South Australia’s 1990 reds are spectacularly good. That was the one sure thing learned visiting a handful of wineries and tasting dozens of reds over there a few weeks back.
At Hardy’s Tintara winery in McLaren Vale, winemaker David O’Leary opened a dazzling array of 1990 reds from the humble $6 a bottle Hardy McLaren Vale […]
Coonawarra looks flat but its surface is amazingly varied and the sites for the best vineyards are well understood by locals like Peter Douglas and Vic Patrick.
Canberra’s wineries celebrate 21 years with tour by leading Australian wine writers
Griffith, New South Wales, is the town centre for the Riverina wine region. The local makers compare their best sweet, botrytis semillon styles with sweeet whites from around the world.
Chianti, Tuscany’s best known red wine, offers considerable diveristy
A guide through the maze of who owns what in the rapidly changing Australian Wine Industry
Australia’s winemakers, through the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, introduces a comprehensive wine industry education kit for schools, universities and libraries.
The decline in popularity of riesling is delivering huge bargains to consumers
A snapshot of what’s happening in the Australian sparkling wine market
A review of Remington Norman’s book on the wines of Burgundy, France
A wine drinker sees parallels with long distance running
Wine opinions are a dime a dozen. A little discourse on what’s worth listening to
A few thoughts on the emergence of Coonawarra winemaking, the strength of the area’s reds and the validity or ottherwise of wine judging results
Comments on what elements contribute to the flavour of Champagne and sparkling wine and a little Christmas shopping list
A treasure trove of superb sparkling shiraz (known at the time as sparkling ‘burgundy’ — dating back to 1954 –lay in the underground cellars at Seppelts Great Western Winery in Western Victoria until resurrected and released by winemakers Ian McKenzie and Warren Randall
Little wonder Australia’s wines are so good! Our leading winemakers and judges burn with ardour for the product they make. In Canberra this week for the Qantas/ACI Wine Show, sheer enthusiasm conquered tedium: after tasting hundreds of wines by day judges headed off into nights of wine exploration.
It was amazing to see James Halliday in […]
Langton’s, an Australian wine auction house, issues a classification of Australian wines based on demand in the secondary market
Australian wine shows apapt to rapidly increasing entry numbers and increasing use of results in wine marketing
Australian renuncation of European place names on wine labels paves the way for greater exports
Verdelho is making a mark as a dry white wine in Australia, but its origins are in Madeira and fortified wine