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We’ve had a little break, but it’s time to get back to business! Brad spent a bit of time up around Beechworth in Victoria’s north east, and came back with a Chardonnay from Savaterre that is worth the wait.

Danny looks at a Brand’s Laira Cabernet that’s classic Coonawarra and Brad rounds things out with a funky bottle named The Squid’s Fist from rogue producers Some Young Punks.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Savaterre Chardonnay 2009 ($68-$75)
• Brand’s Laira Blockers Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 ($17-20)
• Some Young Punks The Squid’s Fist 2010 ($21-25)

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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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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

Sometimes wines we intend to review get overlooked. Not for any good reason other than there’s lots of good wine about. So this week we say ‘sorry’ to a couple of great wines by finally getting around to looking at them on the show.

The first is a lovely Pinot Gris from Yabby Lake’s second label, Red Claw. Following up is a bargain priced Cabernet from Kingston Estate that proves it’s not just Shiraz that can be done well at under $10. To round things out we also check out a Sangiovese from a great King Valley producer, Pizzini.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Red Claw Pinot Gris 2009 ($23-25)
• Kingston Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 ($9-$13)
• Pizzini Sangiovese 2008 ($24-$28)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

Fast food, junk food, takeaway – no matter what you call it we’ve all been there. But just because fast food is an easy alternative to cooking doesn’t mean you can’t match it with wine to turn junk food into meal that’s a bit more grown up. This week we look at three wines that will go perfectly with pizza, a burger or fish and chips. A McLaren Vale sangiovese goes well with the Pizza, while a big bold shiraz from Rutherglen hits the spot with a burger. To finish things off we check out a riesling to go with the classic fish and chips!

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This week’s recommendations are:

• Coriole sangiovese 2007 ($15-20)
• Campbells Bobbie Burns shiraz 2006 ($16-19)
• Pikes Traditionale riesling 2008 ($15-21)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week we look at three Italian grape varieties in a Wine Week special. The first comes from the white grape arneis. The second may be the best known of the Australian produced Italians in the form of the Chianti grape sangiovese. And the final wine comes from a grape popular not only in Italy, but California as well, zinfandel.

In this episode we recommend:

• Garry Crittenden i Arneis 2004 ($16-18)
• Coriole Sangiovese 2006 ($16-19)
• Cape Mentelle Zinfandel 2005 ($35-40)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

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