Why call a wine The Gig? In 1996, 25 years ago when we bought Upper Reach we were amazed to find that Captain Stirling camped opposite, on his first exploration of the Swan River. On reading Stirling’s diary & accounts from the time, it was clear that the Government in England, decided to establish a…
I often hear ‘buy local’ or ‘support local business’ as well as support small business….but why (apart from feeling good about myself)? Several years ago Dick Smith was forced to close his Australian food business. Apparently the beginning of the end for him was Aldi. He said that ‘I believed Australians would pay more for Australian…
First let’s look at why wine goes off and goes bad once the screw cap has been opened or the cork popped. Wines stored after opening can go bad in two major ways: These are both chemical reactions, so if you lower the temperature, the reaction will be slower- that means: keeping your wine in the…
The Perth Royal Show is a national show so wineries from all over Australia, with hugely varying climates and growing conditions enter their top wine. Whereas the Swan Valley Wine Show is a regional show, which enables the judges to look at one region and to get a real feel for the wine styles coming from that…
As we’re coming into colder weather, it’s time to get the fire blazing & dive into our stickies & fortified. Let’s explore Fortified Wine and all its warming deliciousness.We will take a look at: We’ll be talking:
We want to hear what you’ve been cooking … Let’s share ideas, match the perfect wine & find inspiration for our next cullinary creation. It’s this time of year I start to wander back into the kitchen, see which fruit and vegetables are in season then maybe ponder on the best Sourdough recipe, method of…
Verdelho Wine Tasting at Home Verdelho 2014 vs 2019 vs 2020 Bringing the Tasting Room to your home. Find out about the history of Verdelho in Australia, the wine making process and of course practice how to taste it, what the ‘expert’ thinks it smells, tastes and even looks like! Along with tasting notes, food suggestions…
Five Top Wine Tasting Tips Let’s face it, we can find walking into a winery for wine tasting a little daunting. I sometimes feel the same, and I work in a winery! Tip number 1: Tasting notes The winery will usually put the wine tasting list in “tasting order”- from top to bottom. Driest…
Do wine aerators really make a wine taste different? Simple answer.. because it makes all red wines and some white wines taste heaps better! I often get customers to…