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Writer bloke at wine wholesaler @CellarHand; Bonnezeaux Gonzo blogger; WSET Diploma graduate; @WineComAust Victoria chair; erstwhile journalist. Musings my own.

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5 years
RT @JancisRobinson: Could 2019 be the vintage to make lots of new converts to Germany's delicious dry Rieslings? There are so many reasons….
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5 years
As someone who has the pleasure of working constantly with German #wine and many fabulous families behind it, I was really pleased to see @AnneInVino’s excellent book get this well deserved recognition. Hopefully many more will pick it up and read it!.
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Anne Krebiehl MW
5 years
Thanks a million, Jancis! Cannot believe it! xxx.
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Ed Merrison
5 years
Well done @jeniport @Bellwetherwine &, of course, @nicole_bilson - great story, well told.
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jeni port
5 years
How good is this! From my Wine Communicators of Australia mentee, Nicole Bilson. She’s made it to !! WWC20 – Bellwether, Coonawarra |
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5 years
Getting on for three years on, this remains a staggering - and deeply relevant - piece of journalism. Tears through layer after layer to get to the heart of it, and reveals so much. Long story, but that’s the point
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In June 2015, he shot and murdered nine black church-goers in Charleston, South Carolina, hoping to ignite a race war. Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah spoke with Roof's family, friends, and the victims'...
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Ed Merrison
5 years
No, it isn’t sweet. (And so what if it were? But that’s for another time. ) Here’s why Fritz’s #Riesling from #Gunderloch is the ultimate fast-track passport to the delights of dry German #wine
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Ed Merrison
5 years
The debut Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon from Rob & Gen Mann was a wow #wine from me from the word ‘go’. 2018 and yet shimmering, purring purity and impeccable tannin. If you haven’t heard of #Corymbia, hear it here:
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Ed Merrison
5 years
You had me at “gouleyant”. I love the World Atlas of #Wine intro paragraph on #Beaujolais - and @DominiquePiron’s Beaujolais-Villages captures that charm & vitality equally eloquently. Watch for a little more detail:
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Ed Merrison
5 years
A tale of tension: Ansgar Clüsserath Vom Schiefer #Riesling - pure, dry and with lovely balance at 11% alcohol. How does Eva do it? Mosel magic and natural ability on show.
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Ed Merrison
5 years
Schieferterrassen - Ode to #Wine: Challenging to put into words the way this Heymann-Löwenstein #Riesling melds metaphysics, art, nature & intuition. But here’s my attempt to convey its spell:
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Ed Merrison
6 years
RT @RieslingDU: Very exciting news!!
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Ed Merrison
6 years
Handy material to help puzzle that one out: 2014 Ansgar Clüsserath ‘Trittenheimer Apotheke’ Kabinett; 2017 Georg Breuer ‘Berg Schlossberg’; 2018 Dönnhoff ‘Hermannshöhle’ GG; 2018 Wittmann ‘Morstein’GG; 2016 Heymann-Löwenstein ‘Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay’ GG. .
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CellarHand
6 years
“Why is it that every time I sit around a table of somms, importers or winemakers, it’s the #Riesling bottle that’s always finished first?" asks Travis Howe @CarltonWineRoom. This 12-person dinner & these wines will answer that question next Tuesday:
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Ed Merrison
6 years
I just set down the words, innocently & sincerely, “The onus is on us.”.Odd that its neatness had never before occurred to me.
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6 years
RT @CellarHand: So glad Geoff and other Adelaide Hills growers are safe, despite this harrowing experience. Thoughts go out to others fight….
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Ed Merrison
6 years
36 years after the Ash Wednesday fires razed his brand-new Lenswood plantings, @adelhillswine pioneeer @GeoffWeaverWine relived that harrowing episode in Friday’s Cudlee Creek blaze. Read his tale of terror & resilience here
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Ed Merrison
6 years
RT @VinMerrison: Terrible scenes & stories from South Australia's bushfires, including @adelhillswine region. Summary of wineries affected….
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Here's a list of all the bushfire affected wineries in the Adelaide Hills that you can help this Christmas.
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Ed Merrison
6 years
Terrible scenes & stories from South Australia's bushfires, including @adelhillswine region. Summary of wineries affected here - buying their #wine this Christmas and beyond is a way to help:
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Here's a list of all the bushfire affected wineries in the Adelaide Hills that you can help this Christmas.
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Ed Merrison
6 years
RT @jeniport: Restaurants & wine bars order your Eldridge Estate wines & there is free shipping to Vic & NSW. Email Tracey at the cellar d….
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Find the best Mornington Peninsula wines at Eldridge Estate. Visit our winery for quality Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Gamay. Excellent boutique wines!
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Ed Merrison
6 years
RT @CellarHand: Fantastic fun had by all with @JancisRobinson out here. Many great wines tasted & stories told (this marvellous book natura….
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Ed Merrison
6 years
RT @CellarHand: Far removed from pollution & hairdressers, @FranklandEstate grows pristine, ripe, fresh #organic-certified grapes. The fami….
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6 years
RT @Qwine: A voluptuous white which calls for a generous plates of summer time food under big shady trees. There's much to enjoy here for t….
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