A Bit of Bindi on the Side – An interview with Michael Dhillon of Bindi Wines
It’s great to have someone with as much experience as Michael so clearly articulate what has been a massive period of evolution the Australian wine industry. Particularly on the Pinot front. This is a must watch for any Pinot fanatic!
Bondar Wines with Andre & Selina – Talking Eggs, Cocaine, Koala’s & Naturally, Tasty Vino
Let the Giggle Festa Begin! With these 2 at Wine Decoded HQ life is full of laughs! They’re kicking out some delicious wines from McLaren Vale.
Equipo Navazos a wine La Botamay. Literally Mind Blowing Wine.
Jesús Barquín and friends have a long-standing love for the great wines of Andalusia. Home to the Sherry Bodegas that have cared for many incredible wines. Now he has become a custodian of some of it’s most revered wines, and, reviving a long lost style of table wine made under flor!
Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 2 – Tiny Old Vines & Heaps of them!
As you drive down the A6 from Paris, turn off at the N74 you start to see grape vines. Initially, you think you’ve gone a little cross-eyed from the long flight. Then you realise your eyes aren’t lying the vines are minute and packed close together!
Bathtub Winemaking Project Day 20 Racking Bathtub Shiraz V17
Alcoholic fermentation has finished and the Bathtub Winemaking Project Shiraz has been pressed and is now resting in either tank or barrel.
Malolactic fermentation has started converting malic acid to the softer lactic acid. We need to start raising the wine, the process of élévage begins.
Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 1 – Vineyards, Classifications & Villages
This will be the first in many articles to help you understand Burgundy, the mythical home of Pinot Noir & Chardonnay.
Understanding Burgundy Starts with the Different Villages & After that it Just Keeps Getting Better!
Cutting Edge Priorat from Dominik Huber’s Terroir al Límit
The Priorat revival has been underway for a few decades now. Add a German Chef to the mix with a vision & the drive to make great wine & the results have been something special.
Pressing Time – The Shiraz is Heading out of the Bathtub & Into the Basket Press – Bathtub Winemaking Project Day 14
We’ve been working hard on the Shiraz in the Bathtubs to get the texture just right!
Now one of the critical steps … pressing! Get it wrong & all that work will be for naught.
Dunking Stalk Teabags – Bathtub Winemaking Project Day 12
Spice, Perfume, Tannin .. some like it strong, some like it weak, some with a splash of milk, lemon, or a spoon of sugar!
We like our stalks in wine!
Buggy Moving Ferments are Cranking – Bathtub Winemaking Project Day 11 Episode 1
Guiding ferments during the peak of ferment requires wisdom & agility.
There is an infinite number of actions you can take & an equal number of things that can go wrong!
Just how do we get all the colour tannin and flavour out of our Shiraz berries? – Bathub Winemaking Project Day 7
Pumping over is just one of the ways.
Fermentation is Starting to Kick – Bathtub Winemaking Project Day 6
Our whole bunch Shiraz ferment is starting to kick. Now it’s time to think about fermentation temperature & ongoing tannin management