Oz Wines

• March 2013

  Somewhere i read that according to the quality of wine, the winemakers choose what kind of cork they are going to use ( when they decided to use corks instead of screwcaps or glass stoppers). The long corks, made of only one piece, we're reserved for the better wines, while the short, composite corks are used in the cheap ones. Is this truth??? Read More

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• March 2013

  Have you tasted, or sipped, a wine and felt that the world does not need such a wine?Well I did! I fully respect that RESTINA is a Greek treasure; I cannot cope with it, though I have tried.Some say that it is an acquired taste; perhaps so.This is a Greek white wine to which pine resin is added.The history behind the inclusion of pine resin is m... Read More

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• January 2013

  I absolutely love wine. Snooth is one of the reasons I love the mystique of wine because it  offers me a forum to discuss wine and all of it's nuances, it's history, it's wonder, it's character, it's beauty. I work very hard at my profession even though I have scaled it down to 3 days per week. After my work I love good food and love to imbibe i... Read More

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• December 2012

  Can anyone help figure out the age of this bottle?  I haven't had any luck in my search.  The label is devoid of any date and I cannot a match on the web.  It looks similar to the turn of the century labels as well as the bottles from the 1960's.  The lair from whence it surfaced could have swallowed it up in either decade, as it belonged to my ... Read More

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• December 2012

  I was going to put this in the Whatcha Drinking Tonight thread. But since there was some Syrah talk going on I thought I'd start a new thread on Cool Climate Syrah.Tonight I'm visiting a wine I haven't had in since May and wanted to see how it is progressing. It comes from high up atop the Yorkville Highlands in the Anderson Valley  which is in ... Read More

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• November 2012

   I'm rather new to wine. I've only had de-alcoholized red wines from Ariel and I've had some red and white wines with some relatives who really know their wine. I remember enjoying it very much. But recently I've gotten into wine on my own. I recently picked up some Yellow Tail Shiraz from a nearby Total Wine store. Specifically, I picked up a f... Read More

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• October 2012

  Hello everyone, (A LONG POST)Yesterady I have the opportunity to taste 15 differents wine from Spain from various regions ans style and I will like to share with everyone my thougths and opinions about this amazing experience.The taste was directed by Juan Muñoz, the Spanish Sommelier Association President and the wines were:Cava Rosé- Agustín T... Read More

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• October 2012

  Cafe Katja,  owned and operated by Chefs Erwin Schroettner and Andrew Chase, is located in the heart of NYC’s Lower East Side. Cafe Katja is a rustic, homey gem modeled after the year-end farmer’s markets, Buschenschanks. The cafe is centered around the concept of “new Austrian” cuisine and that’s no wonder given the fact that Chef Erwin Schrott... Read More

  From the article Cafe Katja's Coriander Glazed Duck Breast with Acorn Squash And Quark Dumpling

  
  

• October 2012

  Chef Matthias Seyfrid of Grünauer in Kansas City, a new Austrian restaurant  owned and operated by Nicholas Grunauer, the restaurant is the family’s second – the other is located in Vienna, Austria. Despite the gourmet Germanic options, the restaurant is quite affordable, adding an extra charm to Kansas City’s wandering foodies. Chef Matthias Se... Read More

  From the article Grunauer's Kasespatzle

  
  

• September 2012

  In Wales at the moment on a short break settling my daughter into her second year at Swansea University.Yesterday I popped into Supermarket in Swansea and thought I would buy a sneaky few bottles before the 25% off offer finishes. The store was jammed packed with first year Students and their parents stocking up on essentials. Whilst looking dow... Read More

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