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Category Archives: AUSTRALIA
Byron Bay
A couple of days rest from tasting at the end of our Australia phase meant we could relax a little so we parked ourselves at Byron Bay. We greeted the sun on the beach one morning and shot some photos of early morning life.
Byron Bay. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Surf time at Byron Bay. © Montager Productions Ltd.
All you need is love. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Looking out to sea at Byron Bay. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Rip current info. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Wicked Campers. © Montager Productions Ltd.
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Small Winemakers
The Small Winemakers Centre was somewhere we had to stop at when we found out about it. True to expectation here we found some fantastic wines. It was in a nice little setting and is basically a cellar door but for a number of smaller producers.
We tasted 8 wines from a range of providers including Thomas Wines, Silkman and The Little Wine Company. All the wines we tasted scored very good. It was a difficult choice to pick a favourite at this tasting and we tasted across Tempranillo, Shiraz, Gewurztraminer and Semillon grape varieties. In the end we had to make a decision and we opted for the Silkman Shiraz (80%) Pinot Noir (20%) 2013. It was a lovely blend with easy drinking and a long finish.
The little wine company. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Enomatic machine. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Small winemakers Centre. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Small lake through the trees. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Painting at Small Winemakers Centre. © Montager Productions Ltd.
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Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Wines is a medium sized producer in the Hunter Valley. We dropped in to do some tasting at the cellar door. Our favourite wine here was the Chambourcin sparkling.
Ivanhoe knight. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Ivanhoe wines. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Ivanhoe cellar door. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Ivanhoe pond. © Montager Productions Ltd.
The vines at Ivanhoe. © Montager Productions Ltd.
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Briar Ridge
Briar Ridge came up on our radar as we noticed winemaker, Gwyn Olsen, had been receiving some attention and awards recently. We spent some time at the cellar door tasting and our favourite wine was the Semillon Dairy Hill Single Vineyard 2014.
Briar Ridge Mount View. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Dining tanks. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Briar Ridge press. © Montager Productions Ltd.
An old press at Briar Ridge. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Briar Ridge welcome. © Montager Productions Ltd.
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Pepper Tree
Pepper Tree Wines are in the Hunter Valley. We tried a nice range of wines here but our favourite was The Pepper Tree 14 Shores Merlot 2010.
Pepper Tree Wines. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Pepper Tree Wines bottle. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Pepper Tree Wines crate. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Pepper Tree Wines. © Montager Productions Ltd.
The peppers of Pepper Tree Wines. © Montager Productions Ltd.
A view of the Pepper Tree Wines cellar door. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Pepper Tree Wines. © Montager Productions Ltd.
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Audrey Wilkinson
The Audrey Wilkinson cellar door has fantastic 360 degrees views. We had some lovely Semillon here and the Vin de Vie was also very good. We also had an encounter with a Kangaroo who bounced off before we could get a close up photo.
Our favourite wine though was the Semillon The Ridge 2014.
Great views from Audrey Wilkinson Wines. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Audrey Wilkinson logo. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Kangaroo at Audrey Wilkinson Wines. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Lake at Audrey Wilkinson. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Great trees at Audrey Wilkinson. © Montager Productions Ltd.
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Sydney
We had a day off from tasting and driving and took a look around Sydney and Bondi. Sydney had a a great vibe going on. A young vibrant place which was not too busy and had a nice safe and cosmopolitan feel to it.
Telescope at Sydney Sky Tower. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Bondi Beach Australia. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Sydney Opera House. © Montager Productions Ltd
Seagull and Sydney Harbour Bridge. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Street in Sydney. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Bird in Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Colourful buildings in Sydney. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Sydney St Marys Cathedral. © Montager Productions Ltd.
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Sallys Corner
This trip was about visiting places of all shapes and sizes. We literally pulled up outside Sally’s Corner on spec after making a call 20 minutes earlier as there was no website. Inside we met Allen Davies who at 78 yrs old is still looking after the vineyards at the back of his property and selling the 720 cases of wine made locally. You cannot buy his wine outside of this region never mind outside the country.
Allen talked to us about his wine and what it was like to run a small operation. In 2012 a hailstorm wiped out his whole vintage so it can be a precarious game. Even though this was a short stop it was great to speak to someone whose passion for making wine was still so strong after many years after retirement from his earlier career as a solicitor.
Amidst all the complexities of wines and the knowledge of his subject Allen made us smile when he said “There are only two types of wine. The wine you like and the wine you don’t like.”
Our favourite wine here was the Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012.
Allen Davies of Sallys Corner. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Life is too short. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Chalk board at Sallys Corner. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Sallys Corner Wines in Southern Highlands. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Sallys Corner photo of Allen Davies. © Montager Productions Ltd.
An old caravan by the vines at Sallys Corner Wines. © Montager Productions Ltd.
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Charles Sturt
Our journey took us off the normal winery and vineyard track today as we dropped in to the Charles Sturt University (CSU) and the National Wine and Grape Industry Centre (NWGIC) in Wagga Wagga.
We interviewed Professor Alain Deloire who is the Director of the NWGIC and he talked about their international cooperation and research into low alcohol wines. We also got some great footage for the film when shown around the winery by Campbell Meeks.
Where there is an experimental winery you are never far away from a tasting. In fact CSU have their own small commercial operation and a cellar door based on the university campus. We of course obliged and got out the tasting note book for some sampling. Our favourite wine here was the Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2010.
Alain is a very nice gentlemen with heaps of experience. Amongst other things he has worked in viticulture at Moet & Chandon as well as 14 years as professor in grapevine physiology and biochemistry at Montpellier SupAgro, France. Alain is passionate about wine and viticulture and can be followed on Twitter.
CD Blake Experimental Winery. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Campbell Meeks and Alain Deloire. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Water Spill. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Cleaning the barrel. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Wine bottles on the rack. © Montager Productions Ltd.
Campbell Meeks at work in the laboratory. © Montager Productions Ltd.
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