Harvey Steiman's Blog Archives

June 2007

The $1,400 Question

Posted: 01:06 PM ET, June 29, 2007

I got a taste of a $1,400 bottle of wine this week. No, it wasn't a Montrachet, Pétrus or single-barrel trockenbeerenauslese. It was a fortified Muscat from Australia.

Rutherglen Muscat comes from a far-off corner of the wine world—a hot region in Victoria, near the border of New South Wales. Read more

Sparky Marquis, Home Wine Taster

Posted: 11:55 AM ET, June 26, 2007

When you name your new winery Mollydooker (Australian slang for left-hander), you don't expect to do things the usual way. Sparky and Sarah Marquis, both lefties, unabashedly aim for crowd-pleasingly plush textures and ripe flavors in their wines, bucking a national trend in Australia toward more refinement and delicacy. Read more

What's Happening at d'Arenberg?

Posted: 02:12 PM ET, June 21, 2007

For years, d'Arenberg has been one of my go-to wineries from Australia. Everything from the McLaren Vale winery seemed to show distinctive character and refinement. Having recently tasted some of the newest releases, I have been puzzled by an apparent change in direction in the top wines. Read more

I Smell a Rat, and It Smells Good

Posted: 10:59 AM ET, June 18, 2007

Two big food movies stand out amongst this summer's fare. Catherine Zeta-Jones stars as a driven chef in No Reservations, opening in July. It's an American remake of the German film "Mostly Martha," which starred the ravishing Martina Gedeck. Read more

Honest Aussies

Posted: 12:34 PM ET, June 14, 2007

In my experience, Australian vintners are a candid bunch. They don't try to put a good face on things if they're going bad, and they don't shy away from saying something nice about competitors if they deserve it. Ask a direct question, I've found, and most often you get a straight answer. Read more

You Haven't Heard the Half of it

Posted: 02:32 PM ET, June 07, 2007

Suddenly, it seems, half is hip. More and more good restaurants are beefing up their selections of 375-milliliter bottles, and not just mass market wines but the kind of drink-me wines that those of us who look for something special will want to drink. Read more

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