A Sangria to Savour
It's Australia Day Eve. And at this very moment Aussies are stocking the esky with various celebratory beverages and/or intoxicants. And while the stubby might be the first choice in toasting our nationhood, a crafted sangria could be the perfect complement. Some might argue that sangria isn't even Australian, but of course our multi-cultural identity allows us the flexibility of claiming any cultural icon such as sangria as our own. Not rolling the 'r' and adding a nasal
Hot wheels and hot wines
Over the past couple of years, Blowfly has received several emails from customers describing wines that they have received from us that are... to varying degrees somewhat subpar. We recently received notice and a photo of an extremely rare (5 bottles remaining) 2005 petit verdot that was due to be judged in Adelaide which had almost literally blown its top. This is something we have been agonising over. We go to great lengths (and a fair degree of expense) to store our wine
Eat, drink and learn stuff
Blowfly is headed down to the Gold Coast for a little pre-Australia Day tipple. Bring some friends, pull up a chair and sample some true vintage wines (no under-age wines allowed)! This year we are out of whites completely, so join us for a simply red fest. As well as tastings and samples from over 150 gourmet exhibitors inside the show, there will also be a Celebrity Cooking Stage with free cooking demonstrations from MASTERCHEF (Ben Milbourne, Georgia Barnes, Jessie Spiby
