This interesting “Old Bush Vine” wine hails from the McLaren Vale in South Australia (the home of much goodness ). The best thing this wine does is to mix the pepperyness of shiraz grapes with my childhood memories of eating Grenache picked right from the vine on a fruit block. It is very complex [...]
This sparkling white made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes, has a very interesting colour somewhere between yellow and orange, and is the only form of Pinot thus far that I have enjoyed. Unlike some sparkling whites this does not have a sour taste, yet it is not overly sweet. It was opened to celebrate/commiserate [...]
They carry a venom so powerful it can kill crocodiles, snakes and other predators in minutes. All attempts to fight the spread of the cane toad have so far failed. No-one is quite sure of the most effective way to stop them.
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Thinking of Nat who has just moved up to Queensland! Enjoy.
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How can a digital catalouge expire? I placed an album in my shopping cart, waiting for a time when I could be bothered to make a purchase (Roxette – Don’t bore us get to the chorus, if you must know – there is no accounting for taste, especially not mine ), anyways back to [...]
If you get an error regarding your MAPI dll when starting up Outlook 2003 after you uninstall Office2007, I reccomend that you delete “MSMAPI32.DLL” from the C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033\ directory (note: “Program Files” may vary between x64 and 32 bit versions of windows), then insert your Office 2003 CD, start the installer, and select the [...]
It seems every man and his dog is running around the internet posting reviews of Windows Vista Ultimate, and a goodly proportion of these have made comparisons to either Linux or MacOS, now its my turn .
Vista – I think I’ll start here as it is the most logical place to begin and is [...]
Woah! This is one awesome cab sav. Very young being a 2004 vintage, I would HIGHLY reccommend grabbing a 1/2 case or so and cellaring for several years (6-8 says the label). The potential of this wine is excellent. It may be a screwcap, but one should remember that this will render the wine less [...]
Welcome to oak city, and what a lovely place it is. Rich deep tannins render these vintages very deep, dark red in colour. The ‘98 is perhaps begining to get a little old (or perhaps not cellared correctly) but both are quite drinkable now. Like the St Henri’s an unrushed and patient period of time [...]
Normally I am not a fan of the younger wines, prefering some age in them, but for some reason this drop resonates well with me. Plenty of fruit, hints of wood, but a depth that is surprising not at all watery. A definate keeper more reqired .
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St Henri is my benchmark for wines, many thanks to Andrew who first gave me a bottle of the 1997 vintage. The 1999 while not as good as the ‘97 is a damn fine wine, it is essential that this drop be given sufficient time to open up, else it does not taste as good, [...]