

2015 Billy Button The Torment Riesling (Alpine Valleys, VIC)

Many thanks to Different Drop for providing the wines. If you would like to taste these wines, simply head here and remember to use the code IntrepidWino to secure your discount and let them know I sent you!

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Riesling

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November 17, 2015 · 5:00 pm
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Let’s Taste – d’Arenberg New Releases November 2015

The lovely Tash Stoodley from d’Arenberg wines got in touch and sent me some samples of their new releases, which I was happy to open! I separated the whites and most of the reds into two tastings, here are the whites;

  • The Olive Grove Viognier Marsanne 2014; and
  • The Hermit Crab Chardonnay 2015

The red wines were;

  • The Sticks & Stones Tempranillo, Grenache, Souzao, Tinta Cao 2011
  • The Derelict Vineyard Grenache 2012
  • The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2011
d'Arenberg new-release red wines

d’Arenberg new-release red wines

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November 16, 2015 · 4:12 pm
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Let’s Taste – Head Nouveau 2014

Alex Head was my guest on Episode 68 of The Vincast wine podcast (link below), and so I was thrilled when my girlfriend brought home a bottle of his 2014 Nouveau and decided to open it up and share my impressions.

Head Nouveau 2014

Head Nouveau 2014

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November 16, 2015 · 3:45 pm