Our choice is the screwcap, allowing the wine to develop fruit complexity at a gradual pace. Since 2000 we have chosen to use screwcaps to avoid what was a significant problem of “corked wines”. This character arises from the mould sometimes generated in maturing the cork bark and can range from barely perceptible to blatantly…
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2018 Halliday Wine Companion Forbes & Forbes has been awarded 5 Star Status by the 2018 Halliday Wine Companion. Both the 2016 Riesling and the 2008 Cellar Matured Riesling have been awarded 95 points. This reinforces the fact that Riesling made with care and love will age well. These Rieslings made from a small old…
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We were chuffed to learn recently that 3 of our superb Rieslings have been included in the James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2015 Edition. It’s the Forbes & Forbes winning TRIFECTA for 2014/2015 in the Riesling Stakes!
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On 23rd November 2013, we had another successful introduction of Forbes & Forbes wines – this time at a gathering in Adelaide. Some 50 people came to taste and, happily, purchase the full range of our wines at the Fullarton Park Centre. It is lovely to see this delightful old Adelaide stone house being used…
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It has just been announced that the 2013 Forbes & Forbes Riesling has been awarded a Gold Medal in the Single Vineyard category of the 2013 National Canberra Wine Show. This mirrors our result for the 2012 Riesling at last year’s show. This is very gratifying and indicates that we must be on the right…
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Forbes & Forbes Wine was awarded 3 medals for 3 entries in the Challenge. 1 Silver Medal 2 Bronze Medals The recent two day Riesling Challenge was a fantastic event in which to be involved; firstly for the information gained by Colin who attended the seminar/workshops, and secondly for the fantastic wine tasting…
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Special comments from James Halliday on our 2012 EDEN VALLEY RIESLING. “…The little known Forbes & Forbes is a secret worth discovering for its approachable, value-for-money riesling.
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Our Riesling reputation is fulfilling itself! Our 2013 Riesling has just won a Silver medal at the Barossa Wine Show …… watch out for it’s release in early November 2013.
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On a sparkling (but fresh) Canberra winter afternoon in July, Colin introduced the range of Forbes & Forbes wines to a select group of quaffers in the nation’s capital. The tasting was at the Boathouse on the Lake restaurant which provided an outstanding venue for the sunny afternoon, together with delightful food. In the…
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On our trip to the extremely picturesque Marlborough region of the South Island of New Zealand we were stunned by the expanse of vineyards. The region is more than twice as large as the Barossa region. Much of that is of course planted to Sauvignon Blanc, but there is a significant amount of Riesling which…
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Forbes & Forbes has received several prestigious awards for our premium Riesling.
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