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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

The iPhone is the market leader in smartphones in Australia. James Halliday is the market leader in wine guides in Australia. When you put the two together you’ve got the best iPhone app for fans of Australian wine!

As well as reviewing the Halliday Wine Companion app Danny and Brad check out one of Henschke’s range of Rieslings and one of the very best fortified wines from Rutherglen, the Morris Old Premium.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Morris Old Premium Rare Muscat ($60-65)
• Henschke Julius Riesling 2011 ($30-$33)
• James Halliday Wine Companion iPhone app ($14.99)

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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

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

There’s an old song by Aussie band Cold Chisel that includes the line “Cheap wine and a three day growth”. It brings to mind some not so good inexpensive tipples.

But this week we’ve tracked down three cheap wines that won’t leave you struggling to get out of the bathtub. We kick off with a Thorn Clarke Riesling, move on to an Oakridge Pinot Noir and finish up with a Shiraz from Hardy’s with a name like a number plate.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Thorn Clarke Sandpiper Riesling 2010 ($12-$15)
• Oakridge Over the Shoulder Pinot Noir 2010 ($16-18)
• Hardy’s HRB|D641 Shiraz 2007 ($19-22)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

As we sat down to film this week’s episode the rain started falling outside. No shock there, as Melbourne has been wet for months it seems. And when it’s been raining this much you can’t just stick to the usual suspects of big reds.

So this week we match the rain up with a Riesling from Larry Cherubino, a cool climate Shiraz from Plunkett Fowles and an inexpensive Pinot from Garry Mills at Jamsheed. Who needs sun with wines like these?!

This week’s recommendations are:

• Ad Hoc Wallflower Riesling 2010 ($18-$20)
• Ladies who Shoot their Lunch Shiraz 2009 ($28-32)
• Jamsheed Pepé le Pinot 2010 ($18-$20)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

Most people who are wine buffs know about the winery Clonakilla. Tim Kirk, the winemaker there, is famous for his Shiraz-Viognier. But if you don’t have the $100+ for a bottle of that why not try the Hilltops Shiraz they make that comes in a much more weekday friendly price and still impresses.

We also check out a pair of wines from two of McLaren Vale’s best know wineries; the Lost Watch Riesling from Wirra Wirra and the d’Arry’s Original from d’Arenberg.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Wirra Wirra Lost Watch Riesling 2010 ($16-$19)
• Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz 2009 ($25-$28)
• d’Arenberg d’Arry’s Original 2008 ($13-18)

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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

Update: Just announced – our friends at Boccaccio Cellars are offering 6 of our Best Dozen in a special pack at just $130 plus delivery!

It’s that time of year again! Yes, that time when we announce the 12 wines that impressed us the most over the last year…. and then give them away to a of lucky fan of the show!

If you’re an email subscriber you get one entry into the draw to win the complete set 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 2010 packs!

The Best Dozen of 2010 are:

• De Bortoli Rococo Blanc de Blancs NV
• St. Hallett Eden Valley Riesling 2010
• Toolangi Chardonnay 2008
• Andrew Thomas Wines Braemore Semillon 2010
• Scion Vineyard Durif 2008
• Yabby Lake Pinot Noir 2008
• The Story Grampians Shiraz 2008
• Ben Glaetzer Wallace 2008
• Teusner Riebke Shiraz 2009
• Yalumba The Cigar 2008
• Penfolds St. Henri 2006
• Wolf Blass Platinum Shiraz 2007

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week we look at wines from the 2010, 2009 and 2008 vintages. Our countdown begins with a Riesling from Taylors and then moves on to one of Australia’s best known, and best, Sangiovese bottles. As we get ready to release the winners names for the Best Dozen of 2010 we look at the 2008 release of a wine from Yalumba that made the top tier in 2009.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Taylors Clare Valley Riesling 2010 ($12-$16)
• Coriole Sangiovese 2009 ($18-$24)
• Yalumba The Scibbler 2008 ($16-20)

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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

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

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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