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Wine of the Week

Wine of the Week

It’s late into February and we are now very much into the time of willing summer back to life. To do so, we could think of no better way than by enjoying this week’s Wine of the Week. The island of Sardinia is known for its dramatic windswept coastline with rugged…

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A Dark Knight

A Dark Knight

Last week in this newsletter we saw an intruder cause absolute carnage in a Spanish winery when they opened a number of wine vats spilling over €2.5 million worth of wine. (To catch up click here.) It was noted then that the vandal obviously had gaul, audacity and a sheer…

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Wine of the Week

Wine of the Week

To give you a real sense of what we’re about as an importer, we’re bringing you one of our most loved and original wines for this week’s Wine of the Week. The 2018 Grove Estate, ‘The Partners’ Cabernet Sauvignon from the Hilltops in NSW was the first wine that we imported…

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Importers and Intruders

Importers and Intruders

This week I was in the middle of writing an incredible and detailed newsletter on the back of an article in the Guardian that looked at the importance of wine importers when looking out for great wines. To summarise, if you come across a great wine, it always helps to…

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Wine of the Week

Wine of the Week

Angus Vinden is one such winemaker who has utilised techniques originating from Georgia such as the use of amphora and while not used for this wine, I’ll work with any segue I can get to introduce this week’s Wine of the Week.We’ve spoken about Angus Vinden in our newsletters before…

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Georgia on my Mind

Georgia on my Mind

There were a number of casualties from that two year period not long since past, due to the Virus-that-must-not-be-named. Amongst the airline issues caused, one of the casualties was direct flights from the UK to Georgia aka ‘The Cradle of Wine’. Now I definitely don’t want to go into the debates…

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Wine of the Week

Wine of the Week

Coming from the Russian River Valley in Sonoma County, the 2015 Inman Family Wines Luxe Cuvee Extra Brut is a testament to earth, sea and skill. It’s particularly exciting considering this is winemaker Kathleen Inman’s first sparkling wine that is not 100% Pinot Noir.This wine is a classic blend of…

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What farmers in the Riverland can tell us about the state of the World

What farmers in the Riverland can tell us about the state of the World

I may be overstretching things here, but what is happening in the Australian wine industry right now represents an interesting microcosm of global affairs. Involving US private equity groups, Chinese trade barriers, farmer protests and Houthi rebels it can all get a bit much: so let’s work through this together…

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