Nic Peterkin (head of table) hosts the Chenin blanc tasting. Huon Hooke
It’s time for chenin blanc to take its place under the spotlight. At least that is LAS Vino owner/winemaker Nic Peterkin’s view, and to that end he has created an ongoing series of events named The International Chenin Blanc Symposium.
It was an exciting and revelatory tasting. Peterkin has been at the forefront of chenin blanc exploration in his home Margaret River since his first CBDB Dynamic Blend Chenin Blanc in 2013.
These have hitherto been held in his home state Western Australia but came to Sydney for the first time in April. Members of the wine trade were invited to taste 24 wines with Nic at Le Pont Wine Store in Milsons Point—chenin blancs from France, South Africa, New Zealand and WA. Nic has formed relationships with growers in South Africa who supplied their wines, that country being the one outstanding place where chenin blanc has significant history and pedigree outside France.
It was an exciting and revelatory tasting. Peterkin has been at the forefront of chenin blanc exploration in his home Margaret River since his first CBDB Dynamic Blend Chenin Blanc in 2013. He also makes the wine for Marri Wood Park, the biodynamic vineyard at Yallingup from which he’s sourced his grapes since 2018.
Others in the Margaret River doing interesting things with chenin are Tripe Iscariot, Wines of Merritt, Dormilona and Pierro (Nic’s dad, Mike Peterkin). As the Swan Valley has been producing superb
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