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About Lonely Grape

Passionate about wine - particularly McLaren Vale wines. Check out my blog on different winery reviews and my wine sales web site

Lonely Grape TV Episode #80 Alpha Box & Dice Enigma

A pleasant look at an emerging variety – Barbera. Sure it is blended with Cabernet but a journey to a new variety from one of my favorite wineries – Alpha Box & Dice.

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McLaren Vale Wines – Genders Wines 2005 McLaren Park Shiraz

I love my job – well it is not really a job, but I love it anyway. I get the opportunity to visit wonderful people and talk about wine, and yes even drink some as well. This week I had … Continue reading

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McLaren Vale Wines – Geology of the McLaren Vale Wine Region Map

With geology there is wine – sounds strange but the soils and earth make a difference to the resultant wine.  This has been strengthened by my 2009 McLaren Vale Scarce Earth Project wine tastings.  Some wineries had different wines from … Continue reading

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Lonely Grape TV Episode #79 – 90 Mile Wines Shiraz

A very interesting wine from a small winery – well worth checking out 90 Mile Wines.

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McLaren Vale Wines – Assorted wines from Maximus, Coriole, Penny’s Hill and Primo Estate

I have not been feeling well this weekend and I was concerned about what I could write about for this weekend’s blog. So I went looking through my recent wine notes and though I would share some interesting wines I … Continue reading

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Lonely Grape TV Episode # 78 – Cellar Key and QR Codes

Checking out how QR codes maybe used in the future of wine marketing. Imagine going to a wine store and seeing lots of wines you do not know. Imagine each of these wines having a QR code. A free QR … Continue reading

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McLaren Vale Wine – Final Chapter of 2009 Scarce Earth Shiraz Project

Welcome to the 7th and final  installment of my McLaren Vale 2009 Scarce Earth Project Shiraz journey.   The first 6 installments can be viewed:- Scarce Earth Shiraz post – Fox Creek Scarce Earth Project Shiraz Part 2 – Shingleback, Brash … Continue reading

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Lonely Grape TV Episode #77 – Halifax Wines Scarce Earth Project Shiraz

Join me is tasting on the the wines from the 2009 McLaren Vale Scarce Earth Project. This project has been put together to show the best that is McLaren Vale. Shiraz is a local icon and almost grows like a … Continue reading

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McLaren Vale Wine – tripple d’Arenberg Scarce Earth Project Shiraz

Welcome to the 6th installment of my McLaren Vale Scarce Earth Project Shiraz journey – a trio of offerings from d’Arenberg.   The first 5 installments can be viewed:- Scarce Earth Shiraz post – Fox Creek Scarce Earth Project Shiraz Part … Continue reading

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McLaren Vale Wines – McLaren Vale Scarce Earth Shiraz #5

The 5th installment in my 2009 Scarce Earth Project McLaren Vale Shiraz wine tasting ( there is still more to go). 2009 Penny’s Hill Footprint Shiraz ($A65) From the foothills vineyard this wine has been a pert of the Penny’s … Continue reading

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