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Showing posts with label wine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wine. Show all posts
Sunday, 12 March 2017
Monday, 4 March 2013
Third of the Third
Herb and Chili garden on the deck is comming on nicely. Plenty of fresh basil for those Margherita pizzas! And below a couple of birthday presents :-)
Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/320 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/800 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/60 sec SB900 Flash set as a Slave for a back light
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Monday, 2 April 2012
King River Valley
The King River in Victoria is a tributary of the Ovens River and ultimately flows into the Murray River. The King Valley is a beautiful picturesque high country spot and is a cool climate wine grape growing area. I was surprised at how many extensive vineyards are located here. The King River and Lake William Hovell (one of the prettiest lakes in Victoria) are crystal clear waters that offer excellent trout fishing (I'm told) . The lake has day visiting facilities, fishing from small boats and from the bank is allowed. Camping is not. With a four wheel drive you can explore the upper King River past Lake William Hovell or tackle The Buckland Spur track. Next time I plan to tackle the Upper King River track and catch some wild trout. I settled for a camp near Cheshunt right on the river, it was a great spot hidden away and not well sign posted. See it here - Cheshunt King River Camp
Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f16, 1/125 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/2500 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 1600, 16mm f22, 2 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 720, 11mm f8, 1/80 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 1600, 16mm f22, 1 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 450, 11mm f16, 1/80 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f16, 1/160 sec
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Sunday, 22 January 2012
Moonambel
We took the ute on a 4x4 trek today. We went from Redbank to the town of Moonambel via The St Arnaud Range National Park and the Redbank Nature Conservation Reserve. Moonambel is situated in a sheltered valley in the heart of the Victorian Pyrenees. Victoria's Pyrenees District is a wine region centred on the Pyrenees ranges located in Victoria, Australia near the town of Avoca. See our track mapped here on the MotionX-GPS site. I use MotionX-GPS on the iPhone.
Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 13mm f8, 1/320 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f8, 1/400 sec
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Sunday, 27 February 2011
Tahbilk Winery and Vineyard
Tahbilk is the oldest family owned winery in Victoria established in 1860. It is situated 120 km north of Melbourne in the Nagambie Lakes region of central Victoria, near the town of Nagambie. The name Tahbilk originated from the wineries location, Tabilk. The aboriginal people first referred to the site as "tabilk-tabilk" meaning "place of many waterholes". The large grape blocks are set alongside a wetlands area was created with the raising of the water level when the Goulburn Weir was built. The wetlands are an open ended or self flushing wetlands being joined to the Goulburn at both ends. Flagship wine varieties are Marsanne, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Viognier.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 200mm f2.8, 1/1600 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 70mm f2.8, 1/500 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 70mm f2.8, 1/400 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/250 sec
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Sunday, 13 June 2010
Keeping it Organised
I organise my wine cellar with 'The Uncorked Cellar' wine cellar software, it's PC based (doh!) and I have yet to find a Mac cellaring program that I like. So you can run it on a Mac using Parallels Desktop or every new Mac lets you install Windows XP and Vista and run them at native speeds, using a built-in utility called Boot Camp. (info HERE)
I have an old PC Notebook which I run The Uncorked Cellar on until I find a viable Mac alternative. The Uncorked Cellar is essentially a database and wine information system.
THE INTERFACE (Click on image for a larger view)
Its great because you can see your wine ageing potential and tasting notes provided by the winemaker. This way you know when your wines will be at their very best. You can also configure a virtual rack display that looks just like your rack (or racks) which makes them easy to find. You can also view a range of graphs and reports of your wine.
2005 PENFOLDS 389 MATURITY CURVE (Click on image for a larger view)
Currently it has over 329,000 wines in the database from Australia NZ and all over the world. I have yet to fin a wine it does not recognise, but if you do you can submit it to the web site for consideration for inclusion.
ALL WINES MATURITY TIMELINE (Click on image for a larger view)
Saturday, 12 June 2010
New Members Of The Family
Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f22, 10 sec
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Redman Coonawarra Shiraz 2007
Grown along the Coonawarra Terra rosa, this well structured wine has fruit flavours, subdued oak and mild tannins. Purple red in the glass its dark, dense and spicey, with bouquets of currant and chocolate, cola, mint and menthol.
Best in 2015 and drink by 2019
Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz 2008
Premium grapes from South Australia’s vineyards. Dark red, spicy, dark fruit aromas of quince and fig, hints of olive and liquorice, and gamey overtones. Aromas of dark chocolate and fruitcake develop against a background of subtle, yet spicy oak.
Best in 2013 and drink by 2015
Houghton's Shiraz 2008
From WA’s premium wine growing regions of Margaret and Frankland Rivers, Swan Valley & Gingin. Great flavours and soft tannins, deep garnet in colour, fresh aromas with pepper spice and hints of cloves balanced out with careful oak handling exhibiting sweet fruit characters with subtle tannins and a long finish.
Best in 2011 and drink by 2014
Wynns Coonawarra Estate Shiraz 2008
Wynns reputation as a producer of essential Coonawarra Shiraz continues with this deep red wine with a purple hue. It has dark fruit aromas, dominated by plums, raspberry and stewed rhubarb, red cherry and wild berries, with hints of cocoa and subtle vanillin oak.
Best in 2018 and drink by 2022
Wirra Wirra Church Block 2008
A well made wine sourced from Mclaren Vale SA. Deep plum with brick red hues. It has aromas of fresh berry fruit, mulberry, plump blackberry and raspberry, with hints of liquorice, cinnamon and juniper and velvety tannins.
Best in 2014 and drink by 2017
Saturday, 5 June 2010
Wine Dog and Opera
If you have collected a modest number of wines, that you have managed not to drink yet. You might find cellaring software useful. I use a program on an old PC notebook still because after investing some time into learning all the vagaries of the software, I can't fine a cellaring program for the Mac that is compelling enough to make me shift (go figure). I use Uncorked Cellar, its been around since 1996, and has an integrated wine guide providing winery details, wine ratings, value guide, winemaker's notes, cellaring guide, and a visual rack display for wines in your cellar. Currently it includes information about over 329,000 wines. There is a video getting started guide here if you are interested. There are few others out there and mostly databases developed from the old PC days of the 90's and they mostly look like it and all take you on quite a bit of a learning curve. See Google here for some.
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Wine Flavour Visualiser
How do different wines taste? What is the relationship between wine varieties and flavour components? This visualisation attempts to show the strength of the relationships of flavour, aroma, characteristic and sensation.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5, ISO 200, 24mm, f3.5, 1/60 NIK Software Colour EFX Pro 3.0 Colour Sylizer Plugin Filter
Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f/2, ISO 200, 35mm, f2, 1/320
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Warmer Weather and Al Fresco Dinning
This weekend in a courtyard with a plethora of plants blossoming for spring and this Wisteria below almost in full bloom.
Wisteria flowers, sundown ample light, no flash, hand held, Nikon D300, aperture Priority, ISO 200, Nikkor 105mm f2.8 lens @ f/3 1/100 sec
We were up for some Al Fresco dining. The term Al Fresco dining refers to eating outside and in Sydney's temperate climate it is especially popular in the autumn, summer and spring when temperatures and weather are most favourable. I also love the casual party like atmosphere.
Taken hand held, in low light, no flash, Nikon D300, aperture Priority, ISO 1600, Nikkor 105mm f2.8 lens @ f/3 1/20 sec
Our talented hosts cooked up some New Zealand Greenshell Mussels cooked in white wine and tossed in a wok with a rich and fragrant tomato, chilli and garlic sauce combined the parsley and basil. Accompanied by a cold crisp slightly acid French Ros'e.
Another treat was the beer, Duvel Moortgat Brewery is a Flemish family owned brewery founded in 1871. Beer has been made in Belgium since the middle ages and the blonde or golden ale of which Duvel is a typical ale is one of the most popular bottled beers in the country as well as being well known internationally. Its name means "Devil". The first thing you notice about the Duvel is the head, it mushrooms up and stays to sip through, a great beer to try.
Hand held, in low light, no flash, Nikon D300, aperture Priority, ISO 1600, Nikkor 105mm f2.8 lens
Blood orange slices and a cheese platter to finish off. Hand held, in low light, no flash, Nikon D300, aperture Priority, ISO 1600, Nikkor 105mm f2.8 lens
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