Pinot Noir Giant Steps is a winery located in Australia’s Yarra Valley. With their first release in 2001, the company focused exclusively on the production of premium, terroir-driven, single vineyard wines. The name was taken from the first solo album by John Coltrane. The Innocent Bystander label came about when the Giant Steps team decided [...]
2006 Water Wheel “Memsie” Shiraz-Cabernet-Malbec Bendigo Victoria The 2006 Memsie red is a ruby-colored Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec blend. The nose exhibits black currant, plum and raspberry aromas. A balanced, full-bodied wine with rich, dark fruit and berry flavors, with hints of savory spice and anise. The smooth, chalky tannins carry through to a lingering [...]
Australian Winery Sues Franzia Cos Over New Australian Wine Chad Bray – Dow Jones Newswires NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–The Australian winery that produces [yellow tail] wine has sued two companies affiliated with Fred T. Franzia, the vintner that produces an ultralow-priced wine nicknamed “Two Buck Chuck,” over the introduction of a low-cost Australian wine. The [...]
The Big Daddy of Wine Some call him a genius, some call him names we cannot print, but no one can deny that Fred Franzia is the biggest winemaker in the country. With 42,000 acres of vineyards, Franzia’s Bronco Wine Company’s top seller is none other than Charles Shaw – better known as Two Buck [...]
Plastic Wine Bottles Let’s face it. It’s all about cost savings, not taste. If you expect your Australian Shiraz to come in a traditional glass bottle, enjoy it while you can. Fosters is shipping their Wolf Blass wines in recyclable plastic – now on sale in your local grocery store. The new Wolf Blass ‘Green [...]
Yellow Tail launches music mix promotion Casella Wines, the company behind Australian wine brand Yellow Tail, is to launch a music and wine promotional campaign in the UK. Yellow Tail Sample Sessions aims to match a genre of music with a style of wine, the company said today (29 April). Senior Yellow Tail winemaker Emma [...]
Victoria’s Premium Wine Region Still Assessing Damage Bushfires in Victoria’s Yarra Valley premium wine region are estimated to have damaged more than 150ha of grapes. This is just weeks before they were due to be harvested. At least 29 vineyards in the area have been damaged or destroyed by fire, while the boutique Roundstone, Yarra [...]
You Be The Judge The Shinas Estate 2005 “The Guility” Shiraz comes from a family vineyard that was planted in 1898. Today, Judge George Shinas is the talk of the wine industry. A criminal judge in Mildura, Victoria, Australia, George has gone from a grape grower to a boutique commercial winemaker. In 2000 the Judge [...]
