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Listening to wine in a barrel
April 23, 2025

What You Wish You Knew Before Booking a Wine Tour (But Were Afraid to Ask)

What You Wish You Knew Before Booking a Wine Tour (But Were Afraid to Ask)  Insider answers from the Platypus…
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Three Too - Platypus Wine Tours
January 15, 2025

THREE, It’s a magic number – How many wineries to visit in a day.

Why Three is the Magic Number for a Perfect Day of Wine Tasting We’ve been curating wine tours for 20…
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wine glass sitting on ledge with vineyards behind
December 30, 2014

Sirah vs Syrah vs Shiraz vs Sera

Syrah, Petite Sirah, Shiraz . . . they’re all the same, right? Not quite. While all of these grapes produce…
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August 7, 2012

Everything you wanted to know about veraison… but were afraid to ask.

Size matters apparently. So does color! Veraison is that time of year when we look for the largest, most ripe…
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