It’s going on for forty years since I started getting intrigued by wine. Largely Australian wine, of course, though I’ve been known to try the odd bottle from overseas when the chance arises.
Over the years I’ve signed up for various wine clubs and since ‘Er Indoors appeared on the scene I’ve had the opportunity to visit a number of wine-growing regions. Those visits are hit-and-miss affairs, so these pages stake no claim to comprehensiveness or any special insight into the products of a particular region.
More than anything else, these pages are meant to provide me with a opportunity to reflect on some of the very good bottles that find their way into the Little House of Concrete, and, more importantly give me a record that’ll help drive future purchases.
Rants: We’ve been known to rant, rave, and occasionally post the results of the musings on the morning walk. This is where we post the wine-related ones.
Article Archive: As we clean up and index all the old stuff from over there, this is where the originals will find a home.
Wine Clubs: I’ve been in a few of these over the years. Here are the gory details.
Wines & Wineries: A state by state review of places we’ve visited and/or bought from..
Tastings: A bi-monthly post of tasting notes.
Ratings: How I mark, and what it means.
The Best I've Sampled: The wines I've rated as 5*.
Red Varieties, White Varieties, and Wine Terms: Not complete or comprehensive by any means, and cobbled together from a variety of sources. This is the information I use from time to time elsewhere, and lack of an article probably means I haven’t needed to cobble one together.
The Winedex: Find tasting notes and references, organised by winery.