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    Château Oumsiyat Blanc de Blanc 2018. Lebanon
    Wine Scoffer
    • Feb 24
    • 1 min

    Château Oumsiyat Blanc de Blanc 2018. Lebanon

    Im not as au fait with Lebanese wine as I should be. A recent trip to the UK has changed that, with both wine lists and decent 'Offy's'...
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    Delatite 2020 Dead Man's Hill Gewurtztraminer
    Wine Scoffer
    • Jan 7
    • 2 min

    Delatite 2020 Dead Man's Hill Gewurtztraminer

    I love to stumble on little moments of joy. Heading into a high street Thai place with a BYO capacity, I popped into an independent wine...
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    Love, Tilly Devine. Sydney
    The Scoffers
    • Jan 6
    • 2 min

    Love, Tilly Devine. Sydney

    For the last decade and a bit , Tim Webber and Matt Swieboda have operated Love Tilly Devine at 91 Crown Lane Darlinghurst. Its a small,...
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    Heirloom Vineyards 2020 Touriga
    Wine Scoffer
    • Jan 5
    • 2 min

    Heirloom Vineyards 2020 Touriga

    Zar Brooks is not a man easily forgotten. He is a bold, cheeky chap and someone I spent a bit of time with when a mutual friend was...
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    Buderim Ginger Beer & Spiced Rum
    The Scoffers
    • Jan 5
    • 2 min

    Buderim Ginger Beer & Spiced Rum

    It's not often I will pen missives on the RTD market, as they are not a category we are over enamoured with, but, we were alerted to this...
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    Frank Mac's - The Rocks, Sydney
    The Scoffers
    • Jan 4
    • 3 min

    Frank Mac's - The Rocks, Sydney

    For what feels like several hundred years, The Rocks has been heavily dominated by tourists and vagabonds, a veritable melting pot of...
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    Colpasso Grillo 2020
    Wine Scoffer
    • Jan 3
    • 2 min

    Colpasso Grillo 2020

    Regular readers will know I have a love of anything alternative. Ubiquitous white varietals like Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio and...
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    Hesketh 2021 Bright Young Things Sauvignon Blanc
    Wine Scoffer
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Hesketh 2021 Bright Young Things Sauvignon Blanc

    Whilst Savvy B has long been the beverage of choice for inner suburban house mums and tennis playing ladies, I must confess to being one...
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    Holly's Garden 2021 Pinot Gris
    Wine Scoffer
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Holly's Garden 2021 Pinot Gris

    I've always been a fan of what Neil Prentice has set out to do. Is he a little unorthodox? Yes, and that's what I love about him....
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    Patina 2018 Pinot Noir
    Wine Scoffer
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Patina 2018 Pinot Noir

    When we talk about Orange wine, I have to be distinct and talk about wine from the Orange region of NSW, rather than the orange wines...
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    Deeds Brewery, Glen Iris
    The Scoffers
    • Dec 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Deeds Brewery, Glen Iris

    You know that feeling or at least I hope you do, when you have a beer from a brewery which is life changing (I kid you not, we are bloody...
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    Ben Haines 2020 Love in a Mist
    Wine Scoffer
    • Dec 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    Ben Haines 2020 Love in a Mist

    Many of the winemakers I know are deeply thoughtful and intense individuals, committed to their incredible craft, and singularly focused...
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    Steels Gate 2019 Estate Blend Pinot Noir
    Wine Scoffer
    • Dec 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Steels Gate 2019 Estate Blend Pinot Noir

    It's fair to say that I am a bit of a whore for a Yarra Valley Pinot Noir. Subtlety and complexity abound, and the hallmarks of bright...
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    Its BeerMas time
    Beer Scoffer
    • Dec 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    Its BeerMas time

    I like to think I've been dumped by some magnificent women. Sometimes they break your heart, sometimes they take the house but always...
    17 views0 comments
    Pool Wines 2021 GOLD
    Wine Scoffer
    • Nov 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    Pool Wines 2021 GOLD

    And so the obsession with skin contact wine continues. It seems I can't leave the house these days without finding myself back home with...
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    Utzinger 2020 Chardonnay
    Wine Scoffer
    • Nov 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Utzinger 2020 Chardonnay

    Utzinger wines kind of happened by accident. One of the oldest stories going around... Swiss winemaker goes travelling the world to find...
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    Its 'Heaps Normal'. Heaps Normal XPA
    Beer Scoffer
    • Nov 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Its 'Heaps Normal'. Heaps Normal XPA

    This weeks review is taking something of a turn. After having some serious discussions with the mirror and the bathroom scales, it was...
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    The Nest - Two Birds Brewing, Spotswood
    The Scoffers
    • Nov 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Nest - Two Birds Brewing, Spotswood

    A cold, rainy Spring Friday evening is often non conducive to visiting a brewery and experiencing all that it has to offer. Unseasonal...
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    Sutton Grange 'Fairbank' 2021 Ancestrale sparkling
    Wine Scoffer
    • Nov 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Sutton Grange 'Fairbank' 2021 Ancestrale sparkling

    Australian sparklings have never really lifted my skirt. Too many bottles of French fizz, down the old screech, has spoiled me a bit and...
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    Alkoomi 2020 Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon
    Wine Scoffer
    • Oct 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Alkoomi 2020 Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon

    Big red wines don't make the tasting bench as often as they should. Pinot Noir and Shiraz seems to be favoured, among the very many...
    8 views0 comments
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