The Wine Blokes

I’ve just finished watching the 7.30 report on ABC TV, and was interested to see a story they had on the small (and until very recently), unknown winery on the outskirts of Melbourne, called Withmount Estate Winery. This small winery in RockBank, about a half hours drive from the CBD, has recently won the worlds […]

 
Slovenian wine is wine from the Central European country of Slovenia. Viticulture and winemaking has existed in this region since the time of the Celts and Illyrians tribes, long before the Romans would introduce winemaking to the lands of France, Spain and Germany. Today Slovenia has more than 40,000 wineries making 1 million hl (26.4 […]

Jon F. 
At the The Wine Blokes we’ve embraced the concept of Fair Trade. To be honest, prior to investigating a little further, we had limited knowledge of the scope and consequence of the fair trade movement. Sure, we’ve all drunk fair trade coffee, and even consumed fair trade chocolate.  But we have to admit, we […]

By Jon F. 
Vintage is well underway now and it looks as though things will get even busier if the warm weather keeps coming and grapes get ripe all at once.
On a technical note, I intended to post a video diary along side my normal posts, however the poor internet technology here means I can’t upload […]

Sémillon

Also called:
Wyndruif

Notable regions:
France, Australia, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, New Zealand, etc.

Hazards:
sunburn, Botrytis cinerea

Sémillon is a golden-skinned grape used to make dry and sweet white wines, most notably in France and Australia.

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History
The history of the Sémillon grape is hard to determine. It is known that it first arrived in Australia in the early 1800s and […]

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