Category Archive: Victoria

27 Mar

Pics from Melbourne Food and Wine festival

Pics from Melbourne Food and Wine festival

A pictorial record of 24 Hours in Melbourne.

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
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23 Mar

24′ish hours at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

24′ish hours at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

Here’s the thing: it’s late, I’m theoretically a little jet-lagged and have work and other writing bits and pieces to do, but I know that …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in Food
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04 Mar

An ode to Bar Lourinha

An ode to Bar Lourinha

The first time we ate at Bar Lourinha was a memorable one. We really wanted to eat at MoVida but they were full, however the …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in Food
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11 Feb

Victorian bushfire tragedy

Victorian bushfire tragedy

It’s all over the media here in Australia but to bring international readers up to speed: Victoria has been ravaged by terrible bushfires. The death …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
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18 Jan

Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier Shiraz Viognier 2005 ($18)

Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier Shiraz Viognier 2005 ($18)

Made from fruit sourced from Central Victorian vineyards and overseen by French and American winemakers, this is an intriguing drop that takes Old World winemaking …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $10 - $20, 2005, France, Medium-bodied, Shiraz, Viognier
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08 Jan

Coldstream Hills Reserve Chardonnay 2006 ($48)

Coldstream Hills Reserve Chardonnay 2006 ($48)

While I adore the leaner, more elegant path being taken by winemakers when it comes to crafting chardonnay, examples like this that combine power and …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $30 +, 2006, Chardonnay, Medium-bodied, Yarra Valley
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29 Nov

Wickhams Road Macedon Ranges Chardonnay 2006 ($17.99)

Wickhams Road Macedon Ranges Chardonnay 2006 ($17.99)

I suspect that in the context of a line-up of chardonnays, a lot of people are going to glance over this wine, which is a …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $10 - $20, 2006, Chardonnay, Macedon Ranges, Medium-bodied, Screwcap, White
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31 Oct

Two excellent Merricks Creek Pinot Noirs

Two excellent Merricks Creek Pinot Noirs

Earlier this month, passionate pinotphile Steve Naughton from Victorian-based pinot noir specialists Pinot Now flew into Perth for a whirlwind trip through Western Australia. During …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $30 +, 2005, Cork, Medium-bodied, Mornington Peninsula, Pinot Noir, Red, Uncategorised
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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, South Australia, Western Australia, White
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09 Oct

Massale by Kooyong Pinot Noir 2006 ($27)

Massale by Kooyong Pinot Noir 2006 ($27)

Showing signs of the warm vintage that took place in the Peninsula in ‘06, this wine is crammed full of pretty red fruit flavours with …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $20 - $30, 2006, Medium-bodied, Mornington Peninsula, Pinot Noir, Red, Screwcap, Vintage
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