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We’re looking at three wines that we’ve already looked at on the show in the past. It’s the second time round for all these wines, but that only proves what great drops they are!

Tar & Roses have been impressing people for a while now, and we can see why with their Heathcote Shiraz. Tahbilk own some of the oldest Shiraz and Marsanne vines on earth, and we help them celebrate their 150th birthday with a look at their best known white. Ben Glaetzer has had more than one wine on our show. His Wallace is a classic Barossa blend that is worth revisiting again and again!

This week’s recommendations are:

• Tar & Roses Heathcote Shiraz 2008 ($14-$16)
• Tahbilk Marsanne 2009 ($12-$15)
• Ben Glaetzer Wallace 2008 ($20-$24)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week we look a three wines that won’t be the easiest to find. The first is a Cabernet blend from Sorrenberg, a Beechworth winery who sell most of their wines via a mailing list. We follow this up with a Gamay from Roundstone, a winery that earlier this year was destroyed in the Victorian bushfires. To round things out we look at a Fiano, an Italian white grape variety, which is being made in very small batches by one of our favourite smaller wineries, Oliver’s Taranga.

If you’re around Melbourne this weekend, why not drop out to the Shed Fest in the Yarra Valley? Support the small local wineries after the tough start to 2009 that saw bushfires destroy so much of the area. Details on ShedFest are available on the ShedFest website.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Sorrenberg Cabernet 2005 ($38-40)
• Roundstone Gamay 2008 ($20-15)
• Oliver’s Taranga Fiano 2008 ($22-$24)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week we show that we do actually drink these wines by opening up a lovely riesling from the Clare Valley that took our fancy from the Barry boys. We follow that up with two fantastic bottles of shiraz from the Barossa Valley – from two winemakers in great form who continue the proud tradition of great Aussie shiraz.

This week’s recommendations are:

• clos Clare Watervale Riesling 2009 ($22-25)
• Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz 2007 ($25-30)
• Pirathon by Kalleske Shiraz 2008 ($22-$26)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week we look at three wines from the 2007 vintage, and spin up a jackpot! The first is a Clare Valley Riesling, a ripper that Danny recommends you match together with Thai or Vietnamese food for a brilliant night out or in. The next wine is a Shiraz/Grenache blend from Paxton which is a great quaffer perfect for your next BBQ. Our final wine is ideal if you’re cooking lamb. Bowen Estate, like so many Coonawarra wineries, continues to do brilliant stuff with Cabernet Sauvignon.

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This week’s recommendations are:

• Killikanoon Mort’s Block Riesling 2007 ($20-25)
• Paxton AAA Shiraz Grenache 2007 ($18-23)
• Bowen Estate Cabernet Sauvignon ($28-$32)

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Brad and Danny

It’s the one book that serious Aussie wine geeks look forward to every year: The James Halliday Australian Wine Companion. The 2010 edition has hit the bookshelves and we’ve had a quick glance to see what Australia’s most renowned wine critic has given top marks to that we’re also fans of. So as well as giving James’ book a look, we check out the Brown Brothers Patricia Noble Riesling and the Teusner Joshua, two wines/wineries that fall into the ‘mutual admiration’ category.

This week’s recommendations are:

• James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2010 ($30-35)
• Brown Brothers Patricia Noble Riesling 2006 ($30-35)
• Teusner Joshua 2007 ($20-$25)

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Most Australians are receiving up to $900 in a government stimulus package, so this week we look at how you might spend the cash on wine. Our first wine is the Grosset Springvale Watervale Riesling, and with your Rudd money you’d be able to pick up two dozen of these rippers. If you’re looking for more than that, there’s the De Bortoli Windy Peak Pinot Noir. You could get at least six dozen and throw a stimulus party! Lastly, today marks the release of the 2004 Grange, and we thoroughly support spending at least some of your wind fall on what will be regarded as one of the great vintages of Australia’s greatest wine.

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This week’s recommendations are:

• Grosset Springvale Watervale riesling 2008 ($30-35 or 2 Dozen per payment)
• De Bortoli Windy Peak pinot noir 2008 ($10-13 or 6-7 Dozen per payment)
• Penfolds Grange Bin 95 2004 ($550-600 or 1 per payment)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

Happy New Year to all our viewers and readers!

As you’ve probably found out by now the Wine Week boys have taken a short break for Christmas and new year.

However we will return with a new episode of wineweek very soon.

But just in case you missed it, a great story appeared on Wired just in time for new years eve. Yep, those ‘net savy geeks spent a bit of time uncovering the ‘hows’ of sabering a champagne cork: the art of removing the cork from a bottle of sparkling wine with a sword (or kitchen knife!). Check it out over at Wired. Probably should only be reserved for those bottles you don’t mind not drinking while you learn as the failed attempts don’t leave a lot of wine for drinking!

Cheers and see you soon!