Articles for ' riesling'

Skillogalee, a small but award winning boutique winery run by a father and son team in Southern Australia, takes its name from a somewhat unusual source.

When the pioneer and explorer John Horrocks and his party, having suffered illness, injury and bad weather, ran short of provisions while looking for land suitable for settlement in the early 1840s, things were looking grim. However, they managed to survive by making… read the rest of “Best Riesling in Australia”

It’s not too long to wait for the jamboree of world football!   Here at Classic Wine Direct, we thought we’d get into the spirit of things too by suggesting a preferred vintage for each of the qualifying nations that has a tradition of viticulture.   There will be a part two to come and in future posts we might cover Brazil, but since they’ve won just about everything going it seems… read the rest of “World Cup Spirit! (Part One)”

Johann is a dynamic young producer who is carving out a formidable reputation for concentrated, mineral-laden white wines. His wines are always in high demand. Johann only has 5 hectares of vineyards which means our allocations are small and highly sort after. Despite this his prices remain really competitive.

Associated wines and awards include:

Flastaff Austrian Guide 09 – 5 stars (Grüner Veltliner Federspiel 07)… read the rest of “Johann Donanbuam Wines, Wachau, Austria”

Woollaston are joint ventures by formed Phillip & Chan Woollaston and Glen & Renee Schaeffer formed 2000. They later opened their state-of-the-art winery in 2006 which fulfilled their shared dreams. The multi-level winery uses gravity to transfer the wine through its evolution from grape to bottle. This winery is as eco-friendly as possible, going as far as planting the roof with local tussock grass to help insulation and to… read the rest of “Woollaston Winery (Nelson, New Zealand)”

Steffi and Gabi Weegmuller farm organically and reduce their yields to increase the richness and intensity of their wines. The Weegmullers share the same vineyards as Muller Catoir (one of the most respected and expensive producers in Germany) however they do not share the same price tag! These are wonderful, rich, food friendly wines.

Associated wines and awards include:

Wine Advocate Dec 04 Issue 156-Rated 90 points (… read the rest of “Weingut Weegmuller, Pfalz, Germany”

Setanta wines are one of the hottest wine makers in the Adelaide Hills. The cool climate elegant wines are really making the world sit up and take notice. This is a family run winery which is made by a first generation Australian of Irish parentage, which is denoted in the name and wonderful Celtic labels. One of James Hallidays’ favourite new wineries, they have a 5 star rating… read the rest of “Setanta Wines, Adelaide Hills, Australia”

Larry Cherubino’s is still only in his mid thirties and is one of the brightest winemakers in Australia . He made his name as winemaker at Haughtons and is a privilege to have him on board. His Shiraz from his single vineyard collection called “The Yard” is an impressive debut if we may say so ourselves.

Awards and associated wines include:

Guide to Western Australian Wine- Winemaker… read the rest of “Larry Cherubino Wines, Margaret River, Australia”