Sonoma Valley Wines
Schug Carneros
05 Sauv Blanc nice, light, fruity two and 1/2 stars
04 Chardonnay no comment  
04 Carneros $22 not so woody, tannic, not so fruity  
03 Sonoma Valley Merlot $22 nice, but probably needs aging two and 1/2 stars
Cline (free reserve wine tastings with pass from tourist office)
04 Marsenne Roosanne $20 light, ok one and 1/2 star
05 Voignier $16 nice light fruit two stars
04 Red Truck $12 good value two and 1/2 star
04 cashmere SOLD OUT $21 giant hit of fruit, nice three stars
04 Ancient Vine Carignanc $16 good value, fruity, a bit bitter two and 1/2 stars
03 Ancient Vine Mourvedre $18 not as tannic, very nice  
04 Small Berry Mourvedre $36 good for aging, rich but still tannic two and 1/2 stars
03 Cool Climate Syrah $16 soft spicy two stars
04 Sonoma Zinfindel $26 lovely fruity and not to tannic three stars
04 Bridgehead Zin $28 soft and fruity, very nice two and 1/2 stars
04 Big Break Zin soft, ok two stars
04 Live Oak Zin softer even two and 1/2 stars
03 Syrah (Carneros) $28 v.nice two and 1/2 stars
         
South-West Australian Wines
Viransa
01 Pinot Noir $25 Very nice woody two and 1/2 stars
04 ‘Athena’ Doletto too light, bland flavor  
00 Siempre Avanti $25 Nice, very tannic for a 00  
00 Cab Sauv. $16 Nice, not full bodied though two stars
03 Freisa $19 very bitter one star
03 Dolcettera bitter, but better two stars
03 Prindelo $27 nice two and 1/2 stars
02 Cab Franc v. nice two and 1/2 stars
03 Lorenzo $34   two and 1/2 stars
Fox River (www.goundrywines.com.au)
05 Offspring Riesling Acidic, very dry two stars
05 Homestead Sauv Blanc Semillon OK, lacking flavor, good pre-dinner two and 1/2 stars
03 Offspring Chardonnay $20 quite woody, buttery, nice and smokey three stars
04 Reserve Chardonnay $30 (wooded) v. nice, softer finish, delicious three and 1/2 stars
99 Pinot Noir Fruity smell, still tannic though one star
03 Offspring Shiraz Quite spicy nose, tastes nice and fruity two and 1/2 stars
03 Offspring Cab $20 nice taste, still too tannic two and 1/2 stars
Sringview Wines (www.pongorup.com) 98532088
03 Reisling dry nice three stars
05 Chardonnay $20 very buttery  
05 Cab Sauv $15 nice fruity, made with oak staves  
03 Cab Sauv $20 traditionoal cab flavor, very tasty light cab four stars
Dukes (www.dukesvineyard.com)
04 Riesling $18 v.nice dry and fruity three and 1/2 star
05 Riesling $16 sweeter, less dry, nice two and 1/2 star
02 Cab Sauv $22 OK to nice, but not great two stars
03 Cab Sauv $22 beautiful cab with traditional cab taste 4 stars
03 Shiraz $24 spicy goodness three and 1/2 stars
04 Shiraz $24 very fruity, jam, plum three stars
Jingalla (www.jingallawines.com.au)
05 Riesling $16 not dry, hints of fruit, nice  
05 Sauv Blanc Verdelho $16 delicate white, would be nice cold before dinner three star
03 Shiraz Reserve $20 fruity, not spicy, nice 3 stars
04 Merlot $30 very soft, not fruity enough for me  
04 Cab Sauv $20 earthy, but not bold enough for me  
Millinup (millinupestate.ii.net)
02 Twin Peaks (Dry) Riesling $20 “VERY dry”, nice  
05 Twin Peaks Riesling $14 sweeter, beautiful, green apples 3 stars + circle
04 Old cottage Riesling $15 sweet + citrus, good for after dinner, ‘very nice’  
02 “Bourdeux” Merlot Cab Sauv, Cab Franc $18 really nice four stars
04 Cab Sauv, Cab Frac $16 ‘traditional cab flavor’ v. good four stars
Duckits Mill
05 Riesling $15 v. nice, light  
04 Merlot $14 good value, good taste  
04 Three Cabernet $15 also good  
04 Family Reserve $20 “NICE”
Howard Park
04 Riesling $25 no comment  
04 Mad Fish Chardonnay $22 ‘Nice’  
04 Mad Fish Pinot $20 Tannic “no”
03 Mad Fish Shiraz Fruity not spicy, ‘ok not great’  
West Cape Howe
2004 Cab Merlot $16 Best Red  
2003 Cab sauv $24 Too soft  
2004 Shiraz $16 fruity, wrote NO next to it  
Briar Rose
2004 Semillon $19 OK  
2004 Sauv Blanc $17 Got a check  
2001 Cabernet Merlot $16 Got a circled check  
2001 Cab Sauv $23 no comments