It's Best Said...The Best Lot Blog

  • Reflections on Vintage 2024

    by Richard Bate
    2024, influenced by the El Nino weather pattern is the wamest of the previous 5 vintages for South Australia. Good winter rains followed by an earl...
    Posted in 2024, Langhorne Creek, Malbec, vineyards, wine

  • Why The Best Lot?

    by Richard Bate
    Fundamentally.... "I choose the best parcels of Malbec I can find from across Australia, regardless of region, bringing them together to make The B...
    Posted in Malbec, vineyards, wine, winemaking

  • 2020 Vintage #nobestlot

    by Richard Bate
    One of the special, yet frustrating characteristics of Malbec is its proclivity for poor set of the bunches of grapes. Despite Malbecs' robustness ...
    Posted in heat, Malbec, no compromise, Parawa, Robe, vineyards, weather, wine, winemaking

  • Nick Filsells Mushroom Risotto

    by Richard Bate
    Nick Filsells Mushroom Risotto   Serves 2 · Prep Time 15 minutes · Cooking Time 30 Minutes   Ingredients 1 generous glass of the Best Lot Malbec (f...
    Posted in comfort food, food, Malbec, mushrooms, risotto, wine, yum

  • Details......

    by Richard Bate
    This image captures a couple of my favourite things..... Those who know what they are looking at will know its the front end of a bicycle - the hea...
    Posted in details, Malbec, Masi, vineyards, wine, winemaking

  • The Best Vineyards

    by Richard Bate
    ‘We choose the best parcels of Malbec that we can find from across Australia, regardless of region, bringing them together to make The Best Lot.’ ...
    Posted in Malbec, Parawa, Robe, vineyards, wine