The Wine Blokes

I read with amazement, and some humour the other day, of the rioting behaviour of vignerons in Montpellier late last month. It’s not the first time it’s happened. Indeed, disgruntled vignerons have descended to the streets with rocks and sticks quite a few times over the last century or so.
However, it’s certainly not humourous for […]

There is alot of talk at the moment about the massive growth of the wine industry of China (along with massive growth of everything else). The Indian Wine Industry however has quite a long and colourful history, from the time grapevines were imported from Persia, to British colonialisation, to prohibition of alcohol. But over the […]

India

Indian wine is wine made in the Asian country of India. Viticulture in India has a long history dating back to the time of the Indus Valley civilization when grapevines were believed to have been introduced from Persia. Winemaking has existed throughout most of India’s history but was particularly encouraged during the time of the […]

By The Casual Observer
Stories are beginning to filter through to the wine blokes on the state of South Australia’s iconic Langehorne Creek. Now, those of you living on the big island of mainland Australia will know that the Murray River is in all sorts of strife, and if we zoom on a bit further to the […]

Recently we have seen a number of high profile wine movies such as Sideways and Mondovino. The most recent of these is Bottle Shock.
Bottle Shock is based on the true story and the makers of the film provide this synopsis:
There are certain unforgettable moments in history when America has triumphed against long odds and proved […]

Yes, it’s true, Gary V and the guys at Wine Library TV have become so famous they’ve made it onto an Episode of South Park. As usual it’s a little weird and surreal, but if you’re a South Park fan, you’ll appreciate this. Check out the video below:

A couple of posts ago I wrote about the very small botique winery, Romney Park in the Adelaide Hills (Click to read the post).  Last night at a lavish party put on by some of our wino friends, I happened to meet the proprietors Rod and Rachel Short.  Of course their great wines were on […]

I somehow found a link to a new product on the market that claims to age wine in 30 minutes, rather than years. According to the developers, it will evolve an astringent, bitter, acidic wine into a soft, easy drinking style in less than 30 minutes. Of course I’m skeptical.
The developers say it works like […]

I was given a bottle of a very inconspicuous Chardonnay the other night by a mate and told to try it and report back. I knew there was something going on when he handed it to me with a broad smirk. Anyway I took it home and tried it over dinner.
Romney Park is an extremely […]