May have gone slightly over board, but I was like a kid in a sweet shop. I was very impressed with the selection and the knowledgeable staff at both Wine Direct in Parnell and Maison Vauron in Newmarket.
Wine we have chosen:
- Ernest Rapeneau, Brut, NV, Champagne, France
- Prophets Rock, Dry Riesling, 2011, Central Otago, New Zealand
- Vinoptima, Ormond Gewurztraminer, 2008, Gisborne, New Zealand
- Vega-Sicilia-Oremus-Mandolas, Tokaji Dry (100% Furmint), 2012, Tokaj, Hungary
- Raats, Chenin Blanc, 2009, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Domaine De Chalet Pouilly B.A Leger Plumet, Pouilly-Fuisse, 2013, Bourgogne, France
- Kendall-Jackson, Vintners Reserve Chardonnay, 2013, Santa Rosa, California, USA
- Domaine Chignard, Fleurie "Les Moriers", 2013, Fleurie, France
- Earl Christian & Pascal Menaut, Pommard, 2009, Bourgogne, France
- Raats, Dolomite Cabernet-Franc, 2012, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Chateau Fourcas Dupre, Listrac-Medoc, 2010, Bordeaux, France
- Kirnbauer, Das Phantom, 2009, Burgenland, Austria
- Domaine Lefage, "Tessellae" Carignan Vielles-Vignes, 2013, Cotes Catalanes, France
- Alain Jaume & Fils, Domaine Grand Veneur, Cotes du Rhone, 2013, Les Champauvins, France
- Domaine Lionnet, Cornas "Terre Brule", 2012, Cornas, France
- Niepoort, Rotulo Tinto, 2013, Dao, Portugal
- Bernard Boutinet, Pineau Des Charantes, NV, Breville, France
Tasting notes to come.