It seems appropriate to go from an empty bottle of Penfold’s Grange to the unpicked fruit on the vine and these plump ripe Shiraz berries will soon make their way into one or more ‘Cradle of Hills‘ wines for their 2014 vintage. We met Paul and Tracy Smith on the first crushing day of their […]
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The termites tried their hardest. They reduced the cardboard carton to a pulpy mess. They etched patterns in the label as they sought in vain the treasured prize within. Alas, despite the damage, this wine remained unblemished and was as awesome as the winemaker planned it to be. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 791, 1990 Grange’ […]
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Tulips are a beautiful flower but this beauty revealed is all in the detail. Peering into the center of a single flower reveals a structure usually only paid attention to in text books and often only in the form of a monochrome line drawing with hard to remember names such as stigma and stamen. Attention […]
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There are more Old Wives (Enoplosus armatus) here than in the Imperial Harem of the Ottoman Empire. Actually a harem is not the group of women but a sacred place reserved for them to reside protected from the perils of the outside world. In some ways the ‘T’ of Rapid Bay Jetty jetty is just […]
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The mystery of the Fantom has been solved! The protagonist revealed is Mark Borgas of local band ‘Silver Hair’ Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 788, Fantom Keys’ 1/60s f/2.8 ISO1000 140mm
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