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This week Danny, Brad and Caroline talk about the big winners in the Gourmet Traveller Winemaker of the year awards and the Langtons Classification V. They also talk about the other goings on in the world of wine this week.

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Sue Hodder and Allen Jenkins named Winemaker of the year.
Langtons Classification V
Orlando closes doors in Griffith
Women buy more wine than men
Aussie dollar continues to climb
French wine book for children
Japanese comic book makes French vineyard famous

What’s On?
Mornington Pinot Week
Langtons Classification tasting

Follow the Wine Week Radio podcasters on twitter: @WineWeek (Danny & Brad), @bellabacchante (Caroline).

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Nor should you judge a wine by your first glance. This week we look at the Cape Mentelle Chardonnay. This wine has a recently redesigned label it’s been attracting a lot of negative comments, but we want to talk about the wine behind the label.

We also look at the Scarlett Runner Shiraz from Spring Seed Wine. With its label inspired by early 1900s seed packets it has a style all of its own.

And to round out the week we look at the Mac Forbes Yarra Valley Pinot Noir. It’s a wine that frightens some when they first pour it, being on the very light side for colour, but how does it taste?

This week’s recommendations are:

• Cape Mentelle Chardonnay 2009 ($38-42)
• Spring Seed Wine Co. Scarlett Runner Shiraz 2009 ($18-20)
• Mac Forbes Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2008 ($25-$28)

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We are also super excited to announce the brand new Wine Week Radio podcast!

You can subscribe to the Wine Week Radio podcast via iTunes and every week we’ll have a new episode where we look at what’s happening in the wine industry.

Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

In part 2 of our recorking clinic special Peter Gago guides Danny through the process of checking a 1987 Bin 389. Will the wine be good enough to meet the standards of Penfolds’ Chief Winemaker? And what happens once the taste test is complete?

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week Danny and Caroline talk about the $2.3 billion offer for Foster’s wine portfolio, the $700 wine from Torbreck and the online backlash over Cape Mentelle’s new labels. They also talk about the other goings on in the world of wine this week.

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Links from this week’s Wine Week Radio Podcast:

Fosters receives a $2.3B offer for wine business.
Cullen take top gong for best Chardonnay
Kate McIntyre MW
Champagne producer moves away from cork
… the Maestro Champagne stopper
Constellation kill production at Yarra Burn
Cape Mentelle taking flack for new labels
Torbreck release $700+ wine
DeBortoli twitpic the Victorian Floods
Dal Zotto youtube the Victorian Floods
Chilean miners refused their wine

Follow the Wine Week Radio podcasters on twitter: @WineWeek (Danny & Brad), @bellabacchante (Caroline).

Every couple of years Penfolds allows people to bring in older bottles of their wine to be assessed by the winemakers. We took along a bottle of Bin 389 from 1987 for Peter Gago – chief winemaker for Penfolds – to open and evaluate. We also got a chance to talk with Peter about the stories behind the bottles they see at the clinics and why Penfolds hold them.

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

“Virtual wineries” are on the rise. One of the best of these is The Story. Sourcing grapes from the Grampians region in Victoria and making wine in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, the one thing that hasn’t changed from the old methods is that great wine is still the aim.

We also check out the Running With Bulls Tempranillo that comes in at bargain prices and wows with flavour and style. And to mark the beginning of spring down under we check out one of the very best Rosés, the Farr Rising Saignée.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Running With Bulls Tempranillo 2009 ($18-20)
• The Story Grampians Shiraz 2008 ($20-22)
• Farr Rising Saignée 2009 ($25-$27)

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We are also super excited to announce the brand new Wine Week Radio podcast!

You can subscribe to the Wine Week Radio podcast via iTunes and every week we’ll have a new episode where we look at what’s happening in the wine industry.

Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny