Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Champagne bottle with lees sediment prior to disgorgement. The Magic of Disgorging Lately, I’ve been spending time learning about what happens after riddling in the world of sparkling wine. Once all that yeast sediment has been coaxed into the neck of the bottle, what happens next? The answer is a process called disgorging – a…
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Every glass has a story. Blending is where those stories come together. The table of possibilities – each glass a note in the symphony of the final blend. While it might sound like a technical process (and sometimes it is), blending wine is also deeply creative, it’s where intuition, experience and a touch of gut…
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What must one do to be placed in the ’Naughty Corner’ at Killiecrankie Wines, Maldon? John Monteath is very grateful for the tremendous interest and support he has received since opening his new cellar door/winebar at 30 Main Street, Maldon. He has recently transformed the former Berryman’s Cafe into a sophisticated and welcoming space where…
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What Shiraz and Cabernet teach us about origin Spring has arrived at Panacea Estate and the vineyard is alive again. The Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon vines are pushing out fresh green shoots; tiny beginnings of what will become next year’s wines. Standing between the rows, it’s easy to think of these varieties as purely ‘Australian’.…
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