Irregular Update

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           Copyright © Ric Einstein 2008

Welcome to this week's very short Irregular Update which features Chapter Four of the 2008 South Australian Tour Diary.

Chapter Four  continues with our last day in the Barossa and Eden Valley.  It's an average size Chapter, twenty six pages. We kicked off with an incredible breakfast. It takes real talent to be able to mess up bacon and eggs so badly. Swearing Gordon Ramsey would have had apoplexies and would have been rendered speechless if my breakfast was put in front of him. The first appointment was at Dutschke and Wayne continues to kick goals. The revered Rockford was next. Surprisingly, it was not as good as expected. We then found a real gem in Angaston that specialised in boutique wines from the Eden Valley. Its a very special place. The final appointment was at Yalumba where we had a private tasting of all their mid range and top wines. Some exciting stuff coming out of here now too. There are also a number of tasting notes covering Charles Cimicky wines. Chapter Four is here.

Nest week Chapter Five will be out, its already complete. It's unusual for me to be so far in front of the game, but I like the feeling of not having time pressure.

The News section continued to be deadly quiet as the US goes on summer holiday. Stories of interest are almost non existent. I had to scratch to find these!

• French winemakers abandon the cork

• White wine glut feared

Those stories and more can be found here.

This weeks wine wisdom. Did you know: When Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii in volcanic lava in A.D. 79, it also buried more than 200 wine bars. And I though the number of pubs per town in Australia was high!  
 

Until next week ....  Cheers  Ric

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