Featured winery: Berg Herring
Berg Herring situated in the beautiful Sellicks Beach in South Australia opened their cellar door on boxing day 2020. The cellar door is located in Sellicks Beach in a former Methodist Church built in 1862. It is just a stone's throw down the road from the historic...
Featured grape varietal: Nero – The Black Grape of Avola
The Nero story begins in Avola on the southern tip of Sicily, where according to historians, transient Greek residents planted the varietal and the vines proliferated from there. "The Black Grape of Avola" appears to have been selected by growers near Avola (a small...
Featured wine and dish – Beetroot Wellington paired with Creation Wines Pinot Noir
Beetroot Wellington: 400g large Beetroot cooked and pealed. 100g Swiss Chard stems removed, blanched and dried 200g mushroom duxelle 500g vegan puff pastry Salt and pepper to taste Sprig of thyme Oil to sear Trim the beetroot with round cutter to all be the same size....
Featured winemaker – JC Martin
JC hails from the Old World - Switzerland, to be exact-where he spent his childhood holidays playing in his grandmother's vineyards on the northern shores of Lake Bienne. At the tender age of 14 he decided to become a winemaker and he was all of 20 when he realised...
Featured winery – Creation Wines
In the heart of South Africa's cool-climate Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge Ward, a mere 15 minutes' drive from the coastal resort of Hermanus, a glorious wine destination beckons. When Mother Nature created this tiny piece of paradise, she bestowed upon it not only exceptional...
Featured grape varietal – Pinot Noir – The undisputed King of Burgundy
Pinot Noir has been documented in France since the Roman era, when the Italian conquerors spread across Europe leaving grapevines in their wake. Unlike Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay, this thin-skinned red does not produce quaffable wines every vintage and in every...
Featured Winemaker Daniel Le Brun
The No.1 Family Estate wine journey began in New Zealand in the 1970s, but the Le Brun family’s winemaking history reaches back more than 335 years to the Champagne region of France, with the first record of a Le Brun planting vines in Champagne in 1684. From a young...
Featured winery – No.1 Family Estate Wines
Hearts in Marlborough since 1980, roots in Champagne since 1684 The Le Brun Family in Champagne Records from 1750 in Monthelon in the Champagne district are the first indication of Champagne Le Brun. Since then, members of the Le Brun family have continued the...
Méthode Traditionnelle’ – THE ELIXIR OF JOY
Bubbly, champagne, champers, sparkling wine . . .. it might have different names however everyone knows that it refers to the delightfully crisp beverage with an elegant touch of finesse and of course the tiny perfectly formed bubbles that dance to the top of the...
Braised cannellini beans with roasted cod and sage oil
Braised cannellini beans with roasted cod and sage oil Paired with Millbrook Single Vineyard Chardonnay. If you are lucky enough to have your own garden to pick and cook from that’s great, if not the next best thing would be to use some produce from your local...
Featured wine and dish – Champagne Risotto with Truffles
The aroma of this dish was divine, and it paired beautifully with our No.1 Reserve, a mature Méthode Traditionelle to work with the intense and earth-like characters of the truffle. Prep: 10 minutes / Cook: 25 minutes Ingredients: Serves 6 4 cups (960 ml) vegetable...
Featured winemaker – Adair Davies
Woman in Wine After completing a Bachelor of Science in Viticulture and Oenology from Curtin University, Adair Davies joined the Millbrook team in 2015 where she worked closely with the previous chief winemaker Damian Hutton. In 2020, Adair was promoted to Senior...