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Time to Open That Bottle?
Open That Bottle Night was created in 1999 by journalists and husband-and-wife team Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, who had recently begun their wine column ‘Tastings’ in The Wall Street Journal. Many people reached out to ask them when was the ‘perfect time’ to open a bottle of cherished wine - they created Open That Bottle Night so that everyone could open those special bottles together, and create new memories. Continue »
17/02/2022 at 1:00 PM
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The Basics of Food & Wine Pairing
The perfect wine and food match can elevate a simple meal into something very special. When choosing the wines for your dinner party, there are some guidelines that can help you create great matches at home. Claire from the Singlefile team has written a short piece on the basics of wine and food pairing to help get you started. Continue »
20/01/2022 at 12:56 PM
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Meet Singlefile Co-founder & Vigneron, Viv Snowden
06/01/2022 at 12:11 PM
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Singlefile's 'Back Label' Music Playlists
Enjoy your Singlefile wines with carefully curated matching playlists on Spotify Continue »
09/12/2021 at 2:50 PM
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Our Great Southern Chilled Red, and the Beaujolais Nouveau style
With Australia’s warm climate it seems only natural for us to produce a chilled red wine in the style of Beaujolais Nouveau which offers the red wine flavour profile we love. Continue »
25/11/2021 at 2:23 PM
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Merlot: An oft-misunderstood Bordeaux classic
Merlot originates in the Libournais area encompassing much of the right bank of the Bordeaux wine region in France. Growing as loose bunches of dark blue fruit, its name is believed to come from the French word merle, a local name for the blackbirds who enjoyed eating the ripe fruit from the vines, or perhaps echoed the colour of the grape in their plumage. Continue »
28/10/2021 at 12:10 AM
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School Holidays in Denmark and the Great Southern
30/09/2021 at 8:58 PM
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Raising a Glass to Grenache
Read on to learn more about this versatile variety, and Singlefile’s Single Vineyard Grenache, in this piece by Ian from our talented cellar door team. Continue »
16/09/2021 at 4:41 PM
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'The Philip Adrian': Proudly Wearing the Cabernet Crown
Cabernet Sauvignon can be viewed as the brooding vinicultural personification of regal majesty, its image deeply etched into our collective wine consciousness. When finely crafted, Cabernet should be opulent yet elegant; bold, but also marked with nuanced complexity. Continue »
02/09/2021 at 1:52 PM
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Winter in the Vineyard
Have you ever wondered about the seasons of a vineyard? We are lucky enough to be able to witness how the vines and vineyard respond to the changing seasons, and the lifecycle of a vine is particularly fascinating. Viv has written us a few words on Winter in the Vineyard here at Singefile, to keep you up-to-date and hopefully make you feel like you are walking here beside us through the rows of bare vines. Continue »
19/08/2021 at 12:43 PM
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