Food & Wine - Drinks
Seafood's complement
WHEN Cascade brewer Max Burslem drops a craypot into the drink off Bruny Island, this is the beer he's thinking about.
What's in a name?
NO, it's not sauvignon blanc. It is savagnin blanc. It used be known as albarino, promising to be the sexy new Spanish white wine to rock our socks.
The light red districts
CURRENT vintage red wines might horrify the traditionalists but they are perfect for the alfresco season.
Afternoon delight
THE cider market is making its biggest play for beer dollars, which hit a peak at counters and bars during four months of Aussie heat.
Winning mix
THE man behind our best-stocked bar has tips for home entertaining, writes Dianne Mattsson.
Meet Australia's most expensive wine
AT $700 a bottle this Barossa Valley shiraz is the most expensive new wine in Australia.
Two-night stand
IF you don't want to drink the whole bottle in one sitting, Tony Love has the solution for the next day.
Tony Love's Wine Reviews
Taste's national wine editor Tonly Love reviews wine from around Australia.
Tony Love's wine reviews
Taste's national wine editor Tonly Love reviews wine from around Australia.
Food, wine under their skin
AT the beginning of each week, Graham Linke fires up the two smokehouses behind his butcher shop in the main street of Nuriootpa.
Tony Love's wine reviews
TASTE'S national wine editor Tony Love reviews wines from around Australia.
Tony Love's wine reviews
TASTE'S national wine editor Tony Love reviews wines from around Australia.
Tony Love's wine reviews
TASTE'S national wine editor Tony Love reviews wines from around Australia.
Beer reviews - worldly approach
FROM a family brewery birthed out of experimentation with tinctures comes the 10th instalment of this old-world classic.
Growers to get 27c a wine bottle
STRUGGLING grape growers will receive an average of just 27c for a standard bottle of wine sold this year amid predictions of a horror harvest.
ABS crushed by wine state error
DON'T throw your number plates away just yet - South Australia's still the wine state, despite a major blunder by national statisticians who said we'd been overtaken by NSW.
Mix it with the best
IF YOU haven't been to a party this week, welcome the breather. Life after the Christmas, New Year party circuit might be a little quieter now, but in Adelaide it's a momentary lull.
Easy does it as an icon lightens up
COOPERS Brewery has joined the big dry. Coopers Clear was launched last night with more than 550 guests at the National Wine Centre, but not for reasons drinkers might suspect, executive chairman Glenn Cooper said.
Grinning from beer to beer
BEER BROWSING is a minefield of choice over summer. Sales are up, with beer comprising 50 per cent of the drinks market in South Australia.
Top of the poppers
END-OF-YEAR parties will be even better once you pop a cork from our top 25 sparklers.
Top of the poppers
END-OF-YEAR parties will be even better once you pop a cork from our top 25 sparklers.
Go on, be a devil and pop one in the fridge
IT'S SUMMER. Officially. The barbecue is turned high and the steaks are sizzling nicely. Time for a big red to wash down the protein.
Respect for region
ST HALLETT Old Block Shiraz might sound like it comes from one ancient vineyard, but it's much more than that.
Best Wine List
The Victory Hotel Main South Rd, Sellicks Beach Phone 8556 3083 A WINE LIST may be seen by some venues as one of those necessities that has to be in place to complete the dining package.
News
Tributes to 'angel' killed in crash
UPDATED 4.30PM: Friends have paid heart-felt tributes to teenager John Scarfo, who died when the station wagon he was driving hit a Stobie pole at Seaton last night.
Sport
Ogilvy surges to the front
MELBOURNE'S Geoff Ogilvy has surged ominously into the lead midway through the second round of the Australian Open at The Lakes in Sydney.
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Victor Harbor Schoolies 2010
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Miners killed in NZ disaster
A second explosion has left no hope of finding 29 men trapped in a New Zealand mine alive.
New chimp enclosure at Monarto Zoo
Four female chimpanzees from The Netherlands went on public display for the first time at Monarto Zoo today.
Miss South Australia
Organisers of the Miss South Australia contest are celebrating 60 years with an exhibition at UniSA's City Campus
