tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64616962024-03-07T03:32:54.035-02:00VinodiversityVinodiversity is the Blog for winelovers who enjoy Australian wine made from less common wine varieties.<BR>
No Chardonnay here! <BR>
<strong>It is a companion to the <a href="http://www.vinodiversity.com.">Vinodiversity site</a></strong>Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.comBlogger341125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-84528945535558917982014-02-13T07:48:00.003-02:002014-02-13T07:48:56.046-02:00Fiano 2013 - McLaren Vale - Oliver's Taranga Vineyards (South Australia)...Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-7885215216724939382014-02-13T07:48:00.001-02:002014-02-13T07:48:07.870-02:00Tempranillo 2011 - Olivers Taranga Vineyards - McLaren Vale (South Austr...Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-26643389099796804922014-02-13T07:46:00.001-02:002014-02-13T07:46:23.275-02:00Umbria wine tour promoDarby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-81820401656908213962014-02-13T07:43:00.001-02:002014-02-13T07:43:53.763-02:00WTMMT #99 - Windowrie The Mill Verdelho 2012Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-66266274018488904632009-10-21T09:12:00.000-02:002009-10-21T09:12:54.405-02:00Bacchus and the Bird: a cookbook for poultry and wine Travel Guide | GuideGeckoBacchus and the Bird: a cookbook for poultry and wine Travel Guide | GuideGeckoA book matching some great wines and poultry dishesDarby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-63258248358935244422009-04-28T08:15:00.000-02:002009-04-28T08:15:27.338-02:00The Pyramid in the squareWe had a coffe and a beer in a cafe on the balcony of the Louvre. This is the view. Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-55191259387273809972009-03-11T23:42:00.003-02:002009-03-11T23:55:12.700-02:00Vintage reports 2009The 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 Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-154182485315211022008-12-16T00:02:00.004-02:002008-12-16T00:08:36.676-02:00Best wines of 2008My 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!Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-45255793359292727182008-11-11T03:37:00.003-02:002008-11-11T03:44:44.661-02:00Penfolds grange specialistThere 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 resellerYou 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.Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-37114931439954990522008-11-03T20:54:00.003-02:002008-11-03T21:09:30.668-02:00Wine Auction RecommendationsI'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 way.Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-23732656071698011072008-10-17T08:51:00.004-02:002008-10-17T09:01:03.306-02:00Wine mapsAnnouncing 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 pageYou can help out by submitting a map, or you can comment on the descriptions of the maps, or maybe just browse.You can alsoDarby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-6158760500579342792008-09-25T00:54:00.002-02:002008-09-25T01:02:57.491-02:00Aussie Ingredients to go with Aussie winesThese 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.Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-24620457629743136662008-09-18T02:07:00.006-02:002008-09-18T02:23:10.481-02:00Spanish Wine MapThe 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 beenDarby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-1330915926498542692008-09-18T02:07:00.002-02:002008-09-18T02:12:54.945-02:00International barbera competitionThe 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 BarberaDarby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-649698557597510032008-07-17T02:33:00.006-02:002008-08-13T02:38:58.510-02:00James Halliday Wine Companion 2009The James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2009 edition is about to be released.You can order your copy now fromthis online supplierWhy buy this book online?You can get a copy sent to any Australian address for just $6.00 postage. When you take the discount into account then you are only paying a measly dollar for your delivery. But if you order two (or more) copies then the postage is still Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-38151387623341316462008-06-03T02:43:00.001-02:002008-06-03T04:25:21.499-02:00Yarra Valley Smaller Wineries - Shortest Lunch Event Saturday 21stWinter 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 hereYarra Valley Smaller Wineries - Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-16886570005000918552008-05-05T08:46:00.002-02:002008-05-16T20:08:37.576-02:002008 Vintage at Amietta in the Geelong RegionNicholas Clark at Amietta Vineyard in the Moorabool Valley of the Geelong Wine Region has been doing it tough for the past couple of vintages. Frosts, drought and climate change have all made life difficult. Vintage has been earlier than usual, and the varieties are all ripening together leading to logistical problems at vintage.But this year, after some angst, he managed to organise to get his Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-11189762452217378802008-04-22T01:17:00.001-02:002008-04-22T01:19:38.167-02:00A new spin on grenacheGrenache is a very underrated variety in Australia. It was written off as a substandard variety in the 1980s, but some old vineyards were spared the widespread vine pulls of that time. It makes great varietal wine as well as putting the G power into GSM Blends. I reckon the best rose wines are also made from grenacheJane Faulkner has written the variety up in a recent edition of The Age, based Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-28996277791437653322008-04-19T01:28:00.001-02:002008-04-19T01:30:28.940-02:00Swiss Italian Festa at DaylesfordThe Swiss Italian Festival at Daylesford honours the Swiss and Italian Pioneers who settled in the region in the middle of the 19th Century. It is being Held from 18-27 April.There will be plenty of wine and food on display. Guest Chef is Adam Pizzini of Rinaldo's at Dal Zotto Winery in the King Valley, well away from Daylesford, but he will be featuring some great Italian wine varieties to pair Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-64812714766905365912008-04-15T19:03:00.001-02:002008-04-15T19:04:50.809-02:00Rutherglen Winery WalkaboutRutherglen is the place to be for the Queens Birthday weekend in 2008. You can see plenty of alternative varietal wines, check out the list on Vinodiversity's Rutherglen wineries pageSat 07 Jun 2008 to Mon 09 Jun 2008More details hereMore Aussie wine events hereDarby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-69984574871988019812008-04-13T02:47:00.000-02:002008-04-13T02:47:54.556-02:00Vinodiversity gets a faceliftI was inspired by the image above Autumn Colours in a Vineyard, Barbera Grape Variety, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy to start a bit of a makeover on Vinodiversity.The Image comes from Art.com who have a wonderful online shop with absolutely tons of art and photographic prints on all subjects.So if you want to redecorate your palce you know where to look. There is an optional framing service as Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-6460191417720364062008-03-31T17:31:00.001-02:002008-03-31T17:35:56.316-02:00'Bastard' of a vintage - The Age reportThe Age's Jeni Port reports on the problems besetting the 2008 Vintage in Australia, where a warmer summer has lead to a difficult vintage in some areas. Extreme heat during early March caused problems in South Australian wine areas. The time of vintage was earlier in most regions.During most vintages there is a lag between the time of ripening of earlier and later maturing varieties. Wineries Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-84430048630585595512008-03-31T02:22:00.001-02:002008-03-31T17:32:55.679-02:00STRANGE BIRD Wine Trail ABC Landline itemWineries in the Granite Belt region of Queensland have developed a program called Strange Bird. It is a Wine trail to encourage visitors to the region to seek out the alternative varieties being grown at 17 of the local vineyards.The Strange Bird program was featured on the ABC Landline Program on 30 March. Many of the innovative winemakers had their say about the region and the new varieties.YouDarby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-32709723795633905782008-03-19T07:57:00.001-02:002008-03-19T12:02:19.530-02:00Vote for this Blog!Local Wine events has a competition going for the best food and wine blogs.I've just added this blog into the best Blog. So far I have ZERO votes. The leader has 11,880 votes. What is happening?If you realy thing wine is interesting go to the list on LWE and scroll down and vote for Vinodiversity. Do it NOW!Darby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461696.post-66526294094318623932008-02-27T02:39:00.001-02:002008-02-27T02:42:42.672-02:00Bendigo Wine FestivalThe 2008 Bendigo wine vintage festival will be held on Easter Sunday 23 March 2008. As in previous years the event will be held in the beautiful Castlemaine Botanical Gardens, Just a short stroll from the railway station, so why not catch a train up from Melbourne? See Vinodiversity's Page about the Bendigo wine region More details of the festivalDarby and Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633641929217208287noreply@blogger.com0