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Soon we’ll all be drinking Rosé… in fact as November 10 is Rosé Revolution many of us will be looking for a light pink dry drop to celebrate the modern version of rosé.

We look at two offerings ready for next Thursday; the De Bortoli Pinot Noir Rosé and the Chateau De Sours Bordeaux Rosé. We also look at a Pinot Noir from Adelaide Hills producer Nepenthe.

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This week’s recommendations are:

• De Bortoli Pinot Noir Rosé 2011 ($22-$25)
• Chateau de Sours Bordeaux Rosé 2010 ($18-$20)
• Nepenthe Pinot Noir 2010 ($18-$25)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

Some people put a lot of emphasis on the colour of wine. Certainly the Wolf Blass name is linked with colour, and this week we have a look at one of their Grey Label wines that impressed us at a recent tasting.

We hope that Oprah’s visitors to the Tyrrell’s cellar door this week loved the great Hunter white Semillon as much as we do! And rounding out the week we look at a dry Rosé from Port Philip estate that is very light pink.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Wolf Blass Grey Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 ($27-$30)
• Tyrrell’s WInes Belford Semillon 2005 ($22-$25)
• Port Philip Estate Salasso Rosé ($18-20)

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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

Last week Danny was up around Rutherglen. While the region is definitely best known for its stunning fortifieds and bold durifs, Danny brought back a couple of wines that break the mould.

The first is a rosé from Scion that’s bone dry despite being made from a grape more normally associated with sweet whites. Then there is the Stanton & Killeen Prince Reserva, a wine made for the table with grapes normally associated with Portuguese fortified wines.

In between Brad takes us over to the over side of Australia with a great value Shiraz from Xabregas in the Great Southern region of WA.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Scion Vineyard Rosé 2010 ($18-20)
• Xabregas Shiraz 2008 ($20-22)
• Stanton & Killeen The Prince Reserva 2008 ($40-$45)

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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

“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

The hot days down under aren’t done with just yet. And vintage, when vineyards are picking their grapes, is in full force too. With both those things going on at once we look at a sparkling wine from Blue Pyrenees which is picked in the cool of the night to make sure they get the best from their grapes.

We also look at a super bargain priced Rosé from Angoves great for warmer days, and a classic quaffer from Pepperjack perfect for matching with lamb on the BBQ.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Angoves Nine Rows Rosé 2009 ($8-14)
• Blue Pyrenees Midnight Cuvée 2002 ($22-$26)
• Pepperjack Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 ($18-$23)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

2009 is done, and we’ve started a new decade. And what better way to kick things off than with three bottles you might open at the start of a an afternoon or evening with good friends and good food.

But, not everyone starts off with a wine… so this week we kick things off with that most Aussie of aperitifs, a beer. But not just any beer! This is brewed on the grounds at one of the great wineries of the Clare Valley, Knappstein. We also look at a lovely rosé from Yering Station that isn’t just ‘cotton candy in the mouth’. And we round out the starting field with a great, inexpensive, bottle of bubbles from Jansz.

Don’t forget you can still win one of our 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:

• Knappstein E.B. Premium Larger ($13-17 per 4 pack)
• Yering Station E.D. Rosé 2008 ($18-20)
• Jansz Premium Non Vintage Cuvée ($20-$23)

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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

It’s been hot, really hot, around the south eastern part of Australia recently. Not just warm, but ear-wax meltingly hot! So we thought we’d offer up some wines that go well when the mercury is busting through the top of the thermometer. The All Saints Moscato is light on alcohol, with a light, bright fizz and a touch of sweetness and goes beautifully chilled down or even served over chipped ice. Wirra Wirra’s Mrs. Wigley Grenache Rosé might be your style if you’re not after a white but the day is just a bit too warm for a big red. And to round things out, a Pinot Noir is the obvious choice for a red during the hot months, and Paringa Estate’s Estate Pinot Noir is one of the very, very best you can buy.

This week’s recommendations are:

• All Saints Moscato 2009 ($16-18)
• Wirra Wirra Mrs. Wigley Grenache Rosé 2009 ($16-$19)
• Paringa Estate Estate Pinot Noir 2008 ($55-60)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

It’s Mother’s Day down under this Sunday, and we present three wines that are sure to make your Mum happy this weekend. The first is a Semillon / Sauvignon Blanc blend from WA’s Margaret River region that Brad thinks is brilliantly named. The next is a Pinot Noir from the Macedon Ranges with great flavour and style and not too much alcohol. Lastly we look at a Yarra Valley sparkling Rosé that mums everywhere will love the look and the taste of.

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This week’s recommendations are:

• Wine by Brad semillon/sauvignon blanc 2008 ($20-25)
• Bress Macedon Ranges pinot noir 2008 ($18-20)
• Dominique Portet brut rosé LD NV ($25-27)

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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