There’s something about Sherry…

by lavignaadmin | Oct 16, 2018

If you follow my blog, you’ll know I love making sure that all types of wine get the attention they deserve. Not every style of wine is a crowd-pleaser, but each has its pleasures and its enthusiasts. Sherry is one of those wines that keeps a low profile, perhaps...

The Secret Cellar Winter Favourites

by lavignaadmin | Oct 16, 2018

As Winter sets in, Perth’s clear sunny days and arctic nights are building our appetites for warm, comforting food and wine. For me, this means loading the slow cooker up each night and waking to the aromas of lamb shanks, beef cheeks, ragu… you name it, I’m probably...

Learning to love aged wine

by lavignaadmin | Oct 16, 2018

It was Monday the 11th of July 1994, twenty years ago tomorrow. I was what is now strangely called a ‘tween’. I know it was my brother’s birthday but I can’t remember much else about the day our family first opened the doors of La Vigna. What I now know is that very...

Four essential elements for creating a cellar

by lavignaadmin | Oct 16, 2018

Once upon a time, before anyone had even dreamed up ‘My House Rules’, a pool was the ultimate luxury home feature; an outdoor spa ran a close second and a water bed perhaps completed the set. Home theatres hit the big time a decade ago. Outdoor kitchens are so last...

How to build an exciting wine collection

by lavignaadmin | Oct 16, 2018

So, you’ve created your perfect cellar. Now you must begin creating your life’s work by filling it! Many people start collecting wine seriously when they’re in their thirties or forties, in order to reap the rewards of aged wine in their sixties.  I began as soon as I...