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Bacchus and the Bird: a cookbook for poultry and wine Travel Guide | GuideGecko

Date: Wed, Oct 21, 2009 Wine Tasting

Bacchus and the Bird: a cookbook for poultry and wine Travel Guide | GuideGeckoA book matching some great wines and poultry dishes

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The Pyramid in the square

Date: Tue, Apr 28, 2009 Wine Tasting

We had a coffe and a beer in a cafe on the balcony of the Louvre. This is the view. 

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Vintage reports 2009

Date: Wed, Mar 11, 2009 Wine Tasting

The 2009 vintage in Australia looked to be going along well in mid January, but then came a scorching heatwave that has had a dramatic effect on the expected yield and fruit quality in many vineyardsThe Victorian bushfires of February 7 caused the loss of over 200 lives and damage to vineyards and wineries as well as further heat damage over Southern Australia. Smoke damage is still being

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Best wines of 2008

Date: Mon, Dec 15, 2008 Wine Tasting

My Best wines of the year, all alternative varieties of course, were Centennial Vineyards Tempranillo Mount Majura Graciano, and their Tempranillo Pikes Sangiovese Rose Eldrege Estate Sangiovese Rose Crittenden's Geppetto Arneis Tahbilk's Roussanne and Marsanne Brown Brothers Vermentino, also Di Lusso's Just about anyone's Barbera (start with Boggy Creek!) Rewine Durif at the Queen Vic Market

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Best wines of 2008

Date: Mon, Dec 15, 2008 Wine Tasting

My Best wines of the year, all alternative varieties of course, wereCentennial Vineyards TempranilloMount Majura Graciano, and their TempranilloPikes Sangiovese RoseEldrege Estate Sangiovese RoseCrittenden's Geppetto ArneisTahbilk's Roussanne and MarsanneBrown Brothers Vermentino, also Di Lusso'sJust about anyone's Barbera (start with Boggy Creek!)Rewine Durif at the Queen Vic Market for value!

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Best wines of 2008

Date: Mon, Dec 15, 2008 Wine Tasting

My Best wines of the year, all alternative varieties of course, wereCentennial Vineyards TempranilloMount Majura Graciano, and their TempranilloPikes Sangiovese RoseEldrege Estate Sangiovese RoseCrittenden's Geppetto ArneisTahbilk's Roussanne and MarsanneBrown Brothers Vermentino, also Di Lusso'sJust about anyone's Barbera (start with Boggy Creek!)Rewine Durif at the Queen Vic Market for value!

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Penfolds grange specialist

Date: Tue, Nov 11, 2008 Wine Tasting

There is an active secondary market for Australia's iconic Grange. This wine is sought after by collectors and winelovers alike. See the online store of reputable online store at this Penfolds Grange reseller You can see the comments of previous customers, and be assured of straight dealing as the store is hosted by eBay, a company that values its reputation.

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Wine Auction Recommendations

Date: Mon, Nov 3, 2008 Wine Tasting

I've just updated my Wine Auction Page. There's more information about why I think buying wine this way is safe and fun. I have had a try with Ebay recently and discovered their eBay Stores service. Wine merchants (and other sellers) set up an online Store and sell their wine, either as fixed price "Buy it Now", or as a traditional auction. There is a huge advantage to buying wine online this

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Wine maps

Date: Fri, Oct 17, 2008 Wine Tasting

Announcing a new service for Vinodiversity readers. Wine maps are essential for planning your wine trip. So Vinodiversity is launching a new service to help you find some maps. Publishers of maps, in hard or soft copy, are invited to submit details of their maps to this page You can help out by submitting a map, or you can comment on the descriptions of the maps, or maybe just browse. You can

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Aussie Ingredients to go with Aussie wines

Date: Wed, Sep 24, 2008 Wine Tasting

These guys really know how use the best Australian ingredients. Their cookbook shows you how to use the treasures of Australian Bush Tucker, things like wattleseed, macadamia nut oil and other flavourings, spices and seasonings. Their online store allows to buy everything you need to make some modern Authentic Australian dishes... to go with some of our great wines.

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Spanish Wine Map

Date: Thu, Sep 18, 2008 Wine Tasting

The Iberian Peninsula produces a stunning and varied array of wines. The classic reds of Rioja and Ribiera del Duero, the graceful albarino from Galicia, rose from just about everywhere but especially from the emerging region of Navarre, the ports and vinho verdi from Portugal and of course the wonderful sherries. A new map of the Iberian Peninsula now been published. Detail below. The map has

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International barbera competition

Date: Thu, Sep 18, 2008 Wine Tasting

The fourth International Barbera Competition will be held later this year in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. The organisers have gone to some lengths to get some entries from Australia and US so it will be intersting to see the results later in the year. Details of the competiton are here Vinodiversity's page about Barbera

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James Halliday Wine Companion 2009

Date: Thu, Jul 17, 2008 Wine Tasting

The James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2009 edition is about to be released. You can pre-order your copy now from this online supplier

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Yarra Valley Smaller Wineries - Shortest Lunch Event Saturday 21st

Date: Tue, Jun 3, 2008 Wine Tasting

Winter has arrived for us in the Southern Hemisphere. So wine events tend to take on a different mood, more indoors. The smaller wineries in the Yarra Valley are holding their shortest lunch on the weekend of 21 and 22 of June. You can tour a bakers dozen of wineries tasting wine and enjoying an entree sized plate at each. See Vinodiversity's Yarra Valley page here Yarra Valley Smaller

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