When I was first learning about wine during the early 1980s, the wines of Australia were just beginning to be noticed here in the United States. Through a lot of tasting and one memorable visit (how I survived driving on…
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5 Reasons We Love Australian Wines
Tagged with: Australia, Daryl Groom, Mick Schroeter, Wine Balance, Wine Quality
Posted in Wine in the Glass, Wine Region Profiles
Posted in Wine in the Glass, Wine Region Profiles
Clare Valley: A Hub of Quality Down Under Wines
One blog seems to be leading to another this week. On Monday, our blog on the Sonoma-Cutrer winery mentioned that its winemaker, Mick Schroeter, is a native of Australia and a devotee of legendary Aussie vintner Daryl Groom. On Tuesday,…
Tagged with: Australia, Calre Valley, Daryl Groom, Mick Schroeter, Reilly's Wines, Sevenhill Cellars, Sonoma-Cutrer
Posted in Wine Region Profiles
Posted in Wine Region Profiles
Balance: It’s Still the Key to Crafting Quality Wines
Yesterday’s blog on Sonoma-Cutrer and its head winemaker, Mick Schroeter, took me back to 1998 when I met Schroeter for the first time. I was the wine columnist for the Sonoma County Independent, and in April of that year, I…
Tagged with: Australia, California, John Gay, John Travolta, Mick Schroeter, Olivia Newton-John, Rosemount Estate, Sonoma County, Sonoma-Cutrer
Posted in Wine in the Glass
Posted in Wine in the Glass
Sonoma-Cutrer: Superstar of California Chardonnay
The first time I visited the Sonoma-Cutrer winery back in the late 1980s, the main impression I came away with had to do with the lawn. It was a gorgeous lawn. A green lawn. A manicured lawn. A big lawn.…
Tagged with: California, Chardonnay, Mick Schroeter, Russian River Ranches, Sonoma-Cutrer
Posted in Wineries of Distinction
Posted in Wineries of Distinction
