Margarete Wine

• October 2009

  Thanks for the welcome guys. Philip, unless you have been to these fair shores, I suspect you have not seen our best sparkling shiraz, some of which command a $A70-80 price tag and would stand up for notice in any wine lineup - Seppelts Show Sparkling Reserve comes to mind. These... Read moreThanks for the welcome guys. Philip, unless you have been to these fair shores, I suspect you have not seen our best sparkling shiraz, some of which command a $A70-80 price tag and would stand up for notice in any wine lineup - Seppelts Show Sparkling Reserve comes to mind. These wines are hard to beat slightly chilled with with turkey and ham in our hot Christmas weather. I read Greg's article on SW Australia and agree with his view of its value for quality wines. Margaret R in particular can produce wonderful elegant cabernets/cabernet blends and is regarded along with Coonawarra in South Australia as premium for this variety - though other emerging areas should not be discounted. Some of the better makers were canvassed in the discussion on the SW Aust article, but in my view Leeuwin Estate, Devil's Lair, Cape Mentelle (who also own Cloudy Bay in Marlborough NZ, noted for a pretty smart New World Sauvignon Blanc), Cullen, Vasse Felix and Moss Wood. many others are up and coming. A point for further discussion perhaps. The French have long built their reputation on focussing on the premium wine grape from each area (pinot in Burgundy, cabernets in Bordeaux, etc). While you can go too far down this road I find it disappointing in Australia the trend for winemakers to try to produce as many styles as they can to the detriment of quality of the wine from the grape types that don't necessarily suit the area. I presume this is a commercial decision to be able to present a full lineup of varieties and styles to the consumer or cellar outlet. The big guys get away with it by sourcing fruit from elsewhere, which tends to water down the regional experience when doing a cellar tasting tour of a region. The NSW wine industry (20% of Oz total production) has looked at this to some degree by having each wine region announce an "iconic" variety upon which they hang their respective hats. Is there the same trend elsewhere? Must go. I'm off to a wine and food festival in the big city. PS: Is there a spellcheck capability here? The aucrcacy of my tpiyng lveaes a lot to be deiresd.    (hide)

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• August 2009

  Get ready for a fun evening tasting 5 wonderfully aromatic Muscats 06 Trimbach, Muscat Reserve, Ribeauville, Alsace, FR 08 Robert Hall, Margaret's Vineyard, Orange Muscat, Paso Robles, CA 07 Domaine Gardies, Las Cabes, Vin de pays des Cotes Catalanes, FR 06 Grof Degenfeld, Muscat... Read more Get ready for a fun evening tasting 5 wonderfully aromatic Muscats 06 Trimbach, Muscat Reserve, Ribeauville, Alsace, FR 08 Robert Hall, Margaret's Vineyard, Orange Muscat, Paso Robles, CA 07 Domaine Gardies, Las Cabes, Vin de pays des Cotes Catalanes, FR 06 Grof Degenfeld, Muscat Lunel, Tokaji, Hungary 08 Santa Barbara Winery, Orange Muscat, Santa Barbara County, CA Paired with delicious foods Great deal at 25.00 Passport to Wine Wed September 2 7pm Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro 516 State Street SB http://www.pierrelafond.com    (hide)

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  June 2009

  John's Blend Shiraz Margarete's 2004

  Snoothrank: Starting at $47^.39

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