
Rick Allen
@tippleandtweet
Sports tragic, wine lover, writer and technical buffoon. Hunter resident. Enthusiastic but hopeless in the kitchen.
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04-12-2010 09:23:07
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Tasted this at cellar door. Delicious, a stand out. Named NSW wine of the year today. Well done Mount Pleasant Wines.


Hey Matt Burton Matt Burton this is a beauty. Biggest, boldest Gundog I’ve tried and delicious. 2017 vintage very serious quality in the Hunter


A big congatulatons to Allandale Winery on 40 year birthday. Top people and top wines. Well done. Read my story here: bit.ly/2DqIhOp

A heads up wine lovers: MarganWines are selling museum release 2013 White Label Shiraz for $40. Drinking beautifully and crazy value at the price. Jump in!

Loved the feel of the Hunter's newest cellar door. Well done Comyns&Co. . Here's my story bit.ly/2Udao8L


Celebrating rain at last in the Hunter Valley... 30mm over 24 hours and more on way. Time for a Chandon Australia. A long-time favourite.





Enjoyed chatting with Bruce Tyrrell for this Newcastle Herald story on the bumpy start of Vat 47 Chardonnay, which turns 50 this year. #huntervalley

Had a sneak peek at the renovated Mount Pleasant Wines cellar door in the Hunter Valley Seriously, seriously impressive. Reopening in a couple of weeks.


I’m a big fan of Matt Burton wines, but really loving the 2022 Gundaroo off-dry Riesling. A terrific balancing act of sweetness with lemon, lime crispness. Thai takeaway anyone?


A good top of the table win by my local footy team, a delicious roast leg of lamb with potatoes and gravy for dinner, washed down with this delight from Vanya Cullen. It doesn’t get much better.


Listening to the superb voice of Anna Weatherup at Twine restaurant and enjoying some of Glandore wines finest. #hunterwinecountry


Rosalie Chapman's call to rejoin the EU is a must watch - one of the best speeches by a young person 👏 "Years ago, the people of this country made a choice" "A choice that has left us isolated, diminished and weaker than before" "To those who voted leave, I say this. You were


Wow, the Vasse Felix Chardonnay 2016 is beauty. If flagship Heytesbury is better than this, I can't wait!
