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After 5 years of talking about wine on our wineweek.com.au show the time has come to wrap things up.

With roughly 700 wines reviewed over the journey we thought we would take the chance, in this our final ever show, to look back a few of the ones that knocked our socks off.

Thanks to everyone who’s been part of the fun and mayhem of WineWeek!

Danny & Brad

The final wines are:

• Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier
• Savaterre Chardonnay
• Wynn’s Davis Cabernet
• Penfolds Grange
• Stanton & Killeen Vintage Port
• All Saints Museum Muscat
• Riesling, almost any Riesling
• Kalleske Greenock Shiraz

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

Over the weekend Danny had the chance to open some of the best regarded Chardonnay’s Australia has to offer. The outcome? The Oakridge 864 Chardonnay from 2010 deserves consideration as one of the absolute best.

Brad also checks out a handy red blend from S.C. Pannell and a ripping Cabernet from Majella.

Danny’s Mo also makes its final appearance on the show for the year… support it now by donating at http://mobro.co/DannyBishop to be part of the effort to improve men’s health!

This week’s recommendations are:

• S.C. Pannell Pronto 2008 ($22-$25)
• Oakridge 864 Chardonnay 2010 ($64-$72)
• Majella Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 ($32-$35)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

Sometimes money is a bit tight, sometimes it’s just not the sort of night you need to spend too much. Either way, there are great options of making sure you end up with a quality wine without spending too much dosh!

This week we check out the Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon, the Wirra Wirra Church Block and the Mount Langi Ghiran Billi Billi Shiraz. All under $20, all ripper wines!

This week’s recommendations are:

• Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon 2010 ($12-$16)
• Wirra Wirra Church Block 2009 ($18-19)
• Mount Langi Ghiran Billi Billi Shiraz 2008 ($14-18)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

Many years ago we talked about a winery producing quality wines but which most wine drinkers considered a bit of an old, tired brand. Back then we asked people to look beyond the old-time brand and enjoy the wine.

These days that winery, Best’s Great Western, are definitely not seen as daggy! Danny looks at the Best’s 2011 Riesling as many people did online yesterday.

Brad checks out a new single vineyard shiraz from boutique producer The Story and a 2007 Cab/Merlot from Voyager Estate that has been worth the wait!

This week’s recommendations are:

• The Story Sableux 2009 ($43-$45)
• Best’s Great Western Riesling 2011 ($22-25)
• Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2007 ($60-65)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

Brad was recently invited to Sydney to look over 35 vintages of the Wolf Blass Black Label. Not a bad day by the look of it!

In between tasting back through three and a half decades of great wine he managed to catch up with Wolf and chief winemaker, Chris Hatcher, to talk about the past and present of the Wold Blass label.

This week’s guests:

• Wolf Blass
• Chris Hatcher – Winemaker @ Wolf Blass
• Wolf Blass Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Malbec 2007 ($120-$130)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week Brad catches up with Luke Skeer, winemaker at Wynn’s Coonawarra Estate to talk about the most important (Luke’s words) Wynns Cabernet Sauvignon, the Black Label.

This week’s guest:

• Luke Skeer – Winemaker @ Wynns Coonawarra Estate
• Wynns ‘Black Label’ 2009 ($24-$35)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

As fans of Cadel Evans we couldn’t let his win in the Tour de France go by unacknowledged. So Danny found a wine to suit the theme that’s one of Australia’s best – just like Cadel.

We also check out a Coonawarra Cabernet from Leconfield and a lovely complex Pinot Noir from Mornington Peninsula producers Moorooduc Estate.

This week’s recommendations are:

• DeBortoli Nobel One 2007 ($28-$33 – 375ml)
• Leconfield Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 ($26-29)
• Moorooduc Estate McIntyre Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009 ($30-35)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week Danny catches up with Sue Hodder, winemaker at Wynn’s Coonawarra Estate to talk about the upcoming release of the Wynn’s flagship Cabernet Sauvignon.

This week’s guest:

• Sue Hodder – Chief Winemaker @ Wynns Coonawarra Estate
• Wynns John Riddoch 2008 ($90rrp – released 3rd August 2011)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

Most weeks we talk about wines that you’ll find if you head to a wine retailer this weekend. Our first two wines fall into that category: the Oliver’s Taranga 2011 Fiano and the Tollana 2008 Pinot Noir.

Danny also talks about an older bottle from his cellar, a 10 year old Cabernet from Victorian Pyrenees winery Dalwhinnie that’s ripe for a special opening.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Oliver’s Taranga Fiano 2011 ($22-$24)
• Tollana Pinot Noir 2008 ($29-32)
• Dalwhinnie Moonambel Cabernet 2001 ($40-65 on the secondary market)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week while Danny and Brad battle fatigue from staying up until the small hours of the morning to watch the Tour de France we finally get around to talking about a wine we’ve been meaning to review for more than four years.

The classic Rhone style blend that makes up Grant Burge’s Holy Trinity makes it a great drop to enjoy while watching Cadel battle it out with the Schleck brothers.

We also check out the high end Riesling from Pikes in the Clare Valley and a great Bordeaux blend from Margaret River producer Woodlands.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Pikes Merle Riesling 2010 ($40-$45)
• Woodlands Margaret 2008 ($40-48)
• Grant Burge Holy Trinity 2008 ($28-35)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny