The Story of “Romanesque”
Romanesque is a style of architecture and art that appeared during the ‘Dark Ages’ of Europe, following the fall of [...]
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11, 2017
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11, 2017
The Story of “Byzantine”
Byzantine is a style of art and architecture derived from the Eastern Roman Empire, that survived the fall of Rome [...]
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11, 2017
The Story of “The Mattock”
A mattock is a heavy digging implement of ancient origin, useful for digging into heavy or hard soils. All [...]
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02, 2015
Summer 2015 Newsletter
I’ve recently tasted the 2014 wines being prepared for bottling. This is always a bit unsettling when it follows such [...]
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01, 2015
Vinosity and the Soul of Wine or “V” for Vinosity
About 10 years ago I used the word, ’vinosity’, in conversation at a local wine festival, to describe what I [...]
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07, 2014
Isola dei Nuraghi
Sardinia has the most intriguing history from the Neolithic period, through the mysterious Nuraghic culture that has littered the landscape [...]
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04, 2014
More on democracy – what matters for our society
As we enter the commemorative period of Australia’s involvement in the First World War and specifically Gallipoli in Turkey, we [...]
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04, 2014
Autumn 2014 Newsletter
This vintage appears to be a ‘tale of two seasons’… Winter & Spring were cool and very wet, delaying growth [...]
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04, 2014
Climate change
I feel a need to help others to understand what is happening with the world’s climate. Just a gentle reminder [...]
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10, 2013
Spring 2013 Newsletter
This Spring has had a difficult start, with just over 670mm of rain from the end of June to the [...]
