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Consecration Wine
Consecration Wine
" I made Versailles for my Court, Marly for my friends and Trianon for myself. "
Louis XIV, The Sun King
Versailles
The Grand Trianon is a French Baroque-style chateau set within its own park,...
Culture
Seppeltsfield Road
Seppeltsfield
Joseph was born in 1813 in Wüstewaltersdorf, Prussia, now known as Walim in Lower Silesia, Poland, his father had fought Napoleon's forces in Russia. After an education in music and arts, Seppelt toured...
Wine
Bouchard Pere et Fils Echezeaux Grand Cru 2018 -on the bench
Bouchard Pere et Fils Echezeaux Grand Cru 2018
The 2018 Vintage in Burgundy is often referred to as the ‘Heat Wave’ vintage, the passage of time has shown the wines to be both ripe and...
Culture
Courage, Endurance, Mateship, Sacrifice
Courage, Endurance, Mateship, Sacrifice
The Right Honourable
On the 25th of August 2024, ANZAC DAY, the Australian Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Anthony Albanese was in Papua New Guinea to give a speech, and... as fate...
Culture
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...