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Ripasso, Ripasso, Let down your luscious Wine!

Kim Bickley is on board again, having been with Bullion Cellars since the start of our unique wine venture. I always …

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Summer time means bushfires, Rose and great wine

It is that time of the year as summer rolls over us all, with heat, bush fires, summer holidays, cricket and …

9 MIN READ

ABC – Anything But Chardonnay and Cabernet – NOT ANYMORE!

Back in the late 1990’s and early naughties this was the proclamation “from on high” by nearly all of the wine …

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Wine is Getting Better with Age!

Where did 2018 go? Before I start talking about the excellent wines Dan Sharp has selected, I thought I would provide a …

8 MIN READ

The Bullionaire Review – 2017/2018

Well 2017 has come to an end and I am writing my traditional review of 2017 and my forecasts for 2018. OK …

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The Sum is Greater than the Parts!!!!!

I often get asked what my favourite wine is? The answer is always it depends It depends what I am eating, it …

5 MIN READ

Embrace your Drunken Monkey

Embrace your Drunken Money I found this article and just had to forward it on. It is a long read, so save …

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The Good the Bad and the Ugly of 2016

It’s beginning to look a lot like Xmas so for my small band of followers out there, here is my Good, the …

3 MIN READ

Aged Wines – What is all the fuss?

I know this might sound like heresy,  but whenever I taste or drink a wine older than 15 years, I feel like …

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Wine Fads, MAMIL’s, Cask Wine and Rose

I was thinking about fads the other day as I waited for my coffee to be made by a bearded, top knot …

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The Emperor’s New Clothes – Natural and Orange Wines

There is  push by a  lot of younger sommeliers for the Natural and Orange Wine movement.  You have probably seen this Category …

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September 19th – Is “Talk like a pirate day”

I am not sure who makes up these days, but I love them. Who doesn’t want to speak like Keith Richards and …

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Father’s Day and not a Power Tool in sight!

With Father’s day fast approaching I have seen a lot of ads from Bunning’s for power tools. Power tools I do not …

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Trimbach Clos St Hune and paying for the experience

I share a warehouse with a wine importer in Sydney. As you can imagine we talk a lot and share a few …

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Top Wine Lists

Not sure why we need overseas organisations to tell us stuff that we already know. But this week, the UK based magazine- …

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Tolpuddle – International Red Wine of the year – Maybe!

I admit it, I am a massive fan of Chardonnay. The quality of these wines coming out of Australia is just incredible. …

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Drinking with your eyes

I went to a pretty amazing tasting last  week Some of the major importers and wholesalers in Sydney joined together to open …

3 MIN READ

Good News – We are drinking more wine than ever!

But overall we are drinking less alcohol than any time in the past 50 years The Australian Bureau of Statistics found there …

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Rugby & Wine – Not often do the two merge!

Rugby and Wine, my two favourite interests Whist I enjoy drinking the odd glass of wine watching a game of rugby, it …

2 MIN READ

Acidty in Wine!

As I am tasting and drinking more and more imported wines I have really noticed the acidity in these wines, in comparison …

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Where are you on the “Wine Wanker” Spectrum?

On a number of occasions I have been called a wine wanker. Not a term I like too much, but hey if …

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International Record Store Day

Did you know it was National Record Store Day? Not sure who comes up with these days, but I hope it gives …

2 MIN READ

Selling like i-Phones

We have all looked at our i-Phone with a little more interest this week, with the announcement of Apple’s latest profit figures …

2 MIN READ

Say No to NZ Sauv Blanc this Australia Day

Now I love NZ, infact I have family over there, but enough is enough Not only do the always beat us in …

2 MIN READ

2015 – Back to the Future!

Did you know that 2015 was the year of the future in the “Back to the Future” movies? 30 years! Where did …

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International Grenache Day

I just found out that September 19, is International Grenache Day Not sure why – maybe it is an excuse for people …

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Some Great results for our Sommeliers

I thought I would let you know of some great recent results for the Sommeliers we work with and their restaurants. The …

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The Rhone Valley – Lirac – La La’s and Aldi

I am just finalising the next Bullion Cellars selection with Kim Bickley, one of the nicest people in the game by the …

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Tattoos and Facial hair

I was at Aria over the weekend working on the video shoot with Matt Dunne- their Head Sommelier. Matt has chosen the …

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1301 different grape varieties!

Did you know that there are between 5,000 to 10,000 different grape varieties on this planet Why the large variance I hear …

2 MIN READ

In No Particular Order

Taste of Sydney is coming up next week. If you have not been to this show yet, you should make the effort …

2 MIN READ

Oregon State University – I was once a Beaver!

I love the time I spend with our Sommeliers choosing the next Bullion selection Good wines, good discussions, good coffee. It is …

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Xmas Tipple’s

Well it is almost the end of the year and Xmas is just around the corner I am reminded of a good …

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Ian Astbury and the table wines of Portugal

The long weekend is upon, Sydney has been swamped with sailors and grey ships, One Direction is town, the NRL finals are …

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Australian Gourmet Traveller – Wine List Awards 2103

Australian Gourmet Traveller has just announced their best Wine lists of 2013 and the Sommeliers that we work with at Bullion Cellars …

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