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Lushmuddled
Jul 17, 20214 min read
Get On The (Non Alcoholic) Beers
I've been known to enjoy to a non-alcoholic beer. Well, enjoy could be the wrong word. By and large, I find them thin and without body....
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Lushmuddled
Jul 11, 20211 min read
Altina Light Me Up
NON ALCOHOLIC 250mL can $6.00 per can, $20 per four pack A green tea and apple base, with forestberries, wattle and cayenne pepper....
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Lushmuddled
Jul 8, 20211 min read
McGuigan Zero Shiraz
NON ALCOHOLIC RRP$13.00 Australia I was really happy with the Zero Sparkling, so I have high hopes for the Zero Shiraz. Again, I can't...
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Lushmuddled
Jul 7, 20211 min read
McGuigan Zero Sparkling
NON ALCOHOLIC RRP$13 South Eastern Australia There isn't a lot of information on the label - I can't find any information about vintage...
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Lushmuddled
Jul 4, 20211 min read
Seedlip Grove 42 + Lemongrass Tonic
NON ALCOHOLIC RRP$20 per 4 pack London, England Comes in tinnies, and I'm all about the tinnies. And fancy RTDs really. I've had the...
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Lushmuddled
Jun 23, 20212 min read
Lucky Prince Pinot Noir 2020
RRP$12 South Eastern Australia I'm not sure what's going on at Oak Road, but I do not like that their own wine panel is rating the wine...
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Lushmuddled
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Betty & Max Chardonnay 2020
RRP$11.00 South Eastern Australia This was sourced from a mixed case, the company being Oak Road Estate Wines. They seem to be a...
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Lushmuddled
May 16, 20212 min read
Yelland and Papps Greenock Shiraz 2016
RRP$40 Barossa Valley, SA, Australia This was something of a spiteful purchase for me. After being disappointed by my last Barossan...
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Lushmuddled
May 16, 20211 min read
Vasse Felix Idee Fixe Brut Rose 2019
Margaret River, WA, Australia RRP$50 I really enjoyed the Blanc de Blanc of Idee Fixe, so the expectations were high for the Brut Rose....
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Lushmuddled
May 10, 20212 min read
Koroniotis Nemea Red 2013
RRP: €8.00 (approx AUD$12.00) Nemea, Greece Greek wine, to me, is incredibly evocative. Every single bottle of I've ever had just screams...
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Lushmuddled
May 4, 20212 min read
Yalumba 'Hand Picked' Shiraz Viognier 2016
RRP$40 Eden Valley, SA, Australia Okay, before I start this I want to get a few caveats out of the way. First of all, I expect a lot from...
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Lushmuddled
Apr 18, 20212 min read
Red Fox Cellars 'Blend 44' American Red Wine
USD$20 (roughly AUD$25) Palisade, CO, USA Desert wine. Excellent. Don't ask me why, but wine made in the desert just appeals to me. Same...
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Lushmuddled
Mar 15, 20211 min read
Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin Blanc 2020
RRP$27 Swartland, South Africa This was something of an impulse buy. I saw this on the shelf of an indie wine retailer and thought 'it's...
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Lushmuddled
Feb 7, 20212 min read
Meadowbank Chardonnay 2019
RRP$50 Tasmania, AUS Chardonnay. Love it or hate it, it is definitely here to stay and, when you see wines like this, it is easy to see...
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Lushmuddled
Jan 31, 20212 min read
Redbank Emily Brut Cuvee NV
King Valley, VIC, Australia RRP$20 Okay, in the interest of declaring bias - I unashamedly love this wine. I drink a lot of it and it...
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Lushmuddled
Jan 24, 20212 min read
Eloquesta Cotto Chardonnay 2017
Mudgee, NSW, Australia RRP$33 This is definitely a wine which needs some background information. After ferment, the wines were left on...
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Lushmuddled
Jan 24, 20212 min read
Berton Vineyards Aranel 2019
Riverina, NSW, Australia RRP$16 On a recent road trip through regional NSW, my wife and I stopped by Berton Vineyards in Griffith. Just...
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Lushmuddled
Jan 17, 20211 min read
Vignerons Schmolzer and Brown Indigo Sangiovese 2019
Beechworth, VIC, Australia RRP$36 These guys are a small operation based in Beechworth, but they do make a few wines from the King Valley...
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Lushmuddled
Jan 16, 20211 min read
Vasse Felix Idee Fixe Blanc de Blanc 2018
Margaret River, WA, Australia RRP$50 Rightly or wrongly, I hold big name producers to a higher standard. I have my reasons, which I won't...
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Lushmuddled
Jan 16, 20211 min read
Clos Saouma Inopia Blanc 2017
Cote du Rhone, France $70 I was going to call this a cheeky wine, but it is $70. I wonder at what price point wines stop being 'cheeky...
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