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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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    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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    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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    Stefano's at 27 Deakin - Mildura
    The Scoffers
    • Nov 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    Stefano's at 27 Deakin - Mildura

    When you mention the name Stefano di Pieri, immediately you conjure an image of a jovial Italian man tossing things about in a pan on the...
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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...
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    Fleet Young Wines 2021 Pinot Gris
    Wine Scoffer
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Fleet Young Wines 2021 Pinot Gris

    Like sand through the hourglass, the days of our lives continue, and our love for skin contact and minimal intervention wines is ever...
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    Nomads Garden 2021 Field Blend
    Wine Scoffer
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Nomads Garden 2021 Field Blend

    Not enough of us are talking Pinot Blanc. It makes creamy white wines, but it also makes crisp, delicious spring drinking wines and a few...
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    Farewell to the winter of our discontent.
    The Scoffers
    • Oct 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    Farewell to the winter of our discontent.

    Fair to say, there is a hell of a lot of excitement in the Scoffer team about the emergence from what has been a very long winter. ...
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    Have I been lazy?
    Wine Scoffer
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Have I been lazy?

    There is some merit in the comment I am a bit of an old boozer and potentially, missed some good bottles of plonk because of my...
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    Valentine 2018 Pinot Noir
    Wine Scoffer
    • Sep 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    Valentine 2018 Pinot Noir

    Dom Valentine, formerly of the Yarra Valley's Oakridge, Giant Steps, and WA's Xanadu and Leeuwin Estate, developed his skills further in...
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    Lady Marmalade, Stones Corner. Qld
    The Scoffers
    • Sep 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Lady Marmalade, Stones Corner. Qld

    Annoyingly, I cannot get the song from my head, and wanted to go somewhere with Creole Lady Marmalaaaaade. Voulez vous coucher avec moi...
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    Medhurst Estate 2020 Rosé
    Wine Scoffer
    • Sep 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Medhurst Estate 2020 Rosé

    Can one Rosé be a winner for everyone? Whenever Rosé is mentioned in my circles, there are conflicting views of what it is - and its...
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    Pertaringa 2017 Grüner Veltliner
    The Scoffers
    • Sep 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Pertaringa 2017 Grüner Veltliner

    Whether Pertaringa exists in its former name, I cannot be sure but I do think it is now known as Bec Hardy Wines. Bec is a sixth...
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    Brown Magpie 2018 Pinot Noir
    Wine Scoffer
    • Sep 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Brown Magpie 2018 Pinot Noir

    Geelong is often referred to as an emerging wine region, lesser known perhaps than its better known Victorian cousins. The Surf Coast...
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    This aint no Ugly Duckling
    The Scoffers
    • Sep 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    This aint no Ugly Duckling

    Just as the sunshine comes after the rain, so too does a good wine bar experience follow a rather ordinary one. With aging bones and...
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    Pikes 2018 'Los Companeros' Shiraz Tempranillo
    The Scoffers
    • Aug 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Pikes 2018 'Los Companeros' Shiraz Tempranillo

    If you know the name Pikes in South Australia, it's likely you are familiar with their signature Rieslings. Pikes have been making wine...
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    A quick Polk in Glenelg.
    The Scoffers
    • Aug 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    A quick Polk in Glenelg.

    If you happen to be heading to Glenelg beach in Adelaide, then Polk is an absolute must stop. A splendid find, Polk is all about...
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    Chalmers 2016 Aglianico
    The Scoffers
    • Aug 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Chalmers 2016 Aglianico

    We have written elsewhere on this site about the impact two generations of the Chalmers family have had on the entire alternative wine...
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