By Franz Scheurer
Blue skies, sunshine, mezzes,
anti-pasti, sports cars with the roof down, picnics, romance, a meadow and a
rug and the right wine…
A fabulous rosé made from Malbec,
crisp, full of fruit without being heavy or overblown, this is one of my
favourite pink wines. It costs $15 a bottle or $170 a case and it’s available
from
Bloodwood Wines
Griffin Road
Orange
Tel.: 02 6362 5631
Made from ripe Shiraz grapes, tank
pressed to minimize skin contact, this is a vibrantly pink wine with fresh red
berry flavours and a hint of nutmeg and white pepper, with a delightfully crisp
finish. Chill a bottle soon!
Available from all good bottle
shops.
What a wonderful nose! Full of
bold, enchanting fruit aromas this is a fantastic food wine for summer. Pair it
with simply barbecued seafood, or prosciutto and an Insalata Caprese; it will
easily stand up and hold its own, whilst complementing the food. At $ 14.95 a
bottle retail this is a steal! Available from good bottle shops or check out
their website at http://www.primoestate.com.au
Windowrie Estate’s cellar door is a
renovated old Mill, the oldest structure in the Cowra region and they sell an
excellent Verdelho, full of tropical fruit and a velvety, mouth-filling
texture. Great value at $14 a bottle or $156 a case. Available from
The Mill
6 Vaux Street
Cowra
Tel.: 6341 4141
From fruit grown in the Whitlands
vineyard, which lies above the snowline in the Victorian Alps, this is an
herbaceous and refreshing wine with Chinese gooseberry flavours and a stalky,
dry finish. Drink it, well chilled, with freshly shucked oysters.
Available from good bottle shops at
$ 17.40 per bottle
Looking for something a little more
festive?
Released only every two years to
keep the average age of the base wine up. The base consists of 10 vintages of
Shiraz combined with wines from the early 60s through to the early 80s. After
fermentation in the bottle and resting on lees for a year, it is fortified with
a mixture of old Australian ports, mainly from the 1970s. This is a wonderfully
dark wine, both in appearance and flavour profile, with a fine bead and a
creamy, lingering finish. This is a very good sparkling red!
Available from good bottle shops at
$55 per bottle.