Wine Week: Pouring Rapid Tips

After 5 years of talking about wine on our wineweek.com.au show the time has come to wrap things up. With roughly 700 wines reviewed over the journey we thought we would take the chance, in this our final ever show, to look back a few of the ones that knocked our socks off. Thanks to everyone who's been part of the fun and mayhem of WineWeek!

Over the weekend Danny had the chance to open some of the best regarded Chardonnay's Australia has to offer. The outcome? The Oakridge 864 Chardonnay from 2010 deserves consideration as one of the absolute best. Brad also checks out a handy red blend from S.C. Pannell and a ripping Cabernet from Majella. Danny's Mo also makes its final appearance on the show for the year... support it now by donating at http://mobro.co/DannyBishop

Soon we'll all be drinking Rosé... in fact as November 10 is Rosé Revolution many of us will be looking for a light pink dry drop to celebrate the modern version of rosé. We look at two offerings ready for next Thursday; the De Bortoli Pinot Noir Rosé and the Chateau De Sours Bordeaux Rosé. We also look at a Pinot Noir from Adelaide Hills producer Nepenthe. You can also help Danny as he tries to raise money for Movember! Visit http://mobro.co/DannyBishop to be part of the effort to improve men's h...

The iPhone is the market leader in smartphones in Australia. James Halliday is the market leader in wine guides in Australia. When you put the two together you've got the best iPhone app for fans of Australian wine! As well as reviewing the Halliday Wine Companion app Danny and Brad check out one of Henschke's range of Rieslings and one of the very best fortified wines from Rutherglen, the Morris Old Premium.

Sometimes money is a bit tight, sometimes it's just not the sort of night you need to spend too much. Either way, there are great options of making sure you end up with a quality wine without spending too much dosh! This week we check out the Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon, the Wirra Wirra Church Block and the Mount Langi Ghiran Billi Billi Shiraz. All under $20, all ripper wines!

Many years ago we talked about a winery producing quality wines but which most wine drinkers considered a bit of an old, tired brand. Back then we asked people to look beyond the old-time brand and enjoy the wine. These days that winery, Bests Great Western, are definitely not seen as daggy! Danny looks at the Bests 2011 Riesling as many people did online yesterday. Brad checks out a new single vineyard shiraz from boutique producer The Story and a 2007 Cab/Merlot from Voyager Estate that has been worth ...

Brad was recently invited to Sydney to look over 35 vintages of the Wolf Blass Black Label. Not a bad day by the look of it! In between tasting back through three and a half decades of great wine he managed to catch up with Wolf and chief winemaker, Chris Hatcher, to talk about the past and present of the Wold Blass label.

This week Brad catches up with Luke Skeer, winemaker at Wynn's Coonawarra Estate to talk about the most important (Luke's words) Wynns Cabernet Sauvignon, the Black Label.

As fans of Cadel Evans we couldn't let his win in the Tour de France go by unacknowledged. So Danny found a wine to suit the theme that's one of Australia's best - just like Cadel. We also check out a Coonawarra Cabernet from Leconfield and a lovely complex Pinot Noir from Mornington Peninsula producers Moorooduc Estate.

This week Danny catches up with Sue Hodder, winemaker at Wynns Coonawarra Estate to talk about the upcoming release of the Wynns' flagship Cabernet Sauvignon: The 2008 John Riddoch.