Raise a glass of Woop Woop « My Wine Education

Raise a glass of Woop Woop

Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.

Woopwoop
In honor of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, who always made me smile, we popped open a bottle of Aussie Shiraz the other night. The wine – 2005 Woop Woop Shiraz. Like Steve Irwin, the name made me smile. In case you’re curious, Woop Woop is apparently Australian slang for "the middle of nowhere in the Outback." The wine has a decent pedigree behind it, as a collaboration between Ben Riggs, the winemaker
of Penny’s Hill, and Tony Parkinson, owner of Penny’s Hill, so I went into it with high expectations.

I can’t say my hopes were dashed; this is an enjoyable wine. However, I expected it to be more bold, more remarkable. Other than the name and the cork (which is a separate post altogether), the most memorable thing about this wine is the black cherry. I think that saying it’s a fruit forward wine is a bit of an understatement. There is loads of dark fruits in this thing. And that’s fine. But I’m usually looking for a bit more excitement, a little more kick, when I pick up a Shiraz.

Our rating: / Somewhere in between the two, I think.

2005 Woop Woop Shiraz
Jungle Jim’s, $11.99
http://www.woopwoop.com.au

Wine Girl Recommends

Mini review: Taste of Cincinnati (wine me, dine me)
What is a foodie? (wine me, dine me)
Events: Lots of them (wine me, dine me)

Posted by Michelle at 11:50 am in Tastings | Permalink | Comments (4)

4 Responses to “Raise a glass of Woop Woop”

Ardith Bacher says:

April 25, 2010 at 4:56 am

Hey extremely wonderful blog!!?! Man .. Lovely .. Awesome .. I’ll bookmark your blog and take the feeds also…
Christoper Starweather says:

April 25, 2010 at 5:36 am

Wonderful articles or blog posts & Good a site….
Leonida Hegland says:

April 25, 2010 at 6:16 am

Your post has additional excellent value for a blog. I say this due to the fact to me personally I come across it useful. Possibly to some one else ensure that it is not but to me you did excellent. With thanks for your information.
Katharina Nebergall says:

April 25, 2010 at 8:26 am

There may be obviously a lot to know about this. I believe you produced some great points.Maintain working ,great work!