Cranswick wines from Australia recently held a wine tasting at Mantra in Pattaya. PMTV went down to sample some of the wines and also to have a chat with the M.D of Cranswick Wines:Graham Cranswick-Smith
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I had an australian one last year my friend bought for us, all i remember was it had a little kangaroo on the bottle, I want a good sweet wine, that isn’t bitter in taste, any suggestions?
red wines are not sweet, pinot noir is fruity & light bodied – not sweet. try white wines like riesling (jekel, st.michelle), or beringer white zinfandel (blush). yellowtail wines are the only brand i recall seeing at the grocerystore, with a roo on the bottle.
Wine Tasting Clip of Penfold’s Rawson’s Retreat Merlot 2006, from the Virtual Wine Tasting Event, ‘A Taste of Wine Relief’ held on 03 Mar 2007.
WINE: Penfold’s Rawson’s Retreat Merlot 2006
VINTAGE: 2006
PRODUCER: Penfold’s
GRAPES: Merlot
REGION: South Australia
COUNTRY: Australia
ONE WORD: Deep
TASTING: A definite crowd-pleaser. Very bright, purple colour with a bouquet of juicy red fruits and hints of spice from the oak. The palate has noticeable juicy cherries and plums with well-integrated oak and soft tannins.
FOOD MATCH: Superb roast beef, best spuds and huge yorkies – “Happy Days with the Naked Chef” by Jamie Oliver
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I want to have a glass of red wine a day for health but know nothing about wine. What is a good, not too expensive, red wine? I would like something that is not too sweet. I have tried a few that were so sweet they almost taste like soda pop. Are the Australian wines like Yellow Tail any good? A local store usually has that on sale at $5. a bottle , but don’t want to try it if it isn’t good. Thanks for your help
Hello! As you begin drinking new varietals and wines, you’ll find the ones you prefer. If you’re looking at drinking it for health reasons, Pinot Noir has a higher level of antioxidants. However, they tend to be more expensive if you want a decent one. Trader Joe’s has some fantastic wines for under $7 that you might enjoy: The Shannon Ridge Zinfandel OR Syrah are both delightful ($6 each), or the Red Diamond Cabernet is lovely. Also, if you would like to get some additional suggestions, I do wine reviews for fun and I have them categorized by varietal AND by price! 
) There are a number of red wines I’ve reviewed for under $10 that might be of interest to you. You can visit http://kathyschager.wordpress.com/ to get some additional ideas. Finally, if you’re going to be drinking some wine and then saving it for the next day, I would recommend you get a vacuum sealer/sucker such as this one will keep the wine good for an additional day: http://www.amazon.com/Wine-Bottle-Vacuum-Sealer-Stopper/dp/B001N0OQOM
Just remember to use it as soon as you finish pouring your glass for the night. While oxygen will "open" the wine and bring out the intended flavors if left to "breathe" for 10-15 minutes before drinking, it will also spoil the flavor of the wine if left in contact with it for too long. A vacuum sealer will help remove most oxygen from the bottle so your wine stays fresh. Good luck and happy tasting!
Reference to Wine Tasting 45. From the same cut as its sibling but this wine from Sarah and Sparky Marquis is made from Shiraz. Wow! The nose…blackberry, black current, cola, toffee, black Maynard wine gum, sweet potpourri, violet, spicy wood and cream vanilla all emerged out. Forward and upfront, this powerful full bodied aromatic wine is packed with complexity that rivals the Sarah’s blend…this time it’s even fruitier with a hodgepodge of spices, black pepper, dark chocolate, black licorice and incense. The tannin is sweet but ripe. This is another full blown new world excitement especially especially accounting for the price. Viewers should make attention that Sarah & Sparky will not longer continue this project with USA importer Dan Philips after the 2005 vintage. Sob, sob, sob…hurry up — get the remaining stocks for Cad$20 for a $40-50 wine! Can age further for 3-5 years to gain complexity! (Rating 91-93+ points) by Michael Lam of the Beverage Review.
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Wine Tasting Clip of Gemtree Tadpole Shiraz 2005, from the Virtual Wine Tasting Event, ‘Season Opener 2007′ held on 03 Feb 2007.
WINE: Gemtree Tadpole Shiraz 2005
VINTAGE: 2005
PRODUCER: Gemtree
GRAPES: Shiraz
REGION: South Australia
COUNTRY: Australia
ONE WORD: Intense
TASTING: Aromas of mocha, crushed raspberries and coconuts, full bodied with concentrated dark fruits, hints of menthol and soft velvety tannins
FOOD MATCH: Five spice aromatic duck
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i tend to always go with australian wines and always shiraz or shiraz cab. i like penfolds, little penguin, yellowtail, woop woop… to name a few. i know that i like a very smooth drinking wine. i would like to start branching out and tasting wines from other areas of the world (first i would like to conquer californian wines!) but i never know what to start with. any suggestions?
My prereferance is a good merlot but looking at what you like I would sugest you try a cabernet sauvignon from Beringer. I strongly sugest that you purchess a bottle produced exclusively fortheBeringer Rhine house. It has to be bought at the winery not available in comercial retail market.
Guest speaker from Oddbin’s JETHRO FORSYTH – SUNDAY 27th JANUARY.
At the CARPACCIO restaurant
Dovecot Street, Stockton-on-Tees
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Depends on the year and the vintage but tied for #1 is Aussie and CA. Italian wine is good but french wine would be the bottom of the barrel.
Hardys is an Australian household name. The winery has been around for over 150 years. In fact, your lowly was invited to celebrate with Bill Hardy in a private tasting when he came to Vancouver a few years back for his round the world 150th anniversary of Hardys wines tour. Wow! Bill LOOOOOVES talking and I mean he LOOOOOVES talking! When the birthday cake came with the candles lit, he made a speech but the speech turned out to be longer than the Great Wall of China. All of us were watching the candles burning away…then one of the ladies had to step forward to signal him from talking further and asked him to blow out the candles immediately. Phew! I thought the fire alarm would go off any seconds…
The Tintara series is a premium economical line from Hardy. This wine when observed already gave a slight bricky colour. The wine has a typical nose of black current and black plum of a cabernet but has a scent of minty eculyptus mixed with green pepper and green stalk in the background. Medium to full body with slightly elevated acidity. It had soft tannin but not overly complex. What followed was dark chocolate character but like some other Tintara shiraz I tasted, bitterness and astringency (probably from over zealous wood treatment) came out that overpowered the fruit. The higher acidity and astringency made the wine a tad inbalanced. Still, all in all, this is a solid quaffer of good quality. Drink up your stock if you have any. (Rating 84-86 points) by Michael Lam of the Beverage Review.
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