wineweek.com.au
pouring rapid tips

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

Download the video: (13 min 30 sec)
Quicktime/iPod/iPhone (83.7 Mb) | Mpeg4 (44.8 Mb)

Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

To some the Hunter Valley is not the first place they think of when talking about great Australian wine. We’re not so parochial that we don’t recognise brilliant wine from Sydney’s closest wine hotspot, and this week check out two rippers from region.

The first is a new Shiraz from Andrew Thomas – the Motel Block, and the other is a bargain Semillon from Mount Pleasant which is too good not to drink. In between we catch up with an old Port style favourite from Rutherglen legends, Stanton & Killeen.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Andrew Thomas Motel Block Shiraz 2009 ($48-$50)
• Stanton & Killeen Vintage 2005 ($25-$28)
• Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon 2005 ($12-17)

Download the video: (4 min 50 sec)
Quicktime/iPod/iPhone (29.7 Mb) | Mpeg4 (15.9 Mb)

Have you seen our Best Dozen purchase offer? You can purchase 6 of our Best Dozen of 2010! Details here.!

Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

After a short break Danny and Brad are back talking wine. But this week things are a little different. No bottles on the desk as we discuss what wines we drank over the Christmas and New Year holidays that really impressed.

Over the break Danny and Brad drank:

• Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2000
• Cullen Diana Madeline 2001
• Kalleske Johnann Georg Shiraz 2007
• Stanton & Killeen Vintage Port 1998
• Redman Cabernet Merlot 2000
• Flying Fish Cove Shiraz 2002

Download the video: (7 min 17 sec)
Quicktime/iPod/iPhone (44.7 Mb) | Mpeg4 (23.9 Mb)

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

The Barossa Valley is probably Australia’s best known wine region, and the river that runs through it has fame of its own. But Para is better know as the name of one of the country’s finest fortified wines more than it is as a river.

We also recommend an inexpensive Cabernet blend from Cookathama. We also change things up a bit with the Jaluka Chardonnay from Seppelt instead of bashing you over the head with yet another Riesling.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Cookathama Cabernet Merlot 2007 ($15-$18)
• Seppeltsfield Para Grand Tawny NV ($25-$32)
• Seppelt Jaluka Chardonnay 2008 ($22-$26)

Download the video: (4 min 35 sec)
Windows Media (14.8 Mb) | Quicktime/iPod/iPhone (27.4 Mb) | Mpeg4 (14.4 Mb)

Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

Nobody wants their mates thinking they’re a goose. So we’re here to help you pick a wine that will make you seem savvy, smart and ahead of the game.

Your buddies will agree that you know how to spot a bargain when you crack the Barwang Shiraz, grown in the Hilltops region of New South Wales. If it’s a bit cool outside, you’ll be a big hit if you open a ‘Port’, and the Kalleske JMK is a winter warmer that will impress those looking for style and substance. Of course if you’re trying to show off for some wine snobs there are few better bottles than the Pewsey Vale Contours Riesling.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Barwang Shiraz 2008 ($15-$20)
• Kalleske JMK Shiraz VP 2008 ($21-$23)
• Pewsey Vale Contours Riesling 2004 ($25-$29)

Download the video: (5 min 12 sec)
Windows Media (16.8 Mb) | Quicktime/iPod/iPhone (32.0 Mb) | Mpeg4 (16.3 Mb)

Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

It’s almost Labor Day in the US, a time when a lot of people head off camping. So this week we look at a fortified shiraz that is the perfect drop for late in the night around the campfire. We also check out a cabernet which can be had for an absolute bargain price considering how good it is. To round things out we look at a chardonnay regarded as one of the best in the country.

In this episode we recommend:

• Kalleske J.M.K. shiraz VP 2006 ($23-25)
• Mike Press cabernet sauvignon 2006 ($10-14)
• Toolangi Estate chardonnay 2006 ($45-50)

Download the video: (4 min 14 sec)
Windows Media (15.7 Mb) | Mpeg4 (11.7 Mb) | Ipod (15.5 Mb)

Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week we look at three wines perfect for opening up after your main meal is done. The first is a Muscat which is under the vino-lok closure to make sure the wine is at its best. The next is a sweet white made in the style of the great French sauturnes. And it wouldn’t be a dessert wine special without looking at a brilliant fortified from Rutherglen.

In this episode we recommend:

• All Saints Rutherglen Muscat NV ($18-20)
• De Bortoli Noble One 2003 750ml ($45-50)
• Morris Old Premium Tawny Port NV ($45-50)

Download the video: (4 min 35 sec)
Windows Media (18.0 Mb) | Mpeg4 (13.3 Mb) | Ipod (18.7 Mb)

Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

With winter well and truly on us in the southern hemisphere we thought it a perfect time to look at three fortified wines ideal for nights in front of a fire. We check out a tokay, a muscat and a port style that are each brilliant at ridiculously inexpensive prices given the quality.

In this episode we recommend:

• Buller Fine Old Tokay ($17-20)
• Morris Premium Old Liqueur Muscat ($45-50)
• Seppelt Single Vintage Tawny Para 1986 ($35-45)

Download the video: (4 min 18 sec)
Windows Media (14.7 Mb) | Mpeg4 (13.1 Mb) | Ipod (17.6 Mb)

Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

Post to del.icio.us