Category:Quotes

September 11
#TimeToTaste – New Rosé’s and Rieslings on tasting Saturday September 12

rosie“When daffodils begin to peer,
With heigh! the doxy, over the dale,
Why, then comes in the sweet o’ the year;
For the red blood reigns in the winter’s pale.
The white sheet bleaching on the hedge,
With heigh! the sweet birds, O, how they sing!
Doth set my pugging tooth on edge;
For a quart of ale is a dish for a king.”
William Shakespeare, The Winters Tale 4.2.1-8

You can just imagine old Will sitting down and sipping a ripping glass or two of Riesling or Rosé when he penned that lovely ode to Spring can’t you.

Oh what a gorgeous day it is today, yet tomorrow is shaping up to be even better. So take advantage of this beautiful weather (while it lasts, because this is Melbourne) and swing on by the WINE STORE | WINE BAR tomorrow from 2-5 for a cheeky tasting of  some new release Riesling’s and Rosé’s.

See you at the bar!!!

July 7
July – The spring time for new wine; Syrahmi Heathcote Demi Shiraz 2014

“Spring is the time of plans and projects.” Leo Tolstoy

Spring. Its the time for new beginnings. But it’s July and cold. Alas it is but this time of the year is Spring for new wine releases and new vintages. And bygolly are there some absolutely ripping new releases right now.

With that the case I will endeavour to post a new release everyday for the remainder of July. So without further pause…

Syrahmi Heathcote Demi Shiraz 2014demi

Words cannot do justice the respect I have for Adam Fosters touch with the parcels of fruit he plays with, and his latest offering of his Demi Shiraz is quite simply faultless.

The nose opens with intense and concentrated blackberry notes with black olives following the longer in the glass. The palate opens up with spice and masterstock flavours – think brown spice, soy sauce and beef oxo. Again, the longer in the glass concentrated blackberry and a savoury black olive tapenade flavour come through. Just awesome and drink with mushroom and bloody beef dishes and $28 always.

 

March 6
Valley Vignerons Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2014

vv chard“There was a long hard time when I kept far from me the remembrance of what I had thrown away when I was quite ignorant of its worth.”  Pip, Great Expectations.

This is quite poignant when it comes to a wine like this. The Valley Vignerons Chardonnay 2014 from Yarra Glen in the Yarra Valley is a chardonnay that we used to get 10 years ago but almost over night we changed our chardonnay style to something completely different and devoid of what we like and want. We did this because it was deemed cool and schick to drink racy and tart chardy. Rise up chardonnay lovers, your oaky, fleshy, plump and full chardy is back!!!

Yes its big, but it’s not the sort of full butter style that you would put on toast, rather a rich stone fruit with subtle hints of butterscotch that drift along the back. The palate has a good mix of both stone fruit and citrus mingling along the tongue, but be not in doubt, it is the heady white peach that dominates in the mouth.

A ripping wine with roast chicken and always $25