Wine is an integral part of Ben Portet’s family tree and has been since 1698 when Jean Portet was born in France’s Cognac region and became a winemaker. His decision to continue with the family trade not only makes him the 10th generation of Portet family to make wine – his dad, pictured above with [...]
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 richness with complexity and style prove that you can have your cake and eat it too. Exciting oaked chardy aromas of spice, orange and toast hint at the complexity and [...]
One night while we were in the Mornington Peninsula, I was put in charge of wine-buying for that night’s meal we were cooking up at home. Normally I like to try something new and local (preferably picked up during an afternoon of cellar door hopping) but with the local Liquorland the only bottle shop open [...]