Posts in Category: Australia

High-end Australian Wines

Nik Darlington
Posted by Gina Allen Thursday 26 May 2022 Categories: 2022 Australia Nik Darlington

Nik Darlington of Pip wines set out to show us that times had changed: grapes were now grown with care in cool areas (for Australia) and their juice was being turned into wine with sensitivity and the careful use of oak. Over the course of an interesting and very enjoyable presentation in which he showed four white and four red wines, he more than made his point and convinced us that the best Australian wines had improved beyond measure over the recent years. He also, as the images show, demonstrated that Australia is a very beautiful place to have a vineyard.

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Australia – but not as we know it

A tasting with Steve Brown, winemaker at Bellwether Wines
Tuesday 11 September 2018 Categories: 2018 Australia Bellwether Steve Brown

We were delighted to welcome Steve Brown, winemaker at Bellwether winery, to open our 2018/19 season. Together with winemaking partner Sue Bell (Australian Winemaker of the Year, 2014), Steve has created a remarkable négociant-style micro-winery in a historic sheep shearing shed in Coonawarra (a winery accidentally stumbled on by our Chair whilst using Trip Advisor!!).

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