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Tasting for all seasons
Last week I wrote about the first 20 wines in this year's Yalumba Museum Tasting; now to some of the others.

Touring and Tasting Mornington Peninsula
The Mornington Peninsula continues to promote itself in a highly professional and user-friendly manner.

Essential wine tasting guide
When I opened the press release and commenced to read about the 'Essential Wine Tasting Guide' (RRP $9.95), I had no idea what the tiny object stuck to the top of the page was.

Food and wine matching - Does it really matter?
A distinguished panel from the Australian Sommeliers Association, chaired by the provocative David Dale, will discuss the no less provocative question 'Food and Wine Matching - does it really matter?'

McWilliam's Hunter Semillon 2000

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Orlando Lawson's Padthaway Shiraz 1995

Mornington Estate Pinot Noir 1995

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Yarra Vale

Location: Australia - Victoria - Yarra Valley
This is the second time around for Domenic Bucci, who built the first stage of what is now Eyton-on-Yarra before being compelled to sell the business in the hard times of the early 1990s. He has established two hectares of cabernet sauvignon and half a hectare of merlot, supplemented by chardonnay which is supplied in return for his winemaking services to the grower. The wines have retail distribution in Melbourne through Sullivan Wine Agencies.

Mitchell

Location: Australia - South Australia - Clare Valley
For long one of the stalwarts of the Clare Valley, producing long-lived Rieslings and Cabernet Sauvignons in classic regional style but having extended the range with very creditable Semillon and Shiraz. A lovely old stone apple shed provides the cellar door and upper section of the compact winery. Production has increased by 50 per cent over the past few years and as well as national retail distribution, the wines are exported to the UK, US, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland and Hong Kong.


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Lindemans Limestone Ridge Shiraz Cabernet 1959-1997
There are those who believe that St George Cabernet Sauvignon is Lindemans' best Coonawarra red wine, but I would be most surprised if Limestone Ridge did not have the largest band of loyal followers who buy the wine year in, year out.

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