While most wineries don’t put relics on show, many of them are libraries of historical wonder. As Molly Morgan’s heroics are documented in the Hunter Valley, Echuca’s Hopwood Winery takes note of Henry Hopwood – a likeable rogue and entrepreneur whose efforts helped ensure the town was a major link in Australia’s mid-1800s economy. Echuca is full of history. The town maintains strong links with its past. Buildings are restored to their former glory. And plaques tell visitors about the past – good and bad. [...]

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Winemaker’s tasting notes: This wine has intense deep inky purple colour a rich complex perfumed Cabernet aromas and wild berry fruits mixed in with lashings of sweet toasty oak. The lovely aromas carry through to an intense mouth filling palate with bold yet soft tannins. The wine will develop and improve over the next 7-10 years. The depth and length of flavour and makes this a perfect food wine to match with your favourite steak and red meat dish or great with hard cheeses, blue [...]

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Winemaker’s tasting notes: Fruit parcels for this wine were picked very late during an idyllic Indian summer when fully ripe and full flavoured. Fermentation and extended storage with Hungarian oak and on “malo” lees features as a strong component of this cellar style. The wine has big ripe Chardonnay aromas with smoky overtones. Dried apricot and melon flavours abound with a complex toasty oak complementing the finish. Approachable now, this Chardonnay will develop more complex bottle bouquet with short-term cellaring of 2–3 years. Excellent with [...]

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Winemaker’s tasting notes: Rich premium aged port showing great rancio, nutty and complex. Screwcap. Price is for a case of 6 x 750ml bottles. Sells: $270 Share on Facebook

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  Winemaker’s tasting notes: The colour is deep crimson purple and the aroma is intense varietal Shiraz that has hints of cherry, cassis and a little white pepper with an excellent complement of sweet vanillin oak. The flavour is long soft and round with well-balanced acid and warm alcohol and the wine will improve and develop over the next 3-4 years. This stylish modern Australian wine is an excellent accompaniment to red meats, rich sauces antipastos and full flavoured hard cheeses. Screwcap. Price is for [...]

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