Category Archive: Dessert wine

Sweet wines to finish a meal with

26 Mar

Talijancich Julian James Reserve Muscat Blend No. 5 ($65)

Talijancich Julian James Reserve Muscat Blend No. 5 ($65)

The last time I had one of Tali’s reserve muscats was about a year back and it was a blend number 2 I had held …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $30 +, Fortified, Swan Valley, Western Australia
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11 Sep

Lamont’s Bordeaux Tasting

Lamont’s Bordeaux Tasting

My first experience with Bordeuax was as a kid, thanks to the wonders of SBS World Soccer at 5.30pm on Saturday afternoons. Each week, the …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $30 +, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cork, France, Red, White
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24 Jul

d’Arenberg Noble Chardonnay Semillon 2006 ($20)

d’Arenberg Noble Chardonnay Semillon 2006 ($20)

“When it rains, it pours.” Or so the old saying goes. At the moment, Perth is enjoying a healthy downpour of rain which is no …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $20 - $30, Best value drop, Chardonnay, Full-bodied, McLaren Vale, Screwcap, Semillon, South Australia, White
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10 Apr

Two great stickies from De Bortoli

Two great stickies from De Bortoli

Recently I had an opportunity to look at a whole range of dessert wines for an article for Homes & Living magazine: good fun as, …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $10 - $20, $30 +, Cork, Icon, Screwcap
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13 Jun

Killawarra Dusk ($3.99)

Killawarra Dusk ($3.99)

Wine can be pretentious, so it’s refreshing to taste wine that is pretension-free: unassuming drops that don’t pretend to be anything they’re not. Something like …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $1 - $10, Best value drop, Cork, Medium-bodied, Sparkling
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02 Jan

De Bortoli Noble One 2003 ($24)

De Bortoli Noble One 2003 ($24)

Although every region boasts its own champions of the style, De Bortoli’s honey-and-dried-apricot masterpiece, Noble One, is widely – and rightfully – regarded as Australia’s …

 
By Max Veenhuyzen
Also posted in $20 - $30, Full-bodied, Icon, Screwcap, White
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