Matching that diversity, the nose and palate have aromas and flavors as varied as peach, apple, and melon, and those are just the fruit elements! There’s also spice, oak, yeast and even a slight nuttiness.

Complex doesn’t really start to explain it. It’s like listening to a song that has a great melody and beat, and then realizing that the lyrics are really heavy. If you’ve ever truly dug into the Bob Marley catalog, you know what I mean. This wine is “Rastaman Vibration,” with a didgeridoo added into the mix.

Reinforcing that, the finish lasts as long as an Aboriginal didgeridoo player can hold a drone. It just goes and goes, and never turns too tart, too woody or too anything.

That includes “too expensive.” It’s not that, either. This is a really well-made wine and $18 is more than a fair fare. Serve it over the holidays and you’re bound to please all your guests. And, it goes great with everything from wallaby to monitor lizard to lionfish. It even works with more adventurous foods!

Cheers,
TSW

Here’s a land that hosts some of the most poisonous animals in the world. The whole middle of the continent is known as “the interior” and is largely used for walkabouts that kill people all the time. The population is a bunch of bad-asses.

How do I know this? I’ve seen “Crocodile Dundee”!

The better question: How the hell did this wine get made in this land?

This chardonnay is el-e-gant. It’s big and rich and crisp and bright. That’s what I call balance. Balance, like an ecosystem that contains both massive, venomous snakes and cute little joey kangaroos.