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A visit to Épernay
Last month, I visited the well-known Champagne region in northern France, home to the famous sparkling wine of the world and the only place that you can refer to it as Champagne. The vineyards encompass 3 main areas north east…
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Dinners with winemakers
Since I started studying and learning about wine over 10 years ago, I’ve spent a day of picking at vintage time, a day of pruning and met numerous winemakers. I have a great deal of respect for winemakers, creating wine…
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Tastings
If you want to develop your palate and taste a range of wines from around the world at a fraction of the price, I highly recommend attending as many tastings as you can. It's difficult while working but thankfully they're…
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William Fèvre
William Fèvre is a well-known producer of wines in Chablis and I was fortunate to be invited to taste a range of their wines last month at Lamont's. William Fèvre’s family had lived in the area for more than 250 years…
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Soho Tasting at Lamont’s
Last Tuesday I went to a New Zealand tasting at Lamont's. The wines were relative newcomers to the industry. Some people might feel there's already enough wines available saying something along the lines of, "what can another winery from NZ…
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Fraser Gallop
It's been far too long since I last posted on my site. Since November I have been more focused on swimming my first solo Rottnest swim. I had to give up drinking and attending tastings. It was from January that…
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Gourmet Escape
This past weekend I went to Gourmet Escape in Margaret River - what a fantastic well organised event! There were hundreds of stalls which were well spaced out at Leeuwin Estate serving wines, beers, food, cookery equipment. It was impossible…
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Malbec at home in Argentina
Malbec is one of the most popular and most well-known grape varieties found in Argentina. It used to make up a large majority of the famous Bordeaux wines but now it has found a home down in the south west…
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Wines in Harvey
Everyone knows of the Swan Valley and Margaret River along with Denmark, Pemberton and Frankland River. But who knows about Harvey? Harvey is a small town about 40 kilometres north east of Bunbury. I've been told by those who live…
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Picardy’s first public tasting of all of the new vintages
I attended the Picardy's new vintage tasting at Lamont's on Sunday the 8th September. Starting at 4pm, I was fortunate to be able to talk to the Pannell family about their wines and new releases. It was inspiring to talk…
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Cabernet and Merlot in Bordeaux
Cabernet and Merlot produce some fantastic wines all over the world but they were initially famous in Bordeaux - home to the First Growths on the 'Left Bank' and highly sought after 'Right Bank' wines. Not only are the reds…
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A tasting at a friend’s
Today I held a tasting at a friend's house. The aim was to introduce my audience to the world of wine. Keeping it to under $30 a bottle, I found some great buys! We tasted the below wines (all bought…
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Tastings at home
Tastings at a friend's or in your own home is always fun. Last month I went to a tasting at a friend's place. We all put in $30 and we split into two teams; the boys and the girls. We…
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Lamont’s winemaker tasting
On the 4th July I headed over to Lamont's to meet Lamont's Chief Winemaker, Digby Leddin and Assistant Winemaker, Samuel Jorgensen. They showcased Lamont's newly released 2012 White Monster as well as the 2013 Riesling, 2013 Verdelho and NV Navera!…
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Leeuwin Estate Art Series Tasting
If you have the opportunity at a tasting to either meet the winemaker or the founders of a winery, then I recommend going! Leeuwin Estate was one of the first wineries established in Margaret River and now sell 40% of…
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A whirlwind tour of wine with The Wines Birds
The Wine Birds is a recently established company set up by Christina Pickard and Jo Perry providing independent educational courses and masterclasses. They launched their first masterclass at the Wine Store on 5th June and due to popular demand, set…
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Burgundy and nibbles at Lamont’s
I love Burgundy. I love the town of Beaune, the region, the people and I adore the wines! So when I heard about the Lamont's afternoon tasting of 16 wines I was so keen to attend, even though it meant…
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Gin tasting with Sipsmith
The only gin tasting I've been to is at Vinopolis, over 5 years ago when you're able to taste 1 or 2 gins on a tour around the world of wine (and spirits). So when I heard about the Sipsmith…
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Grand Cru Pinot Noir Tasting
Last Tuesday I went to a Pinot Noir tasting at Grand Cru Wine Shop & Cellar. Set up in 1974 by Vincenzo's (the Managing Director) grandfather (Vincenzo Sr) and father (Carmelo Salpietroe) it started as a deli type store selling…
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Lamont’s Burgundy Sunday tapas 2nd June
This time I went to the Sunday tapas at lunchtime. Once again the wines and food didn't disappoint. The Lamont's price detailed below was the reduced price of the wine if you bought on the night. To start off with…
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Lamont’s 1st Sunday Tapas
I'm a bit late writing up the latest tapas tasting I attended at Lamont's but it was as delicious and enjoyable as ever. [caption id="attachment_539" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Lamont's 1st Sunday Tapas 5th May"][/caption] We started the evening off with a …