The Wine Station Blog

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc has a lot to answer for, both good and bad. Through it's utterly remarkable rise initiated by Cloudy Bay, it has introduced legions of new wine drinkers to the market. It has created a safe space and a gateway to further exploration through its palate friendly mix of tropical fruits and high energy acidity. Where it has performed a huge service...

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What's not to like? Malbec's profile is ideally suited for most palates and particularly for this time of year. It's mid to full bodied, with black and blue fruits predominating with a good lash of chocolate and a pretty twist of rose petal. It's perfumed, robustly structured, good with steak and generally delicious. It's from Cahors in France (traditionally known as Cot) and found...

(To get a printable version of Barolo Wine School including the story of our very own Mauro Veglio click HERE)BAROLO WINE SCHOOLTime to get initiated! In Barolo, 2016 was heralded as the perfect vintage. I asked Fabio Burlotto of G.B. Burlotto was there any circumstance he could think of that would allow improvement on this stellar vintage in the future. No. How can you...

(To get a printable version of Barolo Wine School including the story of our very own Mauro Veglio click HERE)MAURO VEGLIOYou drive down the dusty laneway in Cascina Nouva to find the house and winery offer a panoramic view of the Aborina vineyard, with the town of La Morra in behind it. There is another house at the end of the drive, that of...