Moss Wood Semillon 2008

Today, in a rare moment of synchronicity, I had a couple of spare minutes and a copy of the Good Living supplement from the Sydney Morning Herald to hand, in which the inestimable H.Hooke gives us a brief review of a new book - Andrew Jefford’s Wine Course. Apparently A.Jefford is of the opinion that in Margaret River “Semillon works better as a varietal wine than anywhere else in the country”. “Well”, as one of my dear old friends used to say, “there you bloody go”.

You need a subscription to The Wine Front to see this part of the post

Comments

Contributors

• Subscribers

  Register  |  Login

• Double Take

  Next Double Take : Howard Park Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
  

• Categories

  Select Category Articles Beer Book Review Cellaring central victoria Climate Change Edition Unknown Features    Coonawarra 2004 fleurieu Food Grapes    cabernet et al    chardonnay    Fortified    grenache et al    marsanne    merlot et al    mourvedre et al    nebbiolo    other reds    other whites    pinot gris/grigio    pinot noir    riesling    Rose    sangiovese et al    sauv blanc et al    semillon et al    shiraz et al    Sparkling    Sweet    tempranillo et al    viognier et al Import Interviews News Observations Pithy Comment Polls Rating System Restaurant Review Sauvignon Blanc shiraz south australia swan valley Uncategorised uncategorized US Vintage Report Wine Reviews    Adelaide    Adelaide Hills    Adelaide Plains    Adelaide Super Zone    Alpine Valleys    Alsace    Argentina    Auckland    Austria    ballarat    Barossa Valley    Beaujolais    Beechworth    Bellarine    Bendigo    Blackwood Valley    Bordeaux    Bordertown    Burgundy    Cahors    Canberra    Canberra District    Canterbury    Central Otago    Central Ranges    Champagne    Chile    Clare Valley    Coonawarra    Cowra    Drumborg    Eden Valley    Frankland River    Geelong    Geographe    Germany    Gippsland    Glenrowan    Goulburn Valley    Grampians    Great Southern    Great Western    Greece    Gundagai    Hawkes Bay    Heathcote    Henty    High Eden    Hilltops    Hungary    Hunter Valley    Italian    Italy    King Valley    Langhorne Ck    Langhorne Creek    Languedoc    Limestone Coast    Loire    Loire Valley    Macedon    Margaret River    Marlborough    Martinborough    McLaren Vale    milawa    Mornington    Mornington Peninsula    Mount Barker    Mount Gambier    Mount Lofty Ranges    Mudgee    Nagambie Lakes    Nelson    Orange    Padthaway    Pemberton    pinot gris /grigio    Provence    Pyrenees    Rhone Valley    Riverina    Riverland    Rutherglen    SA    Sauterne    South Africa    South East Australia    Southern Highlands    Spain    Strathbogie    Strathbogie Ranges    Sunbury    Swan Hill    Tasmania    Tumbarumba    USA    Victoria    WA    Waipara    Wairarapa    Western Australia    Wrattonbully    Yarra Valley Wines of the Month    Imported    Tip Top Tipple    Top Value y

• Tags

  BBQ Reds Big Reds Biodynamic Double Take Hot 50 Import Organic Tip Top Tipple Top Value

• Archives

  Select Month January 2009  (39) December 2008  (131) November 2008  (177) October 2008  (227) September 2008  (246) August 2008  (189) July 2008  (102) June 2008  (131) May 2008  (135) April 2008  (134) March 2008  (117) February 2008  (155) January 2008  (72) December 2007  (95) November 2007  (110) October 2007  (145) September 2007  (108) August 2007  (144) July 2007  (132) June 2007  (171) May 2007  (97) April 2007  (68) March 2007  (83) February 2007  (125) January 2007  (139) December 2006  (84) November 2006  (92) October 2006  (90) September 2006  (123) August 2006  (151) July 2006  (98) June 2006  (87) May 2006  (38) April 2006  (175) March 2006  (44) February 2006  (42) January 2006  (36) December 2005  (32) November 2005  (25) October 2005  (5) September 2005  (10) August 2005  (3) July 2005  (2) June 2005  (1) March 2005  (2) January 2005  (3248) October 2004  (3) September 2004  (9) August 2004  (1) July 2004  (1) March 2004  (1) September 2003  (2) July 2003  (1) November 2002  (1) October 2002  (6) September 2002  (12) August 2002  (4)

• Statistics

  • • 7,701 Posts
    • 13,681 Comments

• Latest Posts

  • Stonier Pinot Noir 2007
  • Scotchmans Hill Swan Bay Chardonnay 2007
  • Meerea Park Epoch Semillon 2008
  • Patina Chardonnay 2007
  • Cape Mentelle Shiraz 2006
  • Cape Mentelle Zinfandel 2006
  • Samuels Gorge Grenache 2006
  • Boggy Creek Shiraz 2004
  • Warrenmang Grand Pyrenees 2005
  • Samuels Gorge Tempranillo 2007

• Recent Comments

  • Cape Mentelle Zinfandel 2006 (2)
  • Guigal Cotes du Rhone 2005 (16)
  • Wirra Wirra The Lost Watch Riesling 2008 (7)
  • Torbreck The Factor Shiraz 2006 (7)
  • Stonier Pinot Noir 2007 (1)
  • Plantagenet Riesling 2008 (33)
  • Meerea Park Epoch Semillon 2008 (2)
  • Penfolds Bin 51 Eden Valley Riesling 2008 (12)
  • Redman Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 (5)
  • Patina Chardonnay 2007 (5)
  • Marchand & Burch Pinot Noir 2007 (30)
  • Samuels Gorge Grenache 2006 (7)
  • Boggy Creek Shiraz 2004 (4)
  • Winemaker Profile: Tim Kirk, Clonakilla (3)
  • Mandala Chardonnay 2007 (1)
  • Samuels Gorge Tempranillo 2007 (1)
  • Seppelt Chalambar Shiraz 2000 (2)
  • Taminick Cellars 1919 Series Shiraz 2005 (1)
  • Schloss Lieser Riesling Kabinett 2007 (2)
  • Hanging Rock Shiraz 2005 (3)
  • Tyrrells Rufus Stone Heathcote Shiraz 2006 (11)
  • Teusner “The Riebke” Ebenezer Shiraz 2007 (15)
  • Alkoomi Frankland River Riesling 2008 (4)
  • Ferraris Shiraz 2006 (11)
  • Ulithorne Frux Frugis Shiraz 2006 (2)

• Wine Events

  January 2009

  Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
  			1	2	3	4
  5	6	7	8	9	10	11
  12	13	14	15	16	17	18
  19	20	21	22	23	24	25
  26	27	28	29	30	31

• What is The Wine Front

  The Wine Front is an award-winning wine website run by Gary Walsh and Campbell Mattinson. It is one of the only independent media voices publishing on wine in Australia. The bulk of the content is available by Subscription Only. This is the price of independence.