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Sometimes working in the wine industry can be very demanding; long, irregular hours, physically and mentally demanding… And then, other times life is really good. The biggest part of my job is to talk to people about wine and food. And that is something I genuinely love to do. But…
Since the late 80’s up until now, the vineyards in The Bellarine Peninsula have moved up harvest close to a month. Meaning that they pretty much have harvested one day earlier per year (there are no non-believers in viticulture when it comes to global warming). This year though, things are ...
The more local wines I try, the more I am amazed at the varying quality this small region has to offer. Being a diverse region with three separate subregions (The Bellarine Peninsula, The Surf Coast and Moorabool Valley) of course this diversity can be understood. Moorabool with its drought conditions ...
Last week’s new addition to my grape collection was Glera and Brunello. Brunello is technically not a grape variety in its own right, it is a clone of Sangiovese, but since it is so famous and vastly different from the rest of its family, I thought it deserved a page…
No one can have missed the wildfires that are now ravaging big parts of Australia. Land, homes, life and futures have been lost, while the world does nothing but watch. It is one thing to see it online, while you are distant from it. Even for me living in Victoria, life goes on as ...
For a New Year’s Resolution, it is a boor (but it is better than nothing…) Sorry, bad pun. But, yes, that is my New Year’s Resolution. Time is running away without me, and I get so stressed because I cannot find the time to accomplish everything I would wish to, so instead I end up ...
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