Category: Australian Wine

• Forbes Latest: History In A Glass: The Intoxicating Quality Of Old Vine Wines

  

  Historical old vines are time machines, prophets, and cherished family heirlooms. They also produce some of the world’s most intoxicating wine.

  Michelle Williams

  April 13, 2022

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• Forbes Article: Yarra Valley Wine Growers Embrace Phylloxera Infestation As An Opportunity To Prepare For Climate Change

  

  What is a wine region to do when faced with two devastating threats? This question is top of mind in Australia’s Yarra Valley, where they are dealing with a phylloxera infestation and climate change. When I asked Mac Forbes, winemaker/owner Mac Forbes Wines, he replied, “Can I flip a coin?” Surprisingly, the overall attitude in…

  Michelle Williams

  June 19, 2020

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• Forbes Article: There Is More Than One Way To Sparkle: Celebrate With Bubbles From Around The World

  

  While Champagne remains the benchmark for sparkling wine, today high-quality bubbles are produced around the world. This year, why not try something new? Add dazzle to your celebration with unexpected bubbles.  

  Michelle Williams

  December 24, 2019

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• Female Winemakers are Making Waves

  

  Becoming a multi-award winning winemaker takes hard work and dedication. Add strength, moxie, intelligence, and class and you’ve got Virginia Willcock, Vasse Felix chief winemaker since 2006. Outspoken about low intervention winemaking and passionate about expressing terroir in every sip, Willcock has elevated Vasse Felix, Margaret River’s founding wine estate and benchmark for the region’s…

  Michelle Williams

  September 27, 2018

  Aussie Wine, Australia, Australian Wine, TexSom, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

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• Hangin with Friends and Snakes

  We had been discussing going out to dinner with some friends of ours for years. My son played hockey with their son since they were both barely able to walk.  Over the years and many travel teams later we have spent a lot of time with them but not a lot of one on one…

  Michelle Williams

  August 13, 2014

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