Journal

What’s Mary drinking this Month: The mongrel Sangiovese 2021

I am often asked what I like best to drink. I am a mood-drinker, which means that the combination of season, the temperature of the drinking moment, the company I am in, what I am eating or not eating, whether I am inside or outdoors, what time of the day it is, will all impact my mood and what I feel like drinking.

What’s Mary drinking this month? The Drama Queen Méthode Traditionnelle

The silly season is well and truly still alive in my world. I’ve recently hosted a dinner party with my girlfriends and it feels like there’s been lots of milestones to celebrate with close family and friends so of course I can’t go past The Drama Queen Méthode Traditionnelle. It’s the perfect appetizer to any celebration or dinner party.

Mary’s Top Tips on Cellaring Wine

Are you someone who has spent money buying some nice wines but you don’t have a cellar to put them in? Whether you live in Cape York, Cairns or Canberra, there are some easy hacks to keep your wine stash safe. Let’s first talk about why you even need to keep your wine protected. The…

Mary’s Top Wine Tips

Hi there, it’s Mary! I know you won’t need any help drinking your wine but I do have some great wine tips to help you with storing, pouring, and enjoying your new wine to the max! I’ve filmed a video for you sharing my favourite tips! THINK LIKE GOLDILOCKS – Whites not too cold, reds not too warm – serve your wine…

What is Bottle Shock

We handle our wines with care – in the vineyard, in the winery, and when we are shipping them to you. But to get the wine in the bottle safely, we need to put it under some pressure. ‘Bottle Shock’ refers to the state of the wine right after we bottle the wine. After it has…

Mary Hamilton Embraces the Pampered Grape

Mary Hamilton, the boss of Australia’s oldest family-owned winery, Hugh Hamilton Wines, nervously laughs off how her father treats the winemaker’s vineyards of saperavi grapes like a pampered pedigree pet, with even sunscreen applied in the hotter weeks to protect their inky purple grapes. Delicate, bold and ancient, these saperavi grapes — the new divas…