The wines of Western Australia have a short history and vieilles vignes are very rare compared to Europe. The WA wines include the regions of Swan, Perth Hills, Peel, Geographe, Margaret River, Blackwood, Manjimump, Pemberton (Pemberton has become synonymous with wines of an extraordinary quality and is often compared ot the Burgundy region of France. […]
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Wines of Western Australia
april 27th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardWines from Margaret River
april 27th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardIn Margaret River I did tasting at Sandelford Wines owned by the Prendiville family. Planted in 1970, the original Cabernet and Shiraz vines are some of the oldest in the region. Unfortunately the Sauvignon blanc Semillon 2007 (92/100) was sold out, but managed to taste Shiraz 2004 95/100; Best of the West 2008) and Cabernet […]
Australia, Pinot Noir
april 27th, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardPinot noir tasting As a Pinot Noir/Burgundy freak I had looked very much forward to tasting these wines mostly based in Great Southern which has a climate claimed to meet the requirements of Pinot. I went tasting at Somerset Hill some 17 km’s west of Denmark. The wines are situated some 220 meter above sea […]
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april 3rd, 2022 by Unnur BisgaardThe wines of WA have a short history and vieilles vignes are very rare compared to Europe. The WA wines include the regions of Swan, Perth Hills, Peel, Geographe, Margaret River, Blackwood, Manjimump, Pemberton (Pemberton has become synonymous with wines of an extraordinary quality and is often compared ot the Burgundy region of France. Pemberton […]