Year Wines Grenache 2021 McLaren Vale $32.00
Made with grapes from Cooter vineyard, planted back in the 1950's. A mix of ferments and time on skins. Heaps of whole bunch in there. Final mix average is probably 40% whole bunch. 6...
Pablo Picasso was not a lone genius creator – he was at the centre...
Pablo Picasso, Spanish 1881–1973. Figures by the sea (Figures au bord de la mer) 12 January 193, oil on canvas 130.0 x 195.0 cm. Musée national Picasso-Paris Donated in lieu of tax, 1979. © Succession...
Plagiarism
One thing that has been on my mind a lot of late is plagiarism. If I look I can find a number of examples of plagiarism but I’ll only give you one example because...
Moving to Canary Islands – When a Dream Comes True
It’s been a red letter week for me. After a six-week rigmarole pulling together all the necessary documentation for the Non Lucrative Residency visa to live in Spain (the new reality for all us...
Book Review: Riebeckite by O.R. Lea
About Riebeckite (Bruised Moon Sequence Book 1)
Dangerous spores gather on Earth after an asteroid strikes the moon. Humanity watches the skies…but the real danger is at their feet.
After an asteroid strike on the moon,...
JOSMEYER Le Fromenteau Pinot Gris 2019 $70.00
Organic, Biodynamic
I must confess Pinot Gris is not my usual choice.
However it was a cold night and I didn't feel like a red, but craved something a little different, a bolder white would suit...
Dingo by Sally Dingo
This is one of those books I wish I’d read years ago, many years before it was actually written…there’s a problem there. First published in 1997 it was written by the wife of Ernie...
6 Tim Adams Wines Under $30 You Must Try
Located in the Clare Valley, 130km or about two hours north of Adelaide in South Australia. Born in 1984 with a strong partnership between Tim and Pam and local coopers, Bill and Jill Wray....
The first-ever First Nations anthology of speculative fiction is playful, bitter, loud and proud
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This is not “just” an anthology of First Nations speculative fiction, but also the first anthology of First Nations speculative fiction. And what an entry onto the scene it is!
Review: This All Come Back Now: An...
Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse 2017 $120
Vineyards planted in the Middle Ages on the best terroirs of the Pauillac appellation on the Left Bank of the Bordeaux region, Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse has a long and fine wine making history.
Made from...
