Heartland in the Headlines
Laura | 16 Sep 2013
Heartland, Directors' Cut Shiraz, Langhorne Creek, Limestone Coast 2010 Gold Sommelier Wine Awards 93 Points - Tyson Stelzer "An impressively balanced vintage for Directors’ Cut, parading the black...
Read moreVery Good Value Chenin - Jancis Robinson Recommends
Laura | 13 Sep 2013
Ken Forrester, Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch 2011 "Light nose and racy and absolutely bullseye exciting tense Chenin. Finger on the pulse of international winemaking fashion here. Clean and fresh." VGV 1...
Read moreAnthony Rose - DINNER PARTY
Laura | 20 Aug 2013
[caption id="attachment_438" align="alignright" width="175"] Dave Palmer, Skillogalee[/caption] Skillogalee Basket Pressed Shiraz 2009 Anthony Rose - The Independent DINNER PARTY "Smoky dark berry ar...
Read moreNigel Slater's apricot couscous salad - with Ixsir Grand Reserve White, Lebanon, The Guardian
Laura | 9 Aug 2013
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="460"] Nigel Slater's apricot couscous salad. Photograph: Jonathan Lovekin for the Observer[/caption] Nigel Slater creates a Middle Eastern style salad perfect...
Read moreAnthony Rose - SPLASH OUT
Laura | 6 Aug 2013
Crianza, Pago de los Capellanes 2009 Anthony Rose - The Independent SPLASH OUT "Sumptuously pure tempranillo with sweet aromas of liquorice spice."...
Read moreBrunello at about a third of the price
Laura | 13 Jun 2013
A wonderful piece in this weekend's Guardian about Italy, Tuscany and GWW. Fiona describes our Brusco dei Barbi 2010 as "effectively a cut-price brunello at about a third of the price and ready to dr...
Read moreThe Best New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
Laura | 4 Jun 2013
Yealands Estate, Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2011 Yealands Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2011, from the Awatere Valley, New Zealand has just come first in a Decanter Magazine tasting of 91 NZ Sauvignons - the...
Read moreA taste of Gold - 2013 IWC Awards are out
Laura | 17 May 2013
Yes, it is that time of year again and the International Wine Challenge 2013 results have been released. We are all so thrilled to see a great selection of our wines in the winning lineup. Be...
Read moreVictoria Moore - The Telegraph - Why is marsala so neglected?
Laura | 15 May 2013
Cantine Florio, Marsala Terre Arse DOC 2001 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/wine/10032903/Why-is-marsala-so-neglected.html...
Read moreJane MacQuitty - The Times, May 2013
Laura | 13 May 2013
2008 Gevrey Chambertin En Jouise, Domaine Harmand Geoffroy Gérard Harmand spent his childhood in London and didn’t take over at his family’s estate, situated at the northern end of the Côte de Nuits,...
Read moreSusy Atkins - The Telegraph Magazine, March 2013
Laura | 13 Mar 2013
Heartland Dolcetto Lagrein Langhorne Creek 2010 "Two unusual Italian grapes duetting here to deliver a rich, peppery red with complex and facinating layers of dried cherry, ripe plums, chocolate and l...
Read moreRobert Parker - Wine Advocate #204
Laura | 7 Mar 2013
Saint Joseph, Les Coteaux, Domaine Durand 2010 St.-Joseph Les Coteaux offers up a liqueur of rocks intermixed with black cherries, oak, lavender and black as well as red fruits. This is a long-term pr...
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