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Ken Eckersley's published pieces on wine, flavour, and the wine industry.

Monday, 29 August 2011 14:12

Which Wine? Which Food?

Written by Ken Eckersley
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.
Monday, 29 August 2011 13:35

The Nicholson Irrigation System (NIS)

Written by James Eckersley
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.
Monday, 14 February 2011 13:57

Wine for Everyman

Written by Ken Eckersley
With Appreciation to the Late Professor Emile Peynaud.
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.)
Monday, 14 February 2011 13:15

A dialogue with Ken Eckersley

Written by Ken Eckersley
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?
by Ken Eckersley(to download a .pdf version of this file, click 'Download file' at the bottom of this page.)
Monday, 04 August 2008 12:14

How to Enjoy Wine

Written by Ken Eckersley
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…
Friday, 04 February 2011 11:05

Eating Food, Wine and Tax

Written by Ken Eckersley
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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Our cool climate Shiraz.  2003 was the first indication that Syrah from Nicholson River was something special.

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