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The great 2018 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon reviews keep rolling in. From @kengargett "I looked at this last night and gave it 97. Today, it is an easy 98. Tomorrow? I’ll never know. “ Great review on a great wine. Check out the full review from the link in our bio. #wine #instawine #aussiewine #margaretriver #cabernet #cabernetsauvignon #petitverdot #cabernetfranc #mosswood #2018vintage #margaretriver2018 (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMGlJVrD7HE/?igshid=1nb2humosyi7q

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Yarra Yering was the first of the new wave Yarra Valley wineries and there is a superb story behind it and its Co-founder and winemaker Bailey Carrodus. Bailey died back in 2008 but his wines still deliver as did this 2006 magnum last week, one of the last wines Bailey ever bottled that I bought from him direct after years trying to wrestle some wines out of him to sell through @wine_ark . Youthful and with decades ahead, it was classic Yarra Yering. Check out the full story of Yarra Yering from the link in our bio. #wine #instawine #aussiewine #yarravalley #yarrayering #vintage2006 #magnum #dryred1 #gruyere (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMD-benDuKi/?igshid=jmzjyo9ynm6z

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Big bottles to celebrate the end of a big year. Thanks @aixrose.official - perfect for a hot day by the beach #wine #instawine #magnum #provencerose #aixrose (at Pearl Beach, New South Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJStIs5rnrg/?igshid=it1t4qgbz0vt

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Thunderstorm brewing in the Upper Yarra Valley - hail on the way #wine #instawine #yarravalley #debortoliwines #dixonscreek #aussiewine (at Dixons Creek, Victoria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI4nI2krSTr/?igshid=1djtieo3ii5nz

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Ok, it is officially Xmas now - thanks @liquid_ideas @fourpillarsgin #gin #toolsdown #tonic #fourpillars (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI14x16Hb2w/?igshid=1wdtldhr5c5ez

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At a GHMumm dinner recently we tasted the same wine out of three glasses. The first was a glass flute, the second a coloured glass with a heavy pewter stem and the third was frosted with a sharp diamond shape stem, and the wines tasted completely different in all three glasses. The heavy stem dulled the aromas while the sharp stem sharpened the acidity. A fantastic exercise in the sensitivity of perception. Thanks @ghmummanz #wine #champagne #ghmumm #wineglass #percetion #reality #rsrv (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIzsEsWnR-n/?igshid=c5e91vg857q9

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Great to see some old wines for Christmas lunch. In particular always special to see some old aussies standing the test of time. @henschke @seppeltwines @leeuwinestate take a bow 👏👏👏 #wine #vintagewine #aussiewine #christmas2020 (at Fix Wine Bar Restaurant & Store) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIWgXThnqWu/?igshid=ef8ci3kqmd56

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Great little lineup of wines for dinner. 2002 Wynns and 1988 Baumard the picks #sydneywine #winepilot (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIEZ8lKny64/?igshid=8zxzlpddp1j7

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A fantastic night out for an international Champagne tasting with Mumm Cellar Master Laurent Fresnet joining us live from France with neuroscientist Gabriel Lepousez. A feast for the senses all round with old and new friends. Lots of great wine but the magnum of 1961 Mumm will be hard to forget. Looking forward to what Laurent brings to Maison Mumm in the coming years - a very impressive start. (at The Private Kitchen on Kensington Street) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHvz73nHTDU/?igshid=1hynemqdcpdmu

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What a treat this was last night - Pyramid Valley Field of Fire Chardonnay 2018 with only 99 6-packs released. A well deserved 96 points from @kengargett for a brilliant North Canterbury Chardonnay with all the hallmarks of top Burgundy #wine #instawine #kiwiwine #chardonnay #northcanterbury #southislandnz #pyramidvalley #whiteburgundy (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHlzVWInDF-/?igshid=kiot6fhipqdh

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Its Champagne Friday for @exploredrinks and @ashpini - this was just the vintage bracket #wine #instawine #champagne #rosechampagne #vintagechampagne #summer #christmasiscoming #moet #veuvecliquot #vranken #pommery #heidsieck #Taittinger #GHMumm #lallier #comtes #ayala #henriot #perrier-jouet (at Wine Ark) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHg9ghvnpNv/?igshid=68jfp5xlesah

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How about that for a wine label??? Quealy Mornington Peninsula Tussie Mussie Single Vineyard Pinot Gris 2019 is a heavenly local example of the variety - perfumed, fresh and delicious #wine #instawine #aussiewine #morningtonpeninsula #quealywines #pinotgris #aromatic #sensational (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHbTmWHnNso/?igshid=1x2it3kowcac1

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How about that for a wine label??? Quealy Mornington Peninsula Tussie Mussie Single Vineyard Pinot Gris 2019 is a heavenly local example of the variety - perfumed, fresh and delicious #wine #instawine #aussiewine #morningtonpeninsula #quealywines #pinotgris #aromatic #sensational (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHbTmWHnNso/?igshid=1x2it3kowcac1

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Winepilot on the road in McLaren Vale with @tloveeeeee shooting the breeze with @mitolowines growers Don and Joe Lopestri. Looks like a nice day for it! #wine #instawine #mclarenvale #mitolowines #aussiewine #shiraz #winepilot (at Mitolo Wines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHO6cAKnSd6/?igshid=xsy4cmi2qzhn

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Well done champions - I know what I’ll be reading this week #wine #aussiewine #penfolds #barossavalley #andrewcaillardmw (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHJ4KYIns-O/?igshid=1rld14qs3r4me

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The perfect end to the #grenacheshootout2020 - thank you to all those that made it great @wine_ark @plummwineglasses @vinofemme @simon_curkovic_sommelier @mattdunnewine @melhm @jas.bowyer @johncuff (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGo6p44nO4i/?igshid=1xaio6qow3da0

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The boys are hard at work #grenache #grenacheshootout2020 #aussiewine #wineshow (at Wine Ark) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGotS9on1JL/?igshid=1tx9jjk5am006