2004 Hugh Hamilton Knick, Knack, Paddy Whack Ozzie Red

South Eastern Australia – $12

It’s cheesy, it’s kitschy and it’s oh, so, delicious. With a winemaking bloodline that dates back to the first settlement in South Eastern Australia, Hugh Hamilton brings us another blockbuster: 2004 Hugh Hamilton Knick, Knack, Paddy Whack Ozzie Red for only a few bones (har har har – sorry, it was too easy!).

This “everything but the kitchen sink” wine is made from a plethora of undisclosed Aussie grapes. We can only assume there is a fair amount of Shiraz, Cabernet and Grenache in this deeply colored red wine.

While the 2004 Ozzie Red offers up the typical ‘down under’ juiciness and flavors of ripe red fruit, it manages to not go overboard. The wine is well balanced and not too heavy, which makes it great for every day sipping and it goes with a surprisingly wide array of foods. Plus, if you’re bored and/or tipsy you can look up the entire lyrics to the wine’s namesake song on the website.

Drink this wine with a burger, steak frites or all by itself after a long day.

As of post date, this wine is available at:

Cambridge Wine & Spirits – 202 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Somerville
Downtown Wine & Spirits – 225 Elm St, Somerville
Wine Gallery – 516 Commonwealth Ave, Boston
Wine Gallery – 375 Boylston St, Brookline