Category Archive: South Australia

01 Apr

Western Australian Poker Meetup Group

Western Australian Poker Meetup Group

Back from a weekend in Adelaide catching up with my brother and some of the ol’ beach volleyball crowd while the Swatch FIVB Beach Volleyball …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in Poker
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06 Feb

Henschke Henry’s Seven 2006 ($30)

Henschke Henry’s Seven 2006 ($30)

In a tasting last night where too many wines were overpriced and quite frankly overdone to the point of looking like caricatures of the big, …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $30 +, 2006, Barossa, Grenache, Medium-bodied, Mourvedre, Red, Screwcap, Shiraz, Vintage, Viognier
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13 Jan

Gramp’s Shiraz 2005 ($17)

Gramp’s Shiraz 2005 ($17)

Complex and heavy handed bouquet full of pencil lead, polish and even hints of tar. If the opening credits don’t tell you this is juicy …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $10 - $20, 2005, Cork, Full-bodied, Red, Shiraz
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10 Dec

A swag of chardonnay

A swag of chardonnay

Christmas is a time of being busy, hence a lack of updates. What’s been sitting on my “to-blog” list for a while is a recap …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in 1996, 2005, 2006, Adelaide Hills, Chardonnay, Hunter Valley, Margaret River, New South Wales, Pemberton, Western Australia, White
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21 Nov

Amon-Ra Shiraz 2005 and 2006 ($90)

Amon-Ra Shiraz 2005 and 2006 ($90)

There are three things I really love about the Amon-Ra: first, the name is cool, but that’s to be expected if you name a wine …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $30 +, 2005, 2006, Barossa, Cork, Full-bodied, Icon, Red, Shiraz
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20 Nov

Mrs Wigley Moscato 2007 ($17)

Mrs Wigley Moscato 2007 ($17)

For the rest of the week, I’ll be taking Polaroids of the wines I’ll be writing up. In addition to wine and cards, photography is …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $10 - $20, 2007, Crown Seal, McLaren Vale, Medium-bodied, Sparkling, Vintage
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07 Nov

Chapel Hill success at 2007 International Wine and Spirit Competition

Chapel Hill success at 2007 International Wine and Spirit Competition

Michael Fragos – Chief Winemaker at McLaren Vale’s Chapel Hill winery – beat wine industry all-comers from across the globe to win the Wolf …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in McLaren Vale
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04 Nov

Annie’s Lane Coppertrail Shiraz 2002 ($53.99)

Annie’s Lane Coppertrail Shiraz 2002 ($53.99)

A couple from drinks last Friday. A surprise in the Fosters’ package, the Coppertrail Shiraz was a particularly nice way for the department to end …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $10 - $20, $30 +, 2002, 2007, Clare Valley, Medium-bodied, Red, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Shiraz, White
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12 Oct

Howard Park International Riesling Tasting 2007

Howard Park International Riesling Tasting 2007

The weekend gone was spent in Margaret River at Howard Park’s second International Riesling Tasting. After enjoying ourselves thoroughly at last year’s, we were both …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in 2005, Adelaide Hills, Austria, Central Otago, Clare Valley, France, Germany, Great Southern, Henty, Mt Barker, New Zealand, Riesling, Screwcap, Victoria, Western Australia, White
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08 Oct

Bridgewater Mill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2005 ($24.95)

Bridgewater Mill Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2005 ($24.95)

The sum total of one parcel shiraz, one small parcel viognier, the excellent 2005 vintage and the benefit of Petaluma experience, this is further proof …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $20 - $30, 2005, Adelaide Hills, Medium-bodied, Red, Screwcap, Shiraz, Viognier, White
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