Recent content by Paul Verdich

AS Dave Brookes implies the reason why some Australian regions can make cabernets for example similar but different to say Bordeaux at lower latitudes is because all the water and hence winds south of Australia are bloody cold coming directly from Antarcica hence the cooling of the winds is...

Two young Turks producing excellent semillons out of the Hunter are: Andrew Thomas of Thomas Wines (ex Tyrrell's wine maker) Garth Eather of Meerea Park Both should have semillons back to early 2000's to taste if you ask nicely. Pokolbin Estate also have semillons back to last century -...

"He said the Burgundy system may have to be reviewed - the plants are too low and the rows too dense. Even the grape varieties may need to be looked at." Looks like Oliver De Moor has been reading the marcassin mailer.

Ya just got to do your research. 2009 Lapierre Morgons was brought in by Lester Jesberg at Winewise for around $33, Vissoux are brought in by International Fine Wines and the Fleurie's are currently around $35, the 2008 Foillard is currently available from Andrew Guard for around $50 - all...

haha - yeah you're probably right - but down here in oz you are lucky to get any of us to string a lucid sentence together let alone spell it correctly.

How terribly sad. A year to the day we arrived at his eponymous winery out of Villie Morgon just before lunch. He met us with a wonderful smile puffing on a huge cigar - his french cap struggling to remain on his head such was its angle. He was entertaining a number of other vigernons - i wish...