Posts Tagged ‘Wine’
What Wines Should I Be Ageing?
In the Cellar Door, we are often asked:How can I age wine?What wines should I age? Let’s answer some of your questions about aging wines. Wine is constantly changing and…
Read MoreReeling in Fish and Wine Pairings
What wine taste best with fish? Matching wines with fish Picture this: a table adorned with the freshest catch of the day, from delicate sea bass to succulent salmon, each…
Read MoreHow is red wine different to white wine?
I’m thrilled to offer you an exclusive insight into the intricate process of crafting our red wines. At Upper Reach, we believe that wine is not merely a beverage but…
Read MoreWhy does wine go into oak barrels?
Why does wine get aged in oak barrels? The Historical Reason for Oak Aging: Before the advent of glass bottles in the 1600s, wine found its home in wooden barrels—a…
Read MoreIf every vintage is different, why are Upper Reach wines so consistent?
The 2024 vintage has been our earliest ever! The first pick was on 4 January 2024 as opposed to 21 January in 2023, by Australia Day we’d done all the…
Read MoreChristmas Shopping | Gifts from the Swan Valley
It feels like Christmas 2023 was just a blink ago, right? The holiday cheer is in the air, but the hassle of shopping, crowded malls, and potential Covid make it…
Read MoreWhat wine goes with Christmas Lunch?
Pairing Wine with Christmas Fare: Turkey: For the classic Christmas centerpiece pair it with the Triple Trophy winning 2022 Grenache or the 2022 Reserve Chardonnay. These wines have this sneaky way of teaming up…
Read MoreWine Show Medals and Wine | Separating Bling from Brilliance
We’ve all seen those glitzy gold stickers on wine bottles, right? They promise quality, but do they always deliver? At Upper Reach, our family-owned Swan Valley winery, we’re uncorking the truth…
Read MoreVintage 2023 Swan Valley in Western Australia
Well what a vintage 2023 was! We must have done something right to have had such amazing conditions. After a ridiculously wet winter, the Swan River broke its banks again and…
Read MoreAlternative wine varieties in the Swan Valley
We’re asked about ‘alternative grape varieites’ at our Cellar Door and I read heaps of wine articles about them…perhaps because journos are always looking for ‘something new’ to fill their…
Read MoreHow Can Wine Taste Like Other Fruits?
Have you ever been to a winery, looked at the tasting notes and wondered if you’d stepped into your local fruit & veggie shop by mistake? Where do flavours of…
Read MoreWhat Wine Matches With Chocolate?
It’s always the perfect time to look at a couple of guilty (or not so guilty) pleasures. Wine and chocolate. We know about wine and food pairings … it’s generally…
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