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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

This week Danny, Brad and Caroline talk about Sommeliers America endorsing cork, James Gosper replacing Paul Henry at Wine Australia and more!

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Start with a white, continue with a red, finish with a sticky. It’s the classic night of wine drinking for many. So this week we follow the pattern and start with a Chardonnay from Oakridge, a producer from the Yarra Valley with big chatter about their whites right now.

We continue with onto a red, staying in the Yarra Valley. The Mac Forbes Cabernet impressed Brad with its style and polish. To end the episode we hook into a sticky, in this case a Rutherglen Muscat from local stalwarts Chambers.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Oakridge Over the Shoulder Chardonnay 2010 ($18-$20)
• Mac Forbes Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 ($21-25)
• Chambers Rutherglen Muscat ($18-$20)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week Danny, Brad and Caroline talk about the release of Penfolds’ Luxury and Icon series, including the 2006 Grange.

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This week the theme is all about the letter C. We start with Mount Langhi Ghiran’s mid priced Cliff Edge shiraz, a beautiful cool climate red from 2006. We then take a look at a Chardonnay from Coldstream Hills that sees just the right amount of oak for a young, drink now white. And to finish we check out a 2007 Cabernet from Mildara that shows that Coonawarra Cabernets from 2007 weren’t all hard work.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz 2006 ($25-$28)
• Coldstream Hills Chardonnay 2010 ($26-$30)
• Mildara Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 ($21-25)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week Danny, Brad and Caroline talk about what wine is ready to be served at the wedding of Wills and Kate, the low alcohol expected to come out of the 2011 vintage for South Eastern Australia and Danny recommends you buy a vineyard soon!

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The best known wine ‘valley’ in Victoria would have to be the Yarra Valley, but a little further afield there’s the King Valley, where winemakers such as the Dal Zottos have been working wonders with Italian varietals.

This week we look at their Pinot Grigio before popping over to the Barossa Valley for a bargain shiraz from Thorn Clarke. We finish up by looking at a Cabernet not from Margaret River or Coonawarra but from the stylish folks at Balgownie Estate up around Bendigo.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Dal Zotto Pinot Grigio 2010 ($15-$16)
• Thorn Clarke Sandpiper Shiraz 2009 ($15-$20)
• Balgownie Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 ($30-35)

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Cheers… and happy wine buying!

Brad and Danny

This week Danny, Brad and Caroline talk about the changing palate of Australians, the sale of Randalls wine stores to Coles, have a special shout out from a special person and much more!

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To some the Hunter Valley is not the first place they think of when talking about great Australian wine. We’re not so parochial that we don’t recognise brilliant wine from Sydney’s closest wine hotspot, and this week check out two rippers from region.

The first is a new Shiraz from Andrew Thomas – the Motel Block, and the other is a bargain Semillon from Mount Pleasant which is too good not to drink. In between we catch up with an old Port style favourite from Rutherglen legends, Stanton & Killeen.

This week’s recommendations are:

• Andrew Thomas Motel Block Shiraz 2009 ($48-$50)
• Stanton & Killeen Vintage 2005 ($25-$28)
• Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon 2005 ($12-17)

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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

This week Danny, Brad and Caroline talk about the taste and tweets across the country, the news we talked about last week popping up in the mainstream media this week and much more!

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