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Why Did The Chef Drown My Octopus?

Why Did The Chef Drown My Octopus?

He was such a lovely cephalopod; fresh, tender, lightly dusted with a lively salt and pepper coating and satisfyingly crisp after a brisk deep fry. All he wanted was a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. So why did some barbarous chef decide he should be cruelly drowned,...

La Solana from Spinifex

The bouquet of this wine just leaps out of the glass at you. It is amazing and incredibly alluring; probably like nothing else you've ever tasted. I tasted this wine about four months ago and bought several bottles. Recently I tried one and was immediately reminded of...

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Although classed as a simple Bourgogne Blanc this is easily Villages quality and would test many premiere cru whites from Burgundy. Lack of fruit weight was all that separated this wine from that esteemed status of premiere cru.

It is fresh and vibrant with great acid and a noticeable mineral character, almost Chablis like. This is not dull, flat and flabby like a lot of lesser chardonnays but has plenty of life and leaves a wonderful zing in your mouth. A very different style to the fruit driven, oak drenched chardonnay often made in Australia.

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