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A few weeks back we raved about a Chardonnay that has changed what people expect from the grape. This week we look at the Shiraz from the same guys, Shaw + Smith, and find ourselves equally impressed! We also look at another shiraz, this a classically Barossan offering from Epsilon. To round things out we also check out a still white from one of the most respected producers of sparkling wine, Domaine Chandon.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Epsilon Barossa Valley Shiraz 2007 ($20-25)
• Domaine Chandon Chardonnay 2008 ($20-27)
• Shaw + Smith Shiraz 2007 ($36-$39)

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Once again we’re not sitting behind our desk, but out and about and talking to winemakers in the second of four special episodes in our interview series.

Recorded live at the Good Food & Wine show in Melbourne, Danny chats to the David Morris from Morris Wines. Morris Wines are probably best know for their fortified wines, which have an unparalleled track record at the Rutherglen Wine Show – the toughest wine show in Australia for stickies due to being the home of so many of Australia finest fortified wine producers.

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Keeping track of what wines you have at home, plus what wines you’ve drunk and want to have again, can be a bit of a hassle. But this week we look at an iPhone application designed to help you with this exact problem. We also look at two wines that we’d be happy to add to the Cellar iPhone application. The first is an Eden Valley riesling from Grant Burge, a winemaker who knows to look beyond their Barossa home for the white grape. We also check out a shiraz from a producer showing some great handy work, Cookoothama.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Grant Burge Thorn Eden Valley Riesling 2008 ($13-15)
• Cookoothama Shiraz 2007 ($13-15)
• Cellar iPhone application ($0.99-1.2 – [release special])

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Once again we’re not sitting behind our desk, but out and about and talking to winemakers in the second of four special episodes in our interview series.

Recorded live at the Good Food & Wine show in Melbourne, Brad chats to the man behind Thomas Wines, Andrew Thomas. “Thommo” talks about the Kiss Shiraz as well as the way the New Generation Hunter Valley winemakers are teaming up to change a lot of people’s views of the Hunter as ‘old school’.

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Two Aussies picked up more than $50 million each this week in the lotto, and we’re sure they’re drinking great wine. But what about the rest of us? This week we check out three wines that are great bargains and can be found for well under $10 each. There’s the McWilliams Inheritance Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc, the Angove Long Row Shiraz and De Bortoli Deen Vat 1 Durif. Combined we spend less than $22 on all three!

This week’s recommendations are:

• McWilliams Inheritance Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2008 ($4.5-7)
• Angove Long Row Shiraz 2007 ($8-10)
• De Bortoli Deen Vat 1 Durif 2007 ($9-12)

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Brad and Danny