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Get On The (Non Alcoholic) Beers
I've been known to enjoy to a non-alcoholic beer. Well, enjoy could be the wrong word. By and large, I find them thin and without body....
Lushmuddled
Jul 17, 20214 min read
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Altina Light Me Up
NON ALCOHOLIC 250mL can $6.00 per can, $20 per four pack A green tea and apple base, with forestberries, wattle and cayenne pepper....
Lushmuddled
Jul 11, 20211 min read
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McGuigan Zero Shiraz
NON ALCOHOLIC RRP$13.00 Australia I was really happy with the Zero Sparkling, so I have high hopes for the Zero Shiraz. Again, I can't...
Lushmuddled
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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McGuigan Zero Sparkling
NON ALCOHOLIC RRP$13 South Eastern Australia There isn't a lot of information on the label - I can't find any information about vintage...
Lushmuddled
Jul 7, 20211 min read
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Seedlip Grove 42 + Lemongrass Tonic
NON ALCOHOLIC RRP$20 per 4 pack London, England Comes in tinnies, and I'm all about the tinnies. And fancy RTDs really. I've had the...
Lushmuddled
Jul 4, 20211 min read
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Lucky Prince Pinot Noir 2020
RRP$12 South Eastern Australia I'm not sure what's going on at Oak Road, but I do not like that their own wine panel is rating the wine...
Lushmuddled
Jun 23, 20212 min read
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Betty & Max Chardonnay 2020
RRP$11.00 South Eastern Australia This was sourced from a mixed case, the company being Oak Road Estate Wines. They seem to be a...
Lushmuddled
Jun 23, 20211 min read
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Yelland and Papps Greenock Shiraz 2016
RRP$40 Barossa Valley, SA, Australia This was something of a spiteful purchase for me. After being disappointed by my last Barossan...
Lushmuddled
May 16, 20212 min read
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Vasse Felix Idee Fixe Brut Rose 2019
Margaret River, WA, Australia RRP$50 I really enjoyed the Blanc de Blanc of Idee Fixe, so the expectations were high for the Brut Rose....
Lushmuddled
May 16, 20211 min read
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Koroniotis Nemea Red 2013
RRP: €8.00 (approx AUD$12.00) Nemea, Greece Greek wine, to me, is incredibly evocative. Every single bottle of I've ever had just screams...
Lushmuddled
May 10, 20212 min read
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Yalumba 'Hand Picked' Shiraz Viognier 2016
RRP$40 Eden Valley, SA, Australia Okay, before I start this I want to get a few caveats out of the way. First of all, I expect a lot from...
Lushmuddled
May 4, 20212 min read
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Red Fox Cellars 'Blend 44' American Red Wine
USD$20 (roughly AUD$25) Palisade, CO, USA Desert wine. Excellent. Don't ask me why, but wine made in the desert just appeals to me. Same...
Lushmuddled
Apr 18, 20212 min read
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Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin Blanc 2020
RRP$27 Swartland, South Africa This was something of an impulse buy. I saw this on the shelf of an indie wine retailer and thought 'it's...
Lushmuddled
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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Meadowbank Chardonnay 2019
RRP$50 Tasmania, AUS Chardonnay. Love it or hate it, it is definitely here to stay and, when you see wines like this, it is easy to see...
Lushmuddled
Feb 7, 20212 min read
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Redbank Emily Brut Cuvee NV
King Valley, VIC, Australia RRP$20 Okay, in the interest of declaring bias - I unashamedly love this wine. I drink a lot of it and it...
Lushmuddled
Jan 31, 20212 min read
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Eloquesta Cotto Chardonnay 2017
Mudgee, NSW, Australia RRP$33 This is definitely a wine which needs some background information. After ferment, the wines were left on...
Lushmuddled
Jan 24, 20212 min read
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Berton Vineyards Aranel 2019
Riverina, NSW, Australia RRP$16 On a recent road trip through regional NSW, my wife and I stopped by Berton Vineyards in Griffith. Just...
Lushmuddled
Jan 24, 20212 min read
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Vignerons Schmolzer and Brown Indigo Sangiovese 2019
Beechworth, VIC, Australia RRP$36 These guys are a small operation based in Beechworth, but they do make a few wines from the King Valley...
Lushmuddled
Jan 17, 20211 min read
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Vasse Felix Idee Fixe Blanc de Blanc 2018
Margaret River, WA, Australia RRP$50 Rightly or wrongly, I hold big name producers to a higher standard. I have my reasons, which I won't...
Lushmuddled
Jan 17, 20211 min read
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Clos Saouma Inopia Blanc 2017
Cote du Rhone, France $70 I was going to call this a cheeky wine, but it is $70. I wonder at what price point wines stop being 'cheeky...
Lushmuddled
Jan 17, 20211 min read
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