Tag Archives: cellar door

Lonely Grape TV #5

A wine tasting at the Fox Creek Cellar Door. I tasted Vixen (Sparkling Red) and 2008 Red Baron Shiraz. Also views of the cellar door surrounds have been added. Fox Creek Wines presents: FOX MANOR Welcome to Fox Manor, homestead … Continue reading

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Lonely Grape TV #4

Welcome to Lonely Grape TV #4 where I do a wine tasting at the Cellar Door of Coriole Wines in McLaren Vale.  This is a first of what I hope to be a series of Cellar Door based tastings.  Please … Continue reading

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Lonely Grape TV #3

Click on the YouTube embedded link to view the latest installment of Lonely Grape TV – where I talk about letting a wine breathe and the effect on the tasting.  The wines discussed are the same as the last episode … Continue reading

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Lonely Grape TV #2

Click on the video below to watch the second episode of Lonely Grape TV where I review 2006  Beresford McLaren Vale Shiraz and a 2007 Bent Creek Black Dog Shiraz.  These wines were tasted as soon as the wines were opened.  … Continue reading

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McLaren Vale Winery – Tinlins

This weeks review is a definate change of pace.  In today’s economic climate cost effective drinking is more sought after than for as long as I can remember.  So this week I though with this in mind we could review … Continue reading

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Lonely Grape TV #1

Click on the video to watch the first episode of Lonely Grape TV, where I review the 2009 Lazy Ballerina Viognier & the Fox Creek 2007 Shiraz, Grenache, Mouvedre.   Particularly as this is the first episode of Lonely Grape … Continue reading

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McLaren Vale Winery – Maximus Wines

Here I was thinking I had the next few weeks worth on McLaren Vale Wine blogs organised when I was checking a few of different web sites and I stumbled upon a new cellar door opening on 5th September.  As … Continue reading

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McLaren Vale – The Amazing Taste Trail

This week I though we might go for a change in pace and review a new concept for the McLaren Vale area.  The concept is loosely based on the TV series The Amazing Race and it provides the visitor an … Continue reading

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Mclaren Vale Wineries- Hoffmann’s

Peter and Anthea Hoffmann have their own patch of paradise in their Mclaren Vale property of about 20 acres of vines some old buildings which are now the homestead, cellar door and their Current Shed Restaurant.  See the wineries map … Continue reading

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Mclaren Vale Wine – Woodstock

The Woodstock property has been in the Collett family since 1973, however the property was originally established as a vineyard (and named as Woodstock) in 1905.  In 1982 Scott Collett took over the estate with the first Woodstock wines being … Continue reading

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