Jacob’s Creek winery has had a long history in Australia. Started in 1847 by a Bavarian immigrant, Johann Gramp, it has become a leader in Australia’s wine industry. They may have been along for over a century and a half, but they still strive to innovate and create unique wines from Barossa Valley. Their latest project is Jacob’s Creek Two Lands. The Two Lands, Australia and the USA bring together two award winning winemakers. Jacob’s Creek chief winemaker, Bernard Hicken and Napa Valley’s Ehren Jordan collaborate to craft Two Lands.   Hicken lends his expertise in Australian grapes and terroir and … Continue reading Jacob’s Creek, Two Hands Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz

Australia’s Jacob’s Creek winery is proud to introduce its latest project, Jacob’s Creek Two Lands. Jacob’s Creek is partnering its chief winemaker, Bernard Hickin with Ehren Jordan, an award winning winemaker from California’s Napa Valley. The aim is to combine Hickin’s knowledge of Australia’s Barossa Valley with Jordan’s techniques he’s honed in California. Hicklin describes the project; “ We like to call Two Lands a California Expression of Australian wine.” “Traveling to South Australia has been a fascinating creative process which has allowed me to work with flavors not normally available to me in North America,” Jordan enthuses. Jacob’s Creek, … Continue reading Jacob’s Creek, Two Hands, Pinot Grigio & Shiraz

Slovenia has a long history of wine making. Long before the Romans cultivated most of Europe with wines, Slovenia’s wine history dates back to the 5th and 4th centuries BC. Like most of Europe, Christian monasteries took over wine making in Slovenia during the middle ages. Private wineries flourished during the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After World War II when Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia, most winemaking was controlled by the government and bulk wine making focusing on quantity over quality. When Slovenia became independent from Yugoslavia in 1991 and the wine industry was again in the hands of privately owned wineries. … Continue reading Wines from Slovenia, puklavec & friends