Last modified on Tue 3 Aug 2021 21.47 EDT
Across Australia, so many of us are staying at home right now. Although we might long for the day when we can gather around a table and open a great bottle of wine, for those in cities that are locked down, it could be a while.
In the meantime, you might try an alternative approach to enjoying wine at home: drinking a magnum over the course of several days, as you would with boxed wine.
A magnum is twice the size of a regular bottle, at 1.5 litres it contains around 16 glasses of wine. If it’s a quality wine from a reputable producer, once you’ve opened a magnum and poured yourself a glass or two, you can simply pop the cork back in – or, even better, stock up on a few cheap, versatile wine stoppers (we use these at home). Once you’ve closed the bottle properly, just place the wine in your fridge door for another night.
Margaret Riverâs new wave of wine
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Margaret Riverâs new wave of wine
A new guard of winemakers are turning the tide on tradition in the Margaret River wine region. Meet five of the best.
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When Josephine Perry entered the Margaret River Wine Show in 2014, her âSkinnieâ was met with confusion.
âSomeone pulled it out and said âthis is faultyâ and I said, âno, itâs an orange wineâ,â Perry recalls.
âIt is 100 per cent sav blanc but it is bright orange, fermented on skins in an amphora for up to five months, with no sulphur. It stumped them. They didnât have a category they could put my wines in.â