“Between the Sheets” cocktail!” MyBottleShop Liquor Store suggest that we make this classic cocktail with a twist! Created during Prohibition, Between the Sheets cocktail is a bigger, badder cousin of the Sidecar. Great combination of Cognac, triple sec and lemon juice. We add rum to create an interesting, characterful drink that showcases the rebellious […]
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Wine Companion 2020 | Current Release Highlights
Here below is just a sample of some great current vintage reviews from the 2020 Wine Companion, including some outstanding wines from Sons of Eden, Bream Creek,Best’s Great Western, Mr. Riggs, Moss Wood, and De Iuliis. Also coming in the next few months, there’s some highly rated major new releases, including the Coriole Lloyd Reserve […]
Halliday Wine Companion 2020 | Awards Announced
We’re delighted to share some great news from our producers from the Halliday Wine Companion Awards held last night. The release of the annual Wine Companion is a great celebration for the industry as a whole, and we congratulate all of our producers, especially Glenn James and Jo Marsh from Shy Susan Wines in Tasmania who are […]
Vanya Cullen Wins Halliday Winemaker of the Year Award!
Last night’s Halliday Wine Companion Awards saw Vanya Cullen of Cullen Wines announced Winemaker of the Year for 2020. Every year, James Halliday and his tasting panel pinpoint the best Australian wines, winemakers and wineries from a pool of several thousand featured in the annual Halliday Wine Companion guide. James and his team cherry pick the […]
NEW Gin and Squealing Pig Rose Wine. Mixed. Genius!
Rosé wine continues to fly off the shelves in Australia. And Gin is the fastest growing category of any alcohol. So why not combine these two loves together? Squealing Pig, the winemakers of the most popular rosé sold in Australia, have done just that. Launching in July and available to pre-order from www.mybottleshop.com Australia’s #1 […]
Understanding Italian Wines
History of Italian Wine With a wine history dating back more than 4,000 years and a climate ideally suited to viticulture, Italy is one of the most diverse winemaking countries in the world. By the time the Greeks first came to southern Italy, wine had long been a part of everyday life. Grapes were so […]
Tasting Penfold’s 2018 Range of Wines
The annual unveiling of the Penfold’s Annual Wine Collection is one of the biggest days on the Australian wine calendar. Not only do we see a plethora of excellent wines from across a range of vintages – this year, five vintages, seven varieties and fifteen different regions form the Collection – but there is the […]
Bream Creek Pinot Noir 2016 released today
New-look branding, a major award from Gourmet Traveller Wine and a Best in Show accolade in the Decanter Asia Wine Awards are the latest news in the past week for Tasmanian winery Bream Creek. At the Gourmet Traveller Wine Winemaker of the Year Awards held last week, Fred Peacock was named 2018 Viticulturalist of the […]