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2 months ago | 
winecompanion.com.au | Jane Faulkner
If there’s one drink that is universally appreciated and loved, it’s sparkling wine. Nothing says ‘let’s celebrate’ better than a bottle of bubbles. It’s often a luxury, an indulgence, offered as a token of gratitude. It’s the best congratulations gift and it marks milestones. It can also be a treat of drinking pleasure. No other wine embraces all that so brilliantly. And it's not just Champagne either. Australian sparklingQuality Australian sparkling is in a sweet spot.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
law360.com | Michael Nonaka |Randy Benjenk |Jane Faulkner
By Michael Nonaka, Randy Benjenk and Jane Faulkner (September 25, 2024, 11:30 AM EDT) -- On Sept 17, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s board of directors approved a proposal that would impose recordkeeping and other compliance requirements on custodial deposit accounts with transactional features.[1] ... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
winecompanion.com.au | Jane Faulkner
Australian chardonnay's current state of playAfter tasting several hundred excellent Australian chardonnays, all in the name of research and not in one day, came an epiphany. If the measure of a top producer is not only where they’re at today but where they are heading, then this superb wine, nay the greatest white of all time, is in good hands. Homogenous chardonnay is long gone.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
winecompanion.com.au | Jane Faulkner
There’s no signage for Elanto Vineyard so it remains hidden from view, the only marker a century-old chicory kiln at the entrance. But follow the long driveway over a crest and a spectacular view to Western Port Bay and Phillip Island unfurls on the left, while opposite, the jewel in the crown – Australia’s most exciting and exacting vineyard venture to date. It’s also the largest high-density site, too.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Randy Benjenk |Michael Nonaka |Mike Reed |Jane Faulkner
On July 30, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (“FDIC”) voted 3-2 to approve a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “proposal” or “proposed rule”) that would revise significantly the FDIC’s brokered deposits regulations, which the FDIC overhauled in late 2020 (the “2020 rule”).
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
winecompanion.com.au | Jane Faulkner
If you call Yarra Valley-based wine legends Steve Webber and Leanne De Bortoli friends and mentors, chances are you could end up buying a winery. Yep, that’s what happened to Vicki and Elli Tutungi who settled on Eldridge Estate on the Mornington Peninsula in mid-2022. For these wine tyros, life is about timing, connections and definitely a journey. They are pragmatic yet have a dream.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
winecompanion.com.au | Jane Faulkner
In-between pressing off riesling and waiting on the last batch of chardonnay to come into the winery this week, all destined for Leeuwin Estate’s Art Series label, chief winemaker Tim Lovett says vintage ‘24 is one of high acidity. And that’s a great sign ensuring lively wines and potentially long-lived ones.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
winecompanion.com.au | Jane Faulkner
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Well, what a year 2023 turned out to be with some big changes within the Australian wine scene. Let’s start with a shocker. Just when Cape Mentelle seemed to be turning a corner with the appointment of senior winemaker Eloise Jarvis (in September 2022), inexplicably, she’s been made redundant.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
winecompanion.com.au | Jane Faulkner
Of all the styles out there in our vinous world, surely the cheeriest to pour and, of course, drink, is rosé. Why? It makes several statements: summer is here, good times, too, and it’s all about drinkability writ large. While I can drink sparkling rosé in any season (hello Arras, Ruinart, Charles Heidsieck, Krug et al), table wine in pink, light red, even cherry and fuchsia hues is best for warmer weather.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
winecompanion.com.au | Jane Faulkner
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Every year as Christmas nudges closer, shiny, new wine books start lining shop shelves, waiting to be picked up. Best of all, they’re just in time to add to the summer holiday reading list.
