by Caroline Clarkson | Oct 6, 2023 | AMISFIELD, KALLESKE, NEW RELEASE, PRODUCERS, REVIEWS, SHERRAH, STORIES, VOYAGER ESTATE
CHENIN BLANC “Sooner or later, everything old is new again.” “This is especially true for Chenin and the resurgence we are seeing across the country. Small producers are flocking to it and the versatility it provides. Sparkling, dry, off dry, oaked, unoaked,...
by Caroline Clarkson | Sep 19, 2023 | GOLDEN CHILD, IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS, KALLESKE, NEW RELEASE, PATCH, REVIEWS, SHERRAH, SPRING VALE, STORIES, VOYAGER ESTATE
“I love that we are now having conversations about chucking a bottle of red in the esky and drinking it down at the beach. If you mentioned this ten years ago, people would have given you strange looks! Obviously, this doesn’t work for all red wines. Our lighter...
by Caroline Clarkson | Jul 20, 2023 | NEW RELEASE, PRODUCERS, REVIEWS, SHERRAH, STORIES
“Wine to me is not about tasting blackcurrant and cigar box but how the wine ‘feels’ to drink. I believe in balance, a great wine should have no sharp edges – it should have beautiful smooth curves from front to back.” Alex, Chief Swirler and Sniffer SHERRAH...
by Caroline Clarkson | Dec 6, 2022 | BADIOLA, BODEGAS VALDERIZ, CA DI ALTE, DOMAINES PAUL JABOULET AÎNÉ, GAIA, IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS, KALLESKE, MESTA, MOUNTAIN WINE PROJECT, PENINSULA VINICULTORES, PRODUCERS, REVIEWS, ROCK OF WISDOM, SHERRAH, STORIES, THYMIOPOULOS, VOYAGER ESTATE, ZAFEIRAKIS
Try these lightly chilled as the summer heat descends…. 2020 Côtes du Rhône Rouge Parallèle 45ORGANICRhone Valley, France “Lifted bouquet of bright cherry hints of garrigue. Lively and fresh and juicy on the palate, offering red cherry and undertones of earthy...
by Caroline Clarkson | Nov 4, 2022 | DOMAINES PAUL JABOULET AÎNÉ, GOLDEN CHILD, IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS, KALLESKE, MESTA, MOUNTAIN WINE PROJECT, NEW RELEASE, PENINSULA VINICULTORES, REVIEWS, ROCK OF WISDOM, SHERRAH, STORIES
Whether as the understudy or taking the lead role, Grenache has come to the fore as amulti-tasking actor who takes many guises. Offering either conventional or adventurous pathways to winemakers, Grenache offers wine lovers a wonderful journey on a path less...
by Jessica Langham | Apr 12, 2022 | PRODUCERS, REVIEWS, SHERRAH, STORIES
After falling in love with the work and the people of the industry, Alex worked his way through “a practical apprenticeship” for a decade and a half, and in 2017 launched his own label SHERRAH. With his future planted firmly in the Vale, Alex looks forward...
