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Lonely Grape TV Episode #80 Alpha Box & Dice Enigma

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Lonely Grape

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

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Lonely Grape

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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Lonely Grape TV Episode #79 – 90 Mile Wines Shiraz

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Lonely Grape

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

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

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Lonely Grape

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

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Lonely Grape

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

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Lonely Grape

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

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Lonely Grape

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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McLaren Vale Wines – well nearly – 90 Mile Wines

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Lonely Grape

90 Mile Wines opened a cellar door in June 2010 in Middleton (between Victor Harbor and Goolwa) in the same complex as Blues Restaurant and Beach Huts.  I was lucky enough to catch up with these wines at the McLaren … Continue reading →

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Wine Marketing – QR Codes and Cellar Key

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Lonely Grape

Recently I had been hearing about a new way to have a unique identification of almost anything by QR codes.  I had seen some of these square set of dots and not thought much about about them.  Then out of … Continue reading →

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McLaren Vale Wine – Scarce Earth Shiraz # 4

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Lonely Grape

Check out my other reviews of some of the Scarce Earth Project Single Vineyard wines here, here and here. 2009 Hugh Hamilton  Single Vineyard “Scarce Earth” Shiraz ($A50) The wine is made from grapes next to the scenically magnificent cellar … Continue reading →

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