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Ben Haines 2020 Love in a Mist
Many of the winemakers I know are deeply thoughtful and intense individuals, committed to their incredible craft, and singularly focused...

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Dec 3, 20212 min read
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Utzinger 2020 Chardonnay
Utzinger wines kind of happened by accident. One of the oldest stories going around... Swiss winemaker goes travelling the world to find...

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Nov 28, 20212 min read
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Fairy Bread White 2020 Field Blend
Look - why not? I was in a wine store and saw this bottle, and discovered it was a blend of Gewurztraminer, Nelson Sauvignon, Pinot Gris...

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Sep 20, 20212 min read
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Commune of Buttons 2019 Clover
Siblings Jasper and Sophie Button returned home a few years ago to help save their family vineyard, planted primarily to Pinot Noir and...

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Sep 18, 20211 min read
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A dose of Hutong Dumpling is good for the soul
Gathering a group at Hutong Dumpling House in Market Lane in Melbourne feels like an eternity ago, but it isn't that long ago between one...

The Scoffers
Sep 15, 20212 min read
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Nashdale Lane 2021 'The Social' Blanc
This wine was a great surprise - straight up. I was expecting, by the name, I might have encountered some sauvignon blanc in the mix,...

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Sep 12, 20212 min read
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Broadcast Wine 2020 Pinot Noir
I love having things other people want or don't know about. It never surprises me when I find something I think is really new, and have...

The Scoffers
Sep 2, 20212 min read
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La Stagiaire 2020 Chardonnay
It has been said Barney Flanders is a genius. Who is he you ask? A craftsman, an artisan, a perfectionist - yes, to all of those. But he...

The Scoffers
Aug 27, 20211 min read
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Katnook Estate 2017 Chardonnay
We've been stacking this up against later vintages, thanks to a favourable clerical error at our local Dan Murphy's. We ended up with a...

The Scoffers
Aug 9, 20211 min read
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