Writer bloke at wine wholesaler @CellarHand; Bonnezeaux Gonzo blogger; WSET Diploma graduate; @WineComAust Victoria chair; erstwhile journalist. Musings my own.
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Ed Merrison retweeted
3 Oct 2020
Could 2019 be the vintage to make lots of new converts to Germany's delicious dry Rieslings? There are so many reasons to give them a try. They have body, freshness and personality in spades for a start, and are great with food bit.ly/3jtaAx9
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9 Sep 2020
As someone who has the pleasure of working constantly with German #wine and many fabulous families behind it, I was really pleased to see @AnneInVino’s excellent book get this well deserved recognition. Hopefully many more will pick it up and read it!
9 Sep 2020
Thanks a million, Jancis! Cannot believe it! xxx
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6 Sep 2020
How good is this! From my Wine Communicators of Australia mentee, Nicole Bilson. She’s made it to JancisRobinsom.com!!! WWC20 – Bellwether, Coonawarra | JancisRobinson.com jancisrobinson.com/articles/…
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23 Jun 2020
Getting on for three years on, this remains a staggering - and deeply relevant - piece of journalism. Tears through layer after layer to get to the heart of it, and reveals so much. Long story, but that’s the point gq.com/story/dylann-roof-mak…
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1 May 2020
No, it isn’t sweet. (And so what if it were? But that’s for another time...) Here’s why Fritz’s #Riesling from #Gunderloch is the ultimate fast-track passport to the delights of dry German #wine instagram.com/tv/B-t2K_VjuKT…
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1 May 2020
The debut Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon from Rob & Gen Mann was a wow #wine from me from the word ‘go’. 2018 and yet shimmering, purring purity and impeccable tannin. If you haven’t heard of #Corymbia, hear it here: instagram.com/tv/B-3KBflDE1Z…
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1 May 2020
You had me at “gouleyant”... I love the World Atlas of #Wine intro paragraph on #Beaujolais - and @DominiquePiron’s Beaujolais-Villages captures that charm & vitality equally eloquently. Watch for a little more detail: instagram.com/tv/B_EN6fEjB_m…
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1 May 2020
A tale of tension: Ansgar Clüsserath Vom Schiefer #Riesling - pure, dry and with lovely balance at 11% alcohol. How does Eva do it? Mosel magic and natural ability on show... instagram.com/p/B_R09_EDtOM/
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1 May 2020
Schieferterrassen - Ode to #Wine: Challenging to put into words the way this Heymann-Löwenstein #Riesling melds metaphysics, art, nature & intuition. But here’s my attempt to convey its spell: instagram.com/tv/B_jxnhaDR0z…
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Ed Merrison retweeted
18 Feb 2020
Very exciting news!!
18 Feb 2020
So good they named it twice... Introducing Wolta Wolta, the trailblazing #Riesling collaboration between Erni @drloosenwines & the Barry family @closclarewines... cellarhand.com.au/news/wolta…
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11 Feb 2020
Handy material to help puzzle that one out: 2014 Ansgar Clüsserath ‘Trittenheimer Apotheke’ Kabinett; 2017 Georg Breuer ‘Berg Schlossberg’; 2018 Dönnhoff ‘Hermannshöhle’ GG; 2018 Wittmann ‘Morstein’GG; 2016 Heymann-Löwenstein ‘Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay’ GG...
10 Feb 2020
“Why is it that every time I sit around a table of somms, importers or winemakers, it’s the #Riesling bottle that’s always finished first?" asks Travis Howe @CarltonWineRoom. This 12-person dinner & these wines will answer that question next Tuesday: cellarhand.com.au/events/rie…
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30 Dec 2019
I just set down the words, innocently & sincerely, “The onus is on us.”
Odd that its neatness had never before occurred to me.
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Ed Merrison retweeted
24 Dec 2019
So glad Geoff and other Adelaide Hills growers are safe, despite this harrowing experience. Thoughts go out to others fighting, fleeing or recovering from fires. Read Geoff's dramatic account - and consider lending support here: adelaidehillswine.com.au/fir…
24 Dec 2019
36 years after the Ash Wednesday fires razed his brand-new Lenswood plantings, @adelhillswine pioneeer @GeoffWeaverWine relived that harrowing episode in Friday’s Cudlee Creek blaze. Read his tale of terror & resilience here cellarhand.com.au/news/adela…
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24 Dec 2019
36 years after the Ash Wednesday fires razed his brand-new Lenswood plantings, @adelhillswine pioneeer @GeoffWeaverWine relived that harrowing episode in Friday’s Cudlee Creek blaze. Read his tale of terror & resilience here cellarhand.com.au/news/adela…
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Ed Merrison retweeted
22 Dec 2019
Terrible scenes & stories from South Australia's bushfires, including @adelhillswine region. Summary of wineries affected here - buying their #wine this Christmas and beyond is a way to help: glamadelaide.com.au/heres-th…
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Restaurants & wine bars order your Eldridge Estate wines & there is free shipping to Vic & NSW. Email Tracey at the cellar door johnsontracey@me.com For the rest of us go to the website: eldridge-estate.com.au or visit the beautiful cellar door on the Mornington Peninsula.
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Ed Merrison retweeted
4 Nov 2019
Fantastic fun had by all with @JancisRobinson out here. Many great wines tasted & stories told (this marvellous book naturally weaving so many of them together). And yes, the wines looked particularly lovely because that's the whole point of these: cellarhand.com.au/glassware/…
3 Nov 2019
Sad to be leaving after a great week in Australia (NSW, SA & VIC). Met so many great talents and enthusiasts in the wine and food world. Thank you. (Atlases are supposed to be arriving next week! Glassware def already available via distributors @CellarHand )
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Ed Merrison retweeted
20 Oct 2019
Far removed from pollution & hairdressers, @FranklandEstate grows pristine, ripe, fresh #organic-certified grapes. The family's #Riesling is sublime - and now their '17 Isolation Ridge #Shiraz has won the #MelbWineAwards Trevor Mast trophy. Bravo! cellarhand.com.au/news/frank…
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A voluptuous white which calls for a generous plates of summer time food under big shady trees. There's much to enjoy here for those who enjoy a richer, rounder wines. buff.ly/2V2P9Y7 @chalmerswines
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