GoGoKitty’s Wine Secrets

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1980:

Cold Chisel’s promo-video for the hit single ‘Cheap Wine’ (May, 1980) taken from the 1980 album ‘East’.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Chisel

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NZOZ NZOZ1980 1980 Australia Early Eighties 1980’s 1980s 80’s 80s

Extended Tags: Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss, Don Walker

Musical Terms: Singer/Songwriter, Classic, Rock, Pub Rock, Aussie, Old Australian Band

Wine Tasting Clip of Penfold’s Rawson’s Retreat Merlot 2006, from the Virtual Wine Tasting Event, ‘A Taste of Wine Relief’ held on 03 Mar 2007.
WINE: Penfold’s Rawson’s Retreat Merlot 2006
VINTAGE: 2006
PRODUCER: Penfold’s
GRAPES: Merlot
REGION: South Australia
COUNTRY: Australia
ONE WORD: Deep
TASTING: A definite crowd-pleaser. Very bright, purple colour with a bouquet of juicy red fruits and hints of spice from the oak. The palate has noticeable juicy cherries and plums with well-integrated oak and soft tannins.
FOOD MATCH: Superb roast beef, best spuds and huge yorkies - “Happy Days with the Naked Chef” by Jamie Oliver

An indepth look at how the wines are made at Two Hands Winery, Barossa Valley, Australia

This wine from Sarah and Sparky Marquis is made from Shiraz. Wow! The nose…blackberry, black current, cola, toffee, black Maynard wine gum, sweet potpourri, violet, spicy wood and cream vanilla all emerged out. Forward and upfront, this powerful full bodied aromatic wine is packed with complexity that rivals the Sarah’s blend…this time it’s even fruitier with a hodgepodge of spices, black pepper, dark chocolate, black licorice and incense. The tannin is sweet but ripe. This is another full blown new world excitement especially especially accounting for the price. Viewers should make attention that Sarah & Sparky will not longer continue this project with USA importer Dan Philips after the 2005 vintage. Sob, sob, sob…hurry up — get the remaining stocks for Cad$20 for a $40-50 wine! Can age further for 3-5 years to gain complexity! (Rating 91-93+ points) by Michael Lam of the Beverage Review.

When it comes to port we think of Portugal but the Aussies are surely making much port style wines from their own grapes. The NV Tawny port comes with a brown amber color and smells of the typical raisin, caramel, sweet fig, ripe prune but here I detected cola. More coffee and caramel fruit comes out upon tasting. The body is medium by port standard and overall although not an outstanding port, it does have its fair show of structure. This is a steal for the price. Hey we can’t always afford vintage port first for their higher prices but most practically wait for it to age…so in the meantime drink tons of these while wait for the VP to mature! (Rating 87-89 points) by Michael Lam the Beverage Review.