Wine

What ho! Possibly one of the best grenache molesters in this country, is Mr Pannell.

I had this interesting chat with a fellow wine worker person type who just so happens to be Italian, from Piedmont, imports wines of Italy and has pretty strong opinions on the topic. He isn’t convinced at all by Australian nebbiolo, but I recalled to him how this Pannell 2008 nebbiolo was slid into a [...]

The 2011 chardonnay was an impressive debut from this new Yarra Valley producer. This 2012 is in the same class. Grown on two sites, one at Gruyere in the Yarra and the other at Yellingo in the Upper Yarra. Both vineyards planted in the mid 1990s.

I’d heard a few things about Novikov before I wen [...]The post Lunching with Concha y Toro at Novikov appeared first on The Wine Sleuth.

A blend that'll give you paws.The best wine you’ll taste this year that was made by a pack of wild canines.The 2010 Bad Moon Rising is a delightful blend that has a wonderful complexity. From the wet stone aroma to the fruity undertones, this is a wine you’ll find yourself coming back to again and again. Break into a bottle as soon as it lands on your doorstep, or hold onto it for up to twelve years. Either way, you’re in for a real treat. But don’t take our word for it. Here’s what Raised By Wolves head viticulturist Ulf Liekos has to say: “Ah uh ah uh ah uh, arooooooo, aroooooo. Ah uh ah uh ah uh ah uh nghh grr ngrhrhr aroooooo, aroooo, ergh arghrhr aghrhrhrhrh aghrhrh. Gggrrhhh... gggrrrhrhhhh... *snap* grrrr *snapsnapsnap* aroooooo, aroooooooooooooooooo! Nghghg *bite* nggrhhh *bitebite* erghh... erghhhhh *rip* Arooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" All press conferences have been canceled indefinitely.

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Wine is one of the most sensitive measures of climate change. A rise in temperature during the growing season can easily result - indeed has resulted - in riper grapes and fuller-bodied wines. Drought in areas such as much of Europe where irrigation is banned can leave grapes shrivelled and more.

I have never yet devoted this column to a restaurant I have not previously eaten in. But such is my enthusiasm for the aspirations that lie behind Gustu in La Paz, Bolivia, which opened on 18 April and is already employing 30 young, marginalised Bolivians, that I trust I will be forgiven on this.

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Robert Sietsema has been a food critic for several decades.