Macquariedale Estate vigneron and owner Ross McDonald at work. There are plenty of misconceptions about biodynamic wine, but one visit to wineries such as Macquariedale and knowledge will abound. One thing which becomes apparent is the professionalism of the organisation and how seriously the owners view the quality of their wines. Ross and Derice McDonald set up their Hunter Valley dream in 1993, and it took until 2006 for them to be the first vineyard owners to be the proud holders of biodynamic certification. What’s [...]

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  Winemaker’s tasting notes: The wine shows a crisp, clean and long palate with a well developed tropical fruit bouquet. Minimal French oak maturation has added to the complexity. Unwooded version has a clean, aromatic complexity. Grown organically using biodynamic principles. Excellent compliment to chicken and pasta dishes. Screwcap. Available in cases of 12 x 750ml bottles. Sells: $216 Share on Facebook

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  Winemaker’s tasting notes: An attractive bouquet of cherries and black plums greets the taster. The palate is well integrated with round ripe tannins and a hint of vanilla oak. Ready to enjoy now with extended cellaring adding to the complexity. To be enjoyed with veal and pasta. Screwcap. Available in cases of 12 x 750ml bottles. Sells: $300 Share on Facebook

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  Winemaker’s tasting notes: This one is known as Liquid Christmas Cake. This aged fortified Musat is produced from our Muscat grapes and shows some light friuty “Christmas Cake” type flavours. Mild oak flavours are evident on the palate.The wine is great with icecream in the summer or with after dinner cheese in front of a winter fire. Screwcap. Available in cases of 12 x 750ml bottles. Sells: $240 Share on Facebook

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Winemaker’s tasting notes: The year 2006 was a great year for Hunter Valley Shiraz, and if you’re looking for an aged Hunter red, this is one which will be tough to beat for value. It’s high quality and matches some of the heavyweights when it comes to quality. A light Shiraz with plenty of berry flavours and light tannin structure. A great barbecue wine which can be chilled slightly for enjoyable summer drinking. The grapes for this wine were organically grown, but they were not entirely from [...]

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