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EXPERIENCE - One of the joys of being winemaker is EXPERIENCE - One of the joys of being winemaker is looking back on, i.e tasting your past wines. So on World Sauvignon Blanc Day, we raided our home cellar and found this gem, a 2004 Sauvignon blanc that I made which was one of my first serious forays into making partially barrel fermented sauvignon blancs. The colour is golden yellow, aromas of lemongrass, mineral lemon, marmalade, nutty, toasty, nutmeg, with a smooth velvety palate, and the best bit - an amazing length for a 17 year old wine, lovely texture and not tasting tired! AMAZING!!! As a winemaker, what more can you hope for 😍 #whicherridge #whicherridgewines #winemakerslife #sauvignonblanc #sauvignonblancday #margaretriverregion #margaretriverwine #smallbatchwine #margaretriver #lovemyjob #lovesauvignonblancun
EXPERIENCE - the flavours and textures of sauvigno EXPERIENCE - the flavours and textures of sauvignon blanc. Some examples from our Wine Sensory Garden - elderflower, honeydew melon, lemongrass, nashi pear, white peach .... and more. Texture in our Elevage Sauvignon Blanc comes from up to 12 months on yeast lees and a third fermenting and maturing for 12 months in oak barrels. #experience #wineexperience #sauvignonblancday #sauvignonblanc #whicherridge #whicherridgewines #winesensorygarden #sensorygarden Winetasting #wine #smallbatchwine #geographewineregion #margaretriver
WORLD SAUVIGNON BLANC DAY - Celebrating today @whi WORLD SAUVIGNON BLANC DAY - Celebrating today @whicherridgewines and all weekend with pre- release tastings in Cellar Door of our two takes on this beautiful, versatile variety. #whicherridge #whicherridgewines #internationalsauvignonblancday #celebrate #sauvignonblanc #sauvignonblancday #geographewineregion #geographewine #margaretriverregion #margaretriver #winesensorygarden #wineexperience #weekendvibes #winemakersofgeographe #newwine
We had a bottle of our 2013 Viognier tonight had t We had a bottle of our 2013 Viognier tonight had to celebrate @internationalviognierday ! Reposted from @jmcgvino International Viognier Day! Spiritual home of course is the northern Rhône in France but there are now significant plantings of it in Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and South Africa. A temperamental grape which requires a warmer climate and is notoriously tricky to get timings right as to when to pick, it cries out for rocky/gravelly soil to produce the best results. My selection of some of the best makers of 100% #viognier avail. on the Australian market f/ Aussie & int’l producers ⬇️ Image: @internationalviognierday TOP 🥂 @whicherridgewines #madamoiselle, #geographewineregion #westernaustralia. I was blown away when I tasted their aged 2016, they’re into the ‘19 now. Buy two to drink now & the other to age- you’ll thank me later. RRP $38 from winery & @mojosbunbury 🥂 @millbrook.winery #perthhills, W.A. Flagship white from their own estate, only white varietal they grow on the property. Multiple trophy winner. RRP $40 f/ @danmurphys, Liquor Barons 🥂 @yalumbawine #virgilus, #edenvalley #southaustralia. These guys brought the variety to Oz & now make a number of Viognier expressions, this flagship label is the fruit Australia’s oldest Viognier vineyard. Up there with the best their Rhône counterparts can offer. RRP $45-50 f/ @danmurphys @vintagecellars @the_winecollective @qantaswine MIDDLE: 🥂Rene Rostaing #condrieu, #northernrhone #france. Tiny appellation dedicated purely to the grape. Best producer of it in my view: massively expressive, long-term age worthy. RRP (vintages/prices vary) $150-160 via @princewinestore @vintagecellars @winesquare_sydney 🥂 @diemersfontein #wellington #southaustralia. Inland of S.A’s #westerncape makes loads of the stuff, 1 of the country’s finest. RRP $44 in store/online @copperandoak BOTTOM: 🥂 @soumahwines #yarravalley #victoria. Superb cool-climate example from this ever reliable Yarra vigneron. RRP $40 f/ @the_wine_thief @wineselectors 🥂 @clonakillawines #canberradistrict #newsouthwales. Famous for their Shiraz-Viog red, this white is a beauty too. RRP $45 f/ @differ
TASTE - From our museum collection. 2013 Whicher R TASTE - From our museum collection. 2013 Whicher Ridge Viognier. One word, SUPERB, aging beautifully and paired perfectly with pork and chicken dumplings. Friday night done well, #whicherridge #whicherridgewines #viognier #smallbatchwines #geographewineregion #geographewine #artisanwines #seesmelltasteexperience #agedwhitewine #agedwine #fridayvibes #fridaynight #margaretriverregion #margaretriver #wineclub #handpickedwineclub #worldviognierday
SEE - Autumn colours in the vineyard, gotta love t SEE - Autumn colours in the vineyard, gotta love the change of seasons 🍂🍂🍃🍃 Before too long, July will be here which means pruning and the whole grapegrowing cycle starts again 😏 #whicherridge #whicherridgewines #autumn #autumnleaves #autumninthevineyard #endofvintage2021 #geoagraphewineregion #smallbatchwines #artisanwines #margaretriverregion #margaretriver #busselton #vigneronslife
TASTE - Our Mademoiselle V Viognier, you won't be TASTE - Our Mademoiselle V Viognier, you won't be disappointed! Don't just take my word for it, @jmcgvino recently tasted our 2016 ..... Reposted from @jmcgvino Fascinating #backvintage 2016 #viognier from Geographe-based @whicherridgewines here. From one of, if not the most southerly located of all of #geographewineregion’s vineyards, right on the border with the neighbouring G.I. of Margaret River in Chapman Hill, the fruit was handpicked, basket-pressed, aged in French oak (on-lees) for a total of 12 months. The nose has progressed beyond the typical primary new-world Viognier stone & tropical fruit profile- what I detect are some really interesting Asian-esque flavours of minced ginger, water chestnuts and roasted cashew. The palate is wondrously textural and creamy thanks to the aforementioned initial barrel age, lees-contact and 4-odd years of bottle development; there’s a wonderful cinnamon-cardamom spice to it and a zing of refreshing acidity to cleanse. Lovely finish to it too. Whicher’s wines will certainly be on my radar from now on knowing they can produce a notoriously difficult to make white varietal wine of this quality that’s been able to hold up for as long as it has- not many new world Viogniers have such capability to do so. ABV: 13.7% RRP $38 (current vintage) Score: 17.5/20. #mademoiselle #whitewine #geographewine #chapmanhill #australiassouthwest #smallbatchwine #agedwhitewine #whitewinelover #westernaustralia #westernaustralianwine #whicherridgewines #surlie #winereview #winetasting #tastingnotes #instawine #wineofinstagram #perthwineblogger #perthblogger #fremantleblogger #gaywino #wineblog #winetime #wineoftheday #viognier
EXPERIENCE - An evening in @citybusselton , heaps EXPERIENCE - An evening in @citybusselton , heaps of places welcome dogs. We popped into @shelterbrewingco for a couple of drinks and snacks and watched the world go by. Pretty exciting for a wine dog! Thanks for the friendly service @shelterbrewingco and great to catch up with @ianroybav again 🍻🥂 #busselton #tuesdayvibes #dogfriendly #whicherridge #whicherridgewines #geographewineregion #themargaretriverregion #winedog #winedogpolly

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