Out Of The Bottle
With David Ellis
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Chill Out With Bill's $11.99 Sizzler
A
great wine to serve chilled straight off the ice during this
extraordinary summer that’s sent much of Australia into meltdown, is
Pinot Grigio – after all it had its origins in the heat of
Mediterranean Northern Italy, where it’s an entertainer’s favourite on
stinker days.
And one of the greats of Australian Pinot Grigio
comes from Griffith in the NSW Riverina under the Richland label, whose
winemaker Bill Calabria should know what he’s doing: his Italian
parents who encouraged him onto the road to winemaking stardom, were
amongst the area’s pioneer makers – and not averse to planting
“foreign” grape varieties from their homeland.
As well, not only
is this a great drop on a hot day – or any other time for that matter –
but Bill’s priced it at just $11.99, making it probably the best-value
Pinot Grigio on the market.
And what he’s created is one of
those wonderfully “zingy” Pinot Grigios that’s beautifully refreshing
with pear and apple fruit flavours, a touch of perfume, and a
gorgeously soft yet richly textured finish.
At the price you can
afford to invite some mates around to share a few bottles with salmon
steaks on the BBQ, an Italian salad and garlic bread. Oh, yeah.
One For Lunch
It's
over 140 years since Thomas Hardy first created a dual region wine from
fruit from the Adelaide Plains and Southern Districts.
Today,
Hardys HRB (Heritage Reserve Bin) wines represent the epitomy of it’s
winemaker’s blending skills, with a just-released HRB/D636 Cabernet
Sauvignon 2006 derived from fruit from premium Coonawarra and Margaret
River vineyards – a blend Hardys believes is an Australian first.
Rich with intense fruit flavours and fine tannins, at $40 this
is an ideal red for a special occasion slap-up with lamb shanks and
baby potatoes.
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