YELLOWGLEN YELLOW SPARKLING

Review of Wine:

Now this Sparkling wine isn't you most exciting bottle on the market today but is certainly one of the most popular. Is a great versatile sparkling wine as can be used for many different purposes but lately we prefer to use it in a White Sangria recipe which we have been making lately that is a hit with the friends. There isn't to much to say about this sparkling wine besides it being the work horse of sparkling wines that we will purchase time and time again.

Wine Region: SOUTH EASTERN AUSTRALIA

Drink Until: 2011

Varieties: Premium sparkling varieties

Food: Light meat and seafood dishes

Colour: Light straw in colour with a persistent bead

Nose: The wine displays melon, pineapple and citrus characteristics

Palate:

It is a full and generous wine with a lovely mouthfeel and creamy mousse. It is fresh with a classy, crisp, clean finish.

Background:

This is non-vintage wine with fruit being sourced from vineyards throughout South East Australia. The best wine is sourced from the best vineyards to ensure a consistency in style and quality.

Alcohol: 11%

Where to Purchase:

This can be purchased from any independent bottle store as well as the normal Coles and Woolworths owned bottle shops. Got a special from Liquor Land last night where got two bottle for $8 each. Normally costs around $10 or so a bottle.

LYRUP WINE COMPANY SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SHIRAZ 2008

Review of Wine:

Not an overly impressing wine to drink as isn't the smoothest wine. It is the kind of wine which gets better after a few glasses. Wouldn't recommend purchasing this wine unless budget is your main interest but saying this is perfectly fine if ordered in some kind of random mixed dozen. Also does have quite a nice aroma to the wine.

Wine Region: SOUTH EAST AUSTRALIA

Drink Until: 2011

Varieties: Shiraz

Food: beef ragu, barbequed meats and hearty tomato dishes.

Colour: Rich dark hue

Nose: Lovely depp nose of Cherries and Black fruits

Palate:

The deep purple with garnet hues of this wine precede the vibrant redcurrant raspberry and cherry fruit notes of the wine. This medium bodied wine is fruit dominant but has some spicy tones on the palate, which comes from careful oak integration. Enjoy with Kangaroo steaks with a red currant jam, pork loin or after dinner with your favourite rich cheeses.

Background:

The grapes for this wine were sourced from Angove’s own Nanya vineyards and premium growers in the Riverland region. The grapes for this wine were picked at night to make sure that they were as cool as possible. Crushed to modern rotary fermenters the grapes were then allowed to macerate for 2 days before inoculation and fermentation. Pressed off skins 7 days later and allowed to go through the second malolactic fermentation. The wine has then had minimal handling prior to filtration for bottling.

Alcohol: 14.5%

Where to Purchase:

This was purchased in a mixed dozen of red wines from Wine Market. It can also be purchase purchased from Wine Market at $55 a case but Deal Direct also had it for $50 including free delivery.