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This week is the last chance for you to be in the running to win our Best Dozen of 2009! But before we draw the winners over at http://wineweek.com.au/ we check out three wines hoping to make it to the top in 2010. The first is a great Riesling from Pipers Brook in Tasmania. Next is a “jam explosion” in the form of the Miss Harry from Hewitson in the Barossa Valley. The last wine we check out this week is a lovely Shiraz from one of the very best Margaret River producers in Cape Mentelle.

Want to win the Best Dozen of 2009? You’ll go into the draw if you’re a subscriber. If you’re a Twitter follower or a fan on Facebook then you’ve got another chance to win! Retweeting on twitter, or posting on your facebook wall with a link to the competition will get you another entry too! There are heaps of ways to give yourself the best possible shot at taking home one of the Best Dozen of 09 packs!

This week’s recommendations are:

• Pipers Brook Riesling 2008 ($25-28)
• Hewitson Miss Harry 2008 ($18-$23)
• Cape Mentelle Shiraz 2007 ($30-$32)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

It’s that time of year again! Santa’s packing his ute with presents for the good kiddies, and all us adults are wondering if there will be something special under the tree for us from the jolly man.

And it’s also the time of year when we announce the 12 wines that impressed us the most over the last year…. and then give them away to a couple of lucky friends of the show!

If you’re an email subscriber you get one entry into the draw to win one of two complete sets of our Best Dozen automatically. If you’re a Twitter follower you’ll get another entry into the competition. And if you’re a fan on Facebook then you’ve got another chance to win! Retweeting on twitter, or posting on your facebook wall with a link to the competition will get you another entry too! There are heaps of ways to give yourself the best possible shot at taking home one of the Best Dozen of 09 packs!

The Best Dozen of 2009 are:

• All Saints Moscato 2009 ($15-19)
• Pewsey Vale Riesling 2009 ($13-18)
• Wirra Wirra Mrs Wigely Rosé ($16-$19)
• Deen De Bortoli Vat 8 Shiraz 2008 ($8-12)
• Yalumba The Scribbler 2008 ($16-$18)
• Stefano Lubiana Primavera Pinot Noir 2008 ($28-$30)
• Hoddles Creek Pinot Noir 2008 ($18-$20)
• Shaw and Smith Shiraz 2007 ($30-35)
• d’Arenberg d’Arry’s Original 2006 ($16-20)
• Giaconda Warner Vineyard Shiraz 2006 ($80 en-primeur)
• Zema Estate Family Selection Cabernet 2005 ($40-45)
• Brown Brothers Patricia Noble Riesling 2006 ($32-35)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week we start by looking at a favourite cabernet from the Coonawarra that Danny thinks would go perfectly with a late night lamb sandwich. Following this Brad looks at a riesling from the Eden Valley which constantly rates as one of Australia’s best, and it’s bargain too! To round things out Danny also suggests you ignore passing trends for a moment and try a shiraz from one of Australia’s oldest wineries.

PLUS we’ve got two double passes to the Melbourne Good Food & Wine Show with entry to Matt Skinner’s class on matching food & wine.

To enter simply join our subscriber list (if you’re not already) and then email us at info@wineweek.com.au. You’ll need to be able to make your own way to Melbourne on Sunday 7 June.

For an extra chance to win one of the two double passes you can also follow us on twitter and tweet the following message on your profile: “I hope @wineweek pick me as the winner of a double pass to the Melbourne Good Food & Wine show with Matt Skinner!“.

Winners will be announced during show 125 and notified via email or twitter! Make sure you’re in the running to win this great prize!

This week’s recommendations are:

• Zema Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 ($22-25)
• Peter Lehmann Eden Valley riesling 2008 ($13-15)
• Bests Bin 1 shiraz 2006 ($23-30)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week we include a wine we’ve looked at before as well as a wine whose grape we haven’t looked at as a single variety ever before. We kick off with a straight Malbec and while we’ve seen the grape in blends on the show previously, never have we looked at it on its own. Following this we check out a Clare Valley Riesling that we’ve seen in previous vintages and it’s still a great drop. To round things out we have a look at a Cabernet/Shiraz blend that is awesome buying right now.

PLUS we’ve got two double passes to the Melbourne Good Food & Wine Show with entry to Matt Skinner’s class on matching food & wine.

To enter simply join our subscriber list (if you’re not already) and then email us at info@wineweek.com.au. You’ll need to be able to make your own way to Melbourne on Sunday 7 June.

For an extra chance to win one of the two double passes you can also follow us on twitter and tweet the following message on your profile: “I hope @wineweek pick me as the winner of a double pass to the Melbourne Good Food & Wine show with Matt Skinner!“.

Winners will be announced during show 125 and notified via email or twitter! Make sure you’re in the running to win this great prize!

This week’s recommendations are:

• Bleasdale Second Innings malbec 2006 ($14-18)
• Petaluma Hanlin Hill riesling 2008 ($23-25)
• Yalumba The Scribbler 2007 ($16-20)

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Join the Wine Week footy tipping competition! (Entry is free and the winner receives brilliant Kalleske wine!)

Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

It’s that time of year again when the Aussie Rules football kicks off. And we’ve got a tipping comp that could win you half a dozen great wines from Kalleske. As well, of course, we look at three wines worth taking a punt on. We look at a white good enough for Brad to serve at his wedding last year. Our first red is a big, bold grenache from a producer in tip-top form. Our final wine is a lesser know producer kicking goals with top of the table Barossa fruit.

Join the Wine Week footy tipping competition! (Entry is free!)

This week’s recommendations are:

• Leeuwin Art Series riesling 2007 ($17-19)
• d’Arenberg The Custodian 2006 ($17-20)
• Laughing Jack Jack’s shiraz 2006 ($17-20)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week we announce the winners of our Best Dozen of 08 compeition. Of course as well as filling the cellars of two lucky WineWeek friends we offer up three wines perfect for the heatwave baking south-eastern Australia. The first is a sparkling shiraz. If you’re a big red drinker this is the perfect answer, just chill it down before popping the cork. The next wine is an Alace white blend from a producer who’s been making wine for more than 350 years! And our final wine of the week is a Rosé perfect for those 40C/100F days.

The two lucky winners of our “Best Dozen of ‘08″ competition, who will receive a full dozen of the wines we picked as being the best of 2008 came from both our email subscribers, and our twitter followers. Congratulations to the two winners, Reneé and @Lilylauren!

This week’s recommendations are:

• Banrock Station The Reserve Sparkling shiraz NV ($10-12)
• Hugel ‘Gentil’ 2006 ($21-25)
• Angoves grenache shiraz rosé 2008 ($13-15)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

In this, our final episode of 2008, we look back at our favourite dozen wines from the past year, and you could win one of two complete sets of the Best Dozen of ‘08!

As always our criteria was to pick our favourite bottles based both on the quality of the wine and value for money. It would have been simple to pick the 12 most expensive wines but we think that there are some absolutely brilliant bargains out there. If a wine is a brilliant drop and is awesome value for money it ranks pretty high with us.

For your chance to win, all you need to do is subscribe to our weekly emails. You can get extra entries into the draw by sending the competition details out to as many friends as you like – for everyone who you refer you’ll get an extra chance to win one of the two Best Dozen of ‘08 packs.

Following us on twitter also gains you an entry to win this fabulous prize valued at over $370.

The Best Dozen of ‘08 are (in no particular order):

• Clover Hill vintage 2003 ($32-38)
• Leo Buring Clare Valley riesling 2008 ($15-18)
• Wolf Blass White Label riesling 2002 ($38-40)
• Charles Melton Rose of Virginia 2008 ($16-22)
• De Bortoli Windy Peak pinot noir 2007 ($9-15)
• Mike Press cabernet sauvignon 2006 ($10-14)
• Charles Sturt University chardonnay 2007 ($13-15)
• Hardys Oomoo McLaren Vale shiraz 2006 ($12-15)
• Penfolds St. Henri shiraz 2004 ($70-90)
• Yalumba The Menzies 2004 ($40-45)
• Pirathon by Kalleske shiraz 2006 ($20-24)
• St. Hallett Blackwell shiraz 2006 ($30-35)

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Cheers… happy wine buying and good luck in our competition!
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Brad and Danny