My guests on episode 76 of my wine podcast The Vincast were Nathan Reeves and David Chatfield from Out of Step Wine Co. After seeing my tasting video of their chardonnay they reached out and offered me some wine, and I thought I’d do them even better and have them on a double-episode to tell their story. They brought me some wines after all, and I tasted the two Sauvignon Blanc wines from 2015 on this video.
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Let’s Taste – Out of Step Lusatia Park & Willowlake Sauvignon Blancs 2015
December 30, 2015 · 9:34 am
The Vincast with David Chatfield from Out of Step Wine Co.
If you’re a fan of ’90s alternative music you can thank David Chatfield for bringing out international cult acts like Interpol, Mudhoney and Bon Iver. After 20 years in the music industry, Dave became more and more interested in wine, and decided to pursue a career as a winemaker. Thanks to his music cred he got a job at Giant Steps with Steve Flamsteed, and hasn’t looked back. He joined forces with former university friend Nathan Reeves (my guest on part one of this episode), and formed Out of Step Wine Company in the Yarra Valley.
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David Chatfield from Out of Step Wine Co.
Let’s Taste – Minim Sylvie Syrah 2014
Not the first time I’ve tasted this wine, I wanted to re-visit it and share my impressions on camera. Tim Sproal is a member of the Boomtown Wine Co-op based in Castlemaine, and I’ve tasted the white wine on this channel already. The Minim wines are made by Tim, and this Sylvie is a Syrah blended from the Yarra Valley and Mount Alexander.
Minim Sylvie Syrah 2014
December 23, 2015 · 10:33 am
The Vincast with Nathan Reeves from Out of Step Wine Co.
Nathan Reeves, who originally hails from Western Australia, discovered an interest in wine while working in hospitality to support his music. When the band didn’t pan out he began studying to become a winemaker, and gained experience in Australia and the United States (where he met his wife). Along with Dave Chatfield whom he met when they were both studying winemaking, he started Out of Step Wine Co. with a Sauvignon Blanc that very rapidly got them attention.
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Nathan Reeves from Out of Step Wine Co.
Let’s Taste – Toolangi Estate Chardonnay 2013 & Reserve Shiraz 2010
The lovely people at Toolangi wines in the Yarra Valley sent me a few bottles to taste, which I was happy to do for Let’s Taste. Made by David Bicknell at Oakridge, these are very classic styles for the region. The Estate Chardonnay 2013 has a recommended retail price of $38.00, and the Reserve Shiraz 2010 is $60.00.
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Toolangi Estate Chardonnay 2013 & Reserve Shiraz 2010
November 24, 2015 · 12:38 pm
The Vincast with Adrian Santolin from Santolin Wines
Adrian Santolin grew up in the Griffith region of NSW, with both parents involved in the wine industry. He began working with wine as a teenager, and after a brief period when he contemplated a career in a completely different field, returned to Griffith to work for De Bortoli. After experience in the Hunter Valley he ended up in the Yarra Valley region of Victoria, where he eventually started his own business producing small batch wines under the Santolin Wines brand.
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Adrian Santolin from Santolin Wines
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Let’s Taste – Santolin Pinot Noir & Nero d’Avola 2014
My guest on Episode 72 of The Vincast wine podcast is Adrian Santolin, who brought me a few bottles of his wine. I opened them up on another edition of Let’s Taste, they were the Pinot Noir 2014 and Nero d’Avola 2014. Be sure to head to intrepidwino.com to listen to the podcast!
Santolin Pinot Noir & Nero d’Avola 2014
November 19, 2015 · 2:34 pm
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!
Riesling
November 17, 2015 · 5:00 pm
The Vincast with Shashi Singh from Avani
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Shashi Singh moved to Australia from India when she was 21 years old, to marry her husband of over 30 years Devendra. Her family in India to this day are involved with agriculture (growing sugar cane and wheat), but before she left India she completed a Master’s degree in Chemistry. After running a succesful Indian restaurant in Frankston for many years, and having visited many producers on the nearby Mornington Peninsula, Shashi and Devendra decided to purchase a vineyard in the region and carve out their own story. While studying viticulture and oenology with Charles Sturt University, Shashi’s real education came from working with Phillip Jones, the man behind cult pinot noir producer Bass Phillip. Since 2009 the Avani story has been all about syrah, and though small in production has turned a lot of heads.
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Shashi Singh from Avani
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Let’s Taste – Avani Syrah 2014
I was very blessed to have Shashi Singh from Avani on the Mornington Peninsula on my podcast The Vincast (episode available Friday November 13th), and she was very generous in giving me a bottle of her unreleased 2014 Syrah to taste. I couldn’t wait and opened it that evening. Have you tried the Avani Syrah before? What have been your impressions? Let me know in the comments, and don’t forget to like this video and subscribe to the IntrepidWino channel.
Avant Syrah 2014
November 11, 2015 · 4:59 pm
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