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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

Recorded live at the recent Good Food and Wine Show in Melbourne, Danny has a chat with wine guru Matt Skinner. We chat about Matt’s recent book “Heard it through the grapevine”. We also get Matt’s views about the state of Australian wine and if the Aussie wine industry is set up for the next wave of success.

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Brad and Danny

If you’re a fan of red wine, and you should be, then we’ve got a book that we consider to be indispensable. The Big Red Wine Book is filled with reviews of even more wines than we can suggest to you in a year, so go grab one now! Brad looks at the St. Hallett Faith Shiraz, while Danny checks out the Yalumba Cigar Cabernet. These two wines both rate pretty highly in the Big Red Wine Book, with the Cigar getting a spot right at the very front in the “best” section.

This week’s recommendations are:

• The Big Red Wine Book 2010/2011 ($24.95 RRP)
• St. Hallett Faith Shiraz 2008 ($17-$20)
• Yalumba Cigar Cabernet 2008 ($25-$27)

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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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We’ve recommended a few books over the last couple of years, but never one so well aimed at our audience as the Big Red Wine Book. Written for both wine lovers and the average Joe, this is a brilliant reference for anyone who loves a drop of the red stuff and can’t be bothered with pretentious wine writing. We also check out a couple of wines that rate highly in the book including a Tahbilk Cabernet and a Thorn-Clarke shiraz. Both great wines at great prices – and what more could you want from a wine or a wine recommendation?

This week’s recommendations are:

• The Big Red Wine Book – by Campbell Mattinson and Gary Walsh ($25)
• Tahbilk Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 ($13-18)
• Thorn-Clarke Shotfire shiraz 2007 ($18-20)

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2009 is here, and in our first episode for the new year we offer a couple of wine suggestions as well as a great wine book. If you’re late with a present, or maybe got some cash for Christmas then Campbell Mattinson’s book “Why the French hate us” is just what you need. Exploring the wine industry in Australia and written in a brilliantly entertainly style, this is a winner for the wine lover! Getting back into wine, we look at a Cabernet from a big Barossa Valley producer which is super value and a top end Semillon from the Hunter Valley.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Campbell Mattinson’s “Why the French hate us” ($29)
• Grant Burge Cameron Vale cabernet sauvignon 2006 ($18-20)
• Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Hunter semillon 2002 ($40-46)

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Brad and Danny

We break with tradition this week and put forward our recommendations on two wines… and a book! But this isn’t just any book – it is widely regarded as the bible on Australian wine, and each year gets snapped up by wine lovers everywhere. Back in our usual territory, we look at yet another great value riesling from Eden Valley, and a terrific Barossa Shiraz from the Glaetzer stable.

In this episode we recommend:

• Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz 2005 ($25-30)
• Pewsey Vale Eden Valley Riesling 2007 ($14-18)
• James Halliday Wine Companion 2008 ($30-35)

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Brad and Danny

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