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The nose on this wine is pretty interesting, with the assistance of my pregnant supersniffer wife we’ve been able to get out of it the following smells leather (wet), vanilla, fresh (hot) bread, dark chocolate (lindt – 80%cocoa), coffee grounds, mulberry, (tiny teeny itty bitty vegemite), jersey caramel, hints of aniseed (going compared to when [...]

Welcome to a new feature on Bugga.NET – “Varietal in Focus” where we take a quick look at a specific variety used to produce wine. Not too sure where this will lead to, but could be interesting, the very first variety to be examened will be Carmenere inspired by the individual to whom the NWLD [...]

It’s the time of year when several of the wineries from McLaren Vale are dropping their 2006 vintage Shiraz’s and Cabernet Sauvignons.
Be on the look out for Wirra Wirra’s “RSW” Shiraz and “The Angelus” Cab Sauv.
Coriole have just dropped some vintages
as have Kay’s Amery the makers of the very fine Block 6 Shiraz (vines now [...]

Phwoar – this is a tasty Tawny. It’s got orange zezt combined with orange blossom honey as a primary flavour, with mocha and burnt toffee backing it up – these combine very nicely to form a full, mouth filling flavour that is not too intense. There seems to be a little fire/heat wilst in the [...]

Watermelon Curry.
Half a small watermelon or quarter of a large one.
4 garlic cloves, crushed.
1 pinch turmeric powder.
1 tsp cumin seeds.
6 – 8 cardamom pods.
1 tsp hot chili powder.
1 cup coconut milk.
Peel the watermelon and cut the flesh into bite-sized cubes.
Fry the garlic, cumin seeds and cardamom pods in a little oil a deep frying pan [...]

This Cab Sauv from Wirra Wirra is a fantastic drop. I think it deserves a phwoar Seems the 2006 goes for $30/btl I’d suspect that I got mine on sale somewhere for around the $20 mark but I still think it would be worth $30AUD as price of admission. The nose is fantastic [...]

It seems that having the occasional drop of red wine could really be good for you.  The catch is that it seems the resveratrol is something that is very helpful for your health and diet and can be found in red wine (albeit in small quantities) yet not so much in white wine. So don’t [...]

Kingsleys Crab and Steak House have recently made me very happy in the way that they have handled an issue I had with them, and it’s always nice to have a happy story to tell regarding customer service.
The not so nice:
I came in this morning to two marketing emails from Kingsleys (which I cannot read [...]

Women who drink wine avoid dementia, study says
Want a long an happy marriage, especially one where you can interact well into your twilight years – share your wine with your partner! Sounds like a good reason to pop a bottle.

This interesting blend of Shiraz, Cab Sauv and Malbec is rather tasty but beginning to show its age.
Smell – hint of menthol, red fruit and red berries.
Taste – Chunky wine with a great weight and phenomenal finish. Black fruits and berries up front, some slightly sour(this was nice, somewhat juicy) fruit and spices mid to [...]