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Check out this Wine tasting in Melbourne tonight!
on February 17th, 2012 in Blog, Wine by admin | No CommentsCome and check out this FREE Wine tasting tonight hosted by Winebins! Winebins was kind enough to say ‘The indefatigable Adam Foster will take us through an exploration of Sangiovese from Rosé to Nuovo as well as his answer to Chianti. There will be a few other surprises thrown in…
Continue reading...Roses & Rosé – what more do you need?
on February 14th, 2012 in Blog by admin | No CommentsThere’s no better match for Valentine’s Day than a rosé, writes Jeni Port from The Age. Jeni goes on to say ‘ROSES and rosé get a work out today. There’s a good chance you can even match the colour of the flowers with your wine: cerise, cranberry, fuchsia, candy floss,…
Continue reading...Our 2011 Rosé ranked #1 at a recent blind tasting!
on February 7th, 2012 in Blog by admin | No CommentsWe are very proud to share this news with you! Our 2011 Foster e Rocco Rosé was ranked #1 in its category in by a panel of 7 wine experts! The wines were blind tasted by the panel – scored on appearance, nose & palate! Here’s what Jeanine Bribosia, Director,…
Continue reading...Wine tasting on Valentine’s Day…Now we’re talking!
on February 6th, 2012 in Blog by admin | No CommentsStock on Hand are having their first Trade Tasting Day this Valentine’s Day! And starring in the Tasting line up will be Syrahmi & Foster e Rocco! We are excited to be a part of this special event & hope to see you there! See below for details! …
Continue reading...2010 Syrahmi Mourvèdre, the star!
on February 2nd, 2012 in Blog by admin | No CommentsWe were very pleased to see that we made the Wines to Cellar list of ‘Best Buys for February/March 2012′ in a recent article on Gourmet Traveller! Thanks for the mention Gourmet Traveller! Here’s what they had to say! ’2010 Syrahmi Mourvèdre, Heathcote, A$42′ ‘A good indication of whether a…
Continue reading...Win a wine Scholarship to Austria!!
on February 1st, 2012 in Blog by admin | No CommentsCheck out this fantastic, once in a lifetime opportunity! WIN A WINE SCHOLARSHIP TO AUSTRIA!! Please remember these APPLICATIONS ARE NOT LIMITED TO ONE PERSON PER VENUE , WE WANT ALL OF YOU. All you have to do right now is fill in the simple application form attached to this…
Continue reading...Bottling our 2011 Syrahmi Shiraz!
on January 31st, 2012 in Blog, Foster e Rocco, Syrahmi by admin | No CommentsOur 2011 Syrahmi Shiraz has just come out of this 2930 Liter Foudre (pictured). The last few days I’ve been racking and preparing the wines of Syrahmi and Foster e Rocco from the 2011 vintage for bottling in early February and early March. I am very excited with how the…
Continue reading...Looking good!
on January 27th, 2012 in Blog, Wine by admin | No CommentsWhere the magic happens, Heathcote…greenstone! It’s show time….…. they’re looking very good and the weather forecast ahead is great, so far. Hoping for vintage of the decade at the field of dreams.
Continue reading...13th Annual Cricket Match – Best Cellars vs 5 Way Cellars!
on January 25th, 2012 in Blog by admin | No CommentsThis photo is from the cricket game I played on the Sunday in Sydney. The game was the 13th year the game was played between Bests Cellars (my agents in Sydney) and 5 Way Cellars. It was a great day! Our trusted captain Mike Bennie lost the toss, so we…
Continue reading...Qwine makes mention of our 2011 Rosé
on January 23rd, 2012 in Blog by admin | No CommentsWe appreciate Qwine making mention of our Foster e Rocco 2011 Rosé as a featured wine at a recent Rosé night @Swirlsniffspit on 17th January. We also appreciate @swirlsniffspit holding frequent Wine Tasting events to promote locally produced wines. Qwine go on to describe our drop of Foster e Rocco 2011…
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