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Penfolds Day Papua New Guinea
Penfolds Day PNG
2024
The Stanley Hotel
Port Moresby
Penfolds is an iconic Australian winemaker founded in 1844 by Christopher Rawson Penfold, an English physician who emigrated to South Australia with his wife Mary Penfold. It is one...
Wine
Que Syrah, Shiraz
Que Syrah, Shiraz
From the roasted slopes of the Northern Rhone to the ancient vines of the Barossa Valley Syrah, (as it is known in France) or Shiraz, (as it is called in...
Culture
On the Tasting Bench
Tasting Bench
Pascal Jolivet Blanc Fume 2022
Sauvignon Blanc grapes sourced from three different soil types, the wine is a blend of grapes grown on 50% limestone, 30% flint and 20% clay-limestone. The vineyards...
Culture
Red Mountain
“This is Burma, and it will be quite unlike any land you know about.”
George Orwell, Burmese Days
As we prepare to release the 2022 Reserve Pinot Noir, I take a moment to reflect on the...
Wine
Vinexpo Asia 2023
VINEXPO ASIA MADE AN IMPRESSION
Vinexpo Asia 2023 exceeds expectations,
elevating the wine and spirits industry in Asia
Singapore, 25 May 2023 - Vinexpo Asia, the leading international tradeshow for the wine and spirits sector in Asia, concluded its highly...
Culture
Patches on a Torn Land
Patches on a Torn Land
I’ve known Matt Talbot for around half a dozen years or so, and I value our friendship; he is a good-bloke, splendid company and is passionate about an industry...
Wine
A Well Chimed Visit
A Well-Chimed Visit
“I had an inheritance from my father,
It was the moon and the sun.
And though I roam all over the world,
The spending of it’s never done.”
Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls, (1940)
The...
Culture
The Soul of Napa, a Very Human Story
The Soul of Napa, a Very Human Tale
“Wine to me is passion, It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit. Wine is art. It's culture. It's the essence of civilization...