Fine Wines (Re)Visited

Back in Action
Thumbs up from the Doctor. Joe and Christina will pair a Bordeaux with a beautiful steak dinner. Leoville Barton 1999.The above map will help those unfamiliar with the Bordeaux region.For further info regarding Bordeaux click here… Bordeaux Link

French Pork Chops and Bordeaux (Right Bank)
This Week: Joe and Christina indulge in a vintage 1990 Chateau Trimoulet, St. Emilion Grand Cru Classe. Christina prepares hearty French Country Pork Chops. This is the second part of a four part Bordeaux series. Join them for dinner as they explore the right bank.Click Podcast link for Show […]

Andrew Knowlton (Iron Chef Kick Off)
The Iron Chef phenomenon began in Japan, and quickly grew into several syndicated shows and spinoffs. The latest Iron Chef reincarnation: Food Network’s"New Next Iron Chef,"set to debut on that network October 7th. Joining us this …

Johannes Selbach
The ancestors of the Selbach family have been cultivating Riesling since 1661. Today, Johannes Selbach and his wife Barbara are running the winery with passion for the wines and in respect of the long tradition. He is hosting a wine dinner at Stage …

Wine Country Contrasts
Spent the weekend in the Hunter with my girlfriend and some friends. I’ll put up a list of some of my pics during the week but wanted to vent now. I thought i got marketing from the cellar door - it’s a chance for people to spend the weekend seeing where their favourite wines come […]

OWS#6: Victorian Winemakers (Part 1) - Roy Moorfield and Savaterre
The interviews this episode include Roy Moorfield, who founded the event 27 years ago and Keppell Smith, owner and winemaker at Savaterre. These guys were most accommodating with being interviewed on the spur of the moment and both are clearly very passionate about what they do. Keppell produces some fantastic wine and I highly recommend adding yourself to his mailing list. Savaterre’s production and distribution are limited but the mailing list is a direct way to access the coming releases.

OWS#4: Merlot Revisited and Effect of Vine Age
OzWineShow #4 opens up a Merlot and also looks at what effects vine age have on the final product.

Three years ago today
…I went down to my basement, tasted three Zinfandels and Winecast was born. It really doesn’t seem like that long ago, and in some ways really isn’t, but this blog and podcast turns 3 today.I have to be honest that the last couple years have been challenging but I’m looking forward to an excellent 2008 […]

OWS#14: Tim Kirk (Clonakilla)
Hi all, it’s been a while. Thanks to all those enquiring about the show - Celia, Bob, Prentice, Mark, Jason C, Andrew, Steve, Chris, AlexR and anyone else i may have missed - really appreciate it. I touch briefly on the reasons for the delay in the podcast but enough of that. On with […]

Events This Weekend
Sorry for the lack of audio in the past fortnight. Mick’s still traversing the South Australian countryside and I’ve got a thesis due this Friday. Next week I’ll be on the job and try to line up a number of shows. So stay subscribed to the feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ozwineshow).I was hoping to make the Nebbiolo tasting […]

OWS#15: Torbreck Tasting
Hi all,This episode’s a pretty big one. The topic for a start is a belter - Torbreck is one winery everyone should be familiar with (even if it’s just with their entry level wines). This relatively young Barossa label is certainly a defining force for Australian Shiraz on the world stage. The audio for […]

Wine Country Contrasts
Spent the weekend in the Hunter with my girlfriend and some friends. I’ll put up a list of some of my pics during the week but wanted to vent now. I thought i got marketing from the cellar door - it’s a chance for people to spend the weekend seeing where their favourite wines come […]

Menu for Hope Extended
Pim has extended the Menu for Hope campaign through this weekend so there is still time to have a chance at the 3 bottles of open source Roussanne I’ve donated (WB17). She has also put together a handy bargain hunters guide to prizes available. You have until tomorrow morning EST to make your donation at […]

Who Will Be The Bourdain of Wine?
During the past week, I’ve been watching a lot of Anthony Bourdain’s“No Reservations” show on my TiVo (as I write this post, more is being recorded as part of a marathon on The Travel Channel). Of course, I’ve been aware of Bourdain’s antics over the years but have not read any of his books […]

I ve Decided To Write A Book
Right after I posted my goals for the year yesterday, I went to a local bookstore to see what I could find with the gift card I received on Christmas. After browsing the bargain books and business sections, I found myself looking over wine books. I really haven’t shopped for wine books since I get […]

Liz Pearson of Saveur Magazine Returns
Liz Pearson is a returning guest to the show she is the director of the test kitchen at Saveur Magazine and also the writer of the Pantry section. She became the director in September of 2005 after hard work as an intern and then a freelance writer. …

Is Mobile The Future of Wine 2.0?
In my blog reading today I came across a post about recent domain name auctions in the .mobi top level domain. For those not familiar with this TLD, it was created in late September of 2006 to bring the mobile web to cell phones and other devices. I looked at getting winecast.mobi at the time […]

WBW 40 Round Up Posted, New Flickr Pool Created
Sonadora, the hostess from Wannabe Wino, proves she’s no wannabe with her round up of over 75 Petite Sirah tasted for Wine Blogging Wednesday 40. Over 50 participants enjoyed wine made from this underrated grape from Israel, Mexico, Australia, Chile, and it’s“home” in California. A lot of great values are to be discovered reading […]

Unfiltered 7 - Wine Blogging Today
As I begin my 4th year of podcasting I present the final Unfiltered show of it’s first season.Jeff and I welcome a panel of some of the top wine bloggers today: Alder Yarrow, Dr. Debs and Gabriella& Ryan Opaz. We talk about the state of wine blogging, where it is going and share some […]

Surprise! I m on your Google Reader!
I’ve been catching up on my blog reading today and noticed an interesting new feature of Google Reader: friends shared items. As I read wine blogs, I“star” notable posts but always wondered what the“share” choice was for. Now I get it and am enjoying reading links shared by friends, listeners and readers.If we’ve […]

Who Will Be The Bourdain of Wine?
During the past week, I’ve been watching a lot of Anthony Bourdain’s“No Reservations” show on my TiVo (as I write this post, more is being recorded as part of a marathon on The Travel Channel). Of course, I’ve been aware of Bourdain’s antics over the years but have not read any of his books […]