Italian White Varietals in Australia While the exact varietals weren’t documented, the grape vines that arrived in Australia with the First Fleet were most likely French, including the likes of pinot noir, chenin blanc and semillon. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! And for the two centuries that followed, French grapes dominated […]
Best Hunter Valley Semillon The Hunter Valley, Australia’s oldest wine region, is synonymous with semillon. This golden-skinned, classic French grape was first planted in the Hunter Valley in the 1830s, where it often went under the misnomers of Hunter Valley Riesling and White Burgundy. Join me on a Hunter Valley Food & Wine Adventure! Semillon’s […]
Pinot Grape Family How do you like your pinot: black, grey, white or speckled? Sparkling, still, red, white or rosé? Perhaps a serious Burgundy or a cheeky little blanc de noir? Confused? Don’t be, here’s everything you need to know about the pinot grape family one of the world’s most versatile (and delicious) families of […]
Australia’s Best Riesling I’m a riesling girl through and through! I love its fresh acid zing when it’s young and its subtle kerosene notes as it ages. For me, Australia’s best riesling is mostly dry, lean and minerally, but just occasionally I like a touch of residual sweetness to stand up to chilli heat too. […]
Marco de Jerez Wine For over 50 years, to be classified as Sherry a wine produced in Jerez had to be fortified with neutral grape spirit to raise its alcohol to at least 15%. Historically though, not all Sherry was fortified, some made it to the requisite strength of 15% simply from a little sun-drying […]
Best New Australian Chardonnay Are you a member of the ABC club (’anything but chardonnay’)? Many people are, as traditional buttery heavily-wooded Australian chardonnay has largely fallen out of fashion. But take another look. Explore the Diversity of Chardonnay on a Hunter Valley Food & Wine Weekend. Chardonnay, the world’s most widely planted white grape, […]
