LAST CALL on one of our all-time favorites, the Penfolds Bin 28 Shiraz.  First created by winemaker Max Schubert in 1959, it was the very first wine Penfolds labeled with a ‘Bin’ number.  It was designed to highlight a particular...

  They’ve been shoveling dirt on the Aussie Shiraz category for over a decade now but the fact of the matter is, just because the wines aren’t selling as well in the United States as they used to, it doesn’t mean the best...

Wine Sub-subregion: Barossa ValleyWine Varietal: Shiraz

Let’s finish our tour of the Southern Hemisphere in South Australia.  Kilikanoon is located in the town of Penwortham, situated in the rolling hills of the Clare Valley, just a two-hour drive north through the much warmer Barossa Valley from...

PRIMA Notes:  The Footbolt Shiraz is packed with dark, savory fruit flavors, fermented in open-top vats, with some food treading still taking place, just like the old days.  The wine is aged in both new and used French oak barrels and finally...

2018 d'Arenberg Custodian Grenache, McLaren Vale 

Sold only in cases of 12   PRIMA Vini Insiders Only Will Pay $180 for a case of 12, Order 3 cases or more and pay only $144 each!  SALE PRICING ONLY GOOD THROUGH THE END OF JUNE OR WHEN THE WINE IS SOLD OUT  (Shipping is,...

Prima Note :This is my pick for springtime drinking.  Brokenwood is one of the few wineries in the world that actually specialize in making Semillon and produces three different versions of it.  The ‘straight’ one sees no wood and...

The Battle of Bosworth 2018 Puritan Shiraz is bold and balanced, with  silky tannins, vibrant acidity, and a smooth, velvety texture. It is  natural, sulfite-free, and unoaked, allowing for the pure flavors of the  grapes to be fully...

Winery's Notes - Incredibly vibrant and expressive on the nose with layers of lemon flesh, lime juice, apples and grapefruit at the forefront. Elevated and lifted notes of lemon myrtle, sweet jasmine, kaffir lime leaf, coriander seed and sea spray...

2021 Torbreck 'The Struie' Shiraz, Barossa Valley

Wine Country: AustraliaWine Subregion: South AustraliaWine Sub-subregion: Langhorne CreekWine Varietal: ShirazBin Location: A8-A11

Wine Country: AustraliaWine Subregion: South AustraliaWine Sub-subregion: McLaren ValeWine Varietal: Shiraz

Been a while since we’ve had some good ol’ fashioned Aussie treasures to trumpet but Jim Barry’s Jane Ferrari’s visit last Friday gave us a chance to sink our noses into two truly wonderful values from the Clare Valley.  This...

Wine Country: AustraliaWine Subregion: South Australia

2021 Torbreck 'The Steading' GSM Barossa Valley

Been a while since we’ve had some good ol’ fashioned Aussie treasures to trumpet but Jim Barry’s Jane Ferrari’s visit last Friday gave us a chance to sink our noses into two truly wonderful values from the Clare Valley.  This...

  Sold only in cases of 12   PRIMA Vini Insiders Only Will Pay $180 for a case of 12, Order 3 cases or more and pay only $144 each!  SALE PRICING ONLY GOOD THROUGH THE END OF JUNE OR WHEN THE WINE IS SOLD OUT  (Shipping is,...