Mollydooker Winemaker Dinners

  You may have heard about the pallet of Mollydooker’s elite bottlings, Velvet Glove Shiraz, that went crashing to the docks in Australia a couple of weeks ago.  At about $185 per bottle, it made an expensive mess.  Instead of crying over spilled wine, Sparky Marquis is taking his bottles on a tour across the states for [...]

Colonial Estate Émigré, Barossa Valley, 2005

If you are looking to spurge on a very big, delicious red wine this winter consider Colonial Estate Émigré, 2005 from Australia’s Barossa Valley. This is a beautifully rich blend of old-vine Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre, Muscadelle, and Cabernet Sauvignon. In 2007, the Wine Advocate rated it 94, noting it will age well through 2025, which [...]

2008 Hesketh “Scissorhands” Riesling, Clare Valley, Australia

This week’s pick comes from Sandy Block, Master of Wine and Vice President of Beverage at Legal Sea Foods.  He chose this single-vineyard Australian white for a number of its endearing qualities.  The wine is very fresh with an extremely lime-lke aroma and a bone-dry green apple character.  It has a tartness which Sandy notes [...]

2005 St. Hallett ‘Faith’ Shiraz, Barossa Valley

  This week’s pick comes from Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein, president of Full Circle Wine Solutions in San Francisco.  Evan offered the following comments about this Australian red:  “This consistently rich offering from one of the most dependable Barossa Valley-based wineries delivers delightfully chewy black fruit (blackberries, plums), elements of licorice, spice, and blue flowers [...]

2006 Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz, Austrailia

  Penfolds is the flagship winemaker of Australia.  The climbing red cursive letters on their label are easy to identify, but with over 3 dozen different wines ranging in price from $7 to over $500, it is often difficult to know if you are choosing the right Penfolds wine for your occasion.  We were pointed [...]

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