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Ken Eckersley's published pieces on wine, flavour, and the wine industry.
A few notes on the matching of food and wine. Originally prepared for the occasion of Tobie Puttock's cooking demonstration in Bairnsdale, August 2011.
We won first prize in the 2010 Southern Rural Water Waterwise award for groundwater users for our work in installing a new generation of drip irrigation. Here's an article about it.
With Appreciation to the Late Professor Emile Peynaud.
Monday, 14 February 2011 13:44
A Theory on the Balance between Flavour and Mouthfeel in Wine
Written by Ken Eckersley
The side of the truck said - "Feel the taste of Munchies". This is quite right, and it could also have said "Smell the taste of Munchies", because taste, whether food or wine, has these two sensory aspects.
Monday, 14 February 2011 13:26
A course in How to Enjoy the New Modern Wines
Written by Ken Eckersley
The following is a list of exercises that will enable the reader to get more from their wine experience.(To download a .pdf version of this file, click 'Download file' at the bottom of this page.)
A Dialogue with Ken Eckersley, winemaker at Nicholson River Winery, about the Wines of '11 Rivers' (Eastern Gippsland). Let’s start by talking generally about the climate here compared to say, Melbourne?
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Monday, 04 August 2008 16:29
How to Eat Wine (or How to become a Wine Connoisseur in 5 minutes)
Written by Ken Eckersley
by Ken Eckersley(to download a .pdf version of this file, click 'Download file' at the bottom of this page.)
How to Enjoy Wine (to be published in journals soon). Wine was regarded in Ancient Greece as a gift from the Gods, one of life’s great pleasures. The exciting world of wine can be opened to you too, if you…
Eating Food, Wine and Tax. [Published in Wine & Viticulture Journal, Vol. 26 No. 1, Jan-Feb 2011] The Wine Tax Debate, that we will have to have, has apparently been delayed for a few years and the issues have been…
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Vintage 2013 update
Well we've picked all the whites, and they're looking really good! One of the best crops we've ever had, actually. Small amounts, but great flavours - and as you know...
James Eckersley | 12 Mar 2013
Read moreWinter 2012 Newsletter
News of the recent vintage, new releases, and other developments.See the .pdf file below.
James Eckersley | 09 Aug 2012
Read moreVintage Update, and a new wine on the wa…
'Rain, rain go away go away, come again another day!' is what all lovers of Victorian wine should be singing at the moment. We had over 80mm in two days...
James Eckersley | 02 Mar 2012
Read more2010 NR Chardonnay
Just tasted the 2010 NR Chardonnay - lovely! Soft, delicate yet powerful and lingering. We're quite pleased, especially considering what a horrible season it was for whites. We actually lost…
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2003 Syrah
Our cool climate Shiraz. 2003 was the first indication that Syrah from Nicholson River was something special.
2006 Merlot
New release. This medium bodied, cool climate Merlot has cigar box and cherry nose and flavours with a savouriness and...
2009 Montview Chardonnay
Oak barrel-fermented and matured. Toasty, peach and melon flavours with a clean finish.
Fortified Semillon (500ml)
Our white port style with nutty, creamy flavours and a clean finish. Excellent as an aperitif or after dinner. Serve...
2010 Syrah
Medium textured with a strong pepper aroma and flavour. A great food wine.
2000 'The Nicholson'
85% Merlot, 15% Syrah.A lovely wine which still has many good years ahead of it.
2008 The Nicholson
Back by popular demand! Our 'Bordeaux Blend' will captivate and delight the senses.
2004 Syrah
Runner-up in London (2008) and Paris (2008) to the best of the world's Syrahs. At its peak.
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