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It’s something of an effort trying to remember who makes what in the Australian wine business. So often, it turns out that one wine company acquires another one; a bigger…
Friday February 10 - February 16, 2012 (Vol. XX No. 6)
If a group of wine enthusiasts from Planet Zog were to show up in any of our local supermarkets, they could be forgiven for drawing the conclusion that the only…
Friday February 3 - February 9, 2012 (Vol. XX No. 5)
For years, rosé wines were dismissed by wine connoisseurs as undistinguished plonk. But as so often happens, the tables have started to turn. Even three years ago, the sales of…
Friday January 27 - February 2, 2012 (Vol. XX No. 4)
It was the price that grabbed my attention, because you don’t see much wine for less than three hundred baht these days. It comes from Jindalee Estates in South Eastern…
Friday January 20 - January 26, 2012 (Vol. XX No. 3)
The story is well-known, but in case you are new to these parts, I’ll tell it again. It won’t take long, so sit up and listen, especially those boys slouching…
Friday January 13 - January 19, 2012 (Vol. XX No. 2)
Contrary to popular belief, Merlot is the most planted grape variety in Bordeaux. In France, the history of the Merlot (mehr-LOH) grape can be traced all the way back to…
Friday January 6 - January 12, 2012 (Vol. XX No. 1)
Warburn Estate is one of Australia’s most important wine producers, with more than 1,000 hectares of vines and tank storage for 35 million litres. The company had modest beginnings in…
Friday December 30 - January 5, 2012 (Vol. XIX No. 52)
One of the most heated arguments among wine lovers is not actually about wine at all. It’s about whether you serve it directly from the bottle, or first pour it…
Friday December 23 - December 29, 2011 (Vol. XIX No. 51)
The new 2010 vintages have just been released from the Khao Yai winery, including the new “Sawasdee” wines. Even if you are new to Thailand, you’ll have discovered that “Sawasdee”…
Friday December 16 - December 22, 2011 (Vol. XIX No. 50)
There are several wineries that go by the name “Cedar Creek” including one in Wisconsin and another in British Columbia, of all places. There are several other Cedar Creeks in…
Friday December 9 - December 15, 2011 (Vol. XIX No. 49)
It can’t have escaped your notice that Thai wines are available at most supermarkets around here. Although there are only a handful of wineries in Thailand (seven, to be exact),…
Friday December 2 - December 8, 2011 (Vol. XIX No. 48)
I don’t know about you, but I prefer wines with a bit of character. I get bored with that bland commercial stuff. And there’s plenty of it to get bored…
Friday November 25 - December 1, 2011 (Vol. XIX No. 47)
Hardys don’t rest on their Laurels
Friday, 25 November 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 47 By Colin Kirkpatrick
In January 1830, the infant Thomas Hardy first saw the light of day in Devon, in the West of England. Twenty years later, he travelled to South Australia. In those…
Friday November 18 - November 24, 2011 (Vol. XIX No. 46)
On Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok, there’s a restaurant where they give you an enormous wine glass if you order anything other than the house wine. Honestly, the glasses are absolutely…
Friday November 11 - November 17, 2011 (Vol. XIX No. 45)
When I was a student in London during the last century, Australian wine had a pretty dodgy reputation. In the 1960’s, you could buy flagon-shaped bottles labeled, to the chagrin…
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