Australia’s current vineyard explosion, should it continue as envisaged through to 2025, could add more vines to the continent than were planted in the first two hundred years of white settlement. The pace of change is too rapid for anyone to accurately monitor in any single region, let alone across the whole continent. A sustained … Continue reading King Valley Victoria part one of two
Australian beer consumption patterns are changing and this is reflected in the diversity of styles entered in the Australian International Beer Awards
Winestate editor, Peter Simic, should review wine. Predicting massive price increases on particular wines surely falls into the realm of investment advising.
As the Barossa Valley and Limestone Coast vie for number one spot in Aussie wine’s premium stakes, Barossa Valley Estates is delivering regional specialties at realistic prices
Coonawarra produces shiraz in a wide spectrum of styles from a surprisingly varied landscape. And within that landscape there’s one very special plot of vines planted in the 1890s.
As the Springboks defeated England at Twickenham, South Africa and Australia fielded 100 wine apiece in the South African Airways Wine Shield in Capetown. On the numbers, Australia won. But, as in all wine judgings, opinions varies and often it’s more important to note styles than to award points
Australia’s sparkling wines are showing the benefits of better fruit sourcing, especially from purpose planted vineyards as far south as Tasmania and at high altitude elsewhere
Martin and Merrilee Winter appear to be pushing the viticultural boundaries by establishing vines at Mount Gambier, well south of Coonawarra’s vineyards.
A group of Canberra re-enacts the Chicago Les Amis du Vin tasting that rated a shiraz as the best 1982 cabernet
Australian Government bilateral agreements with Europe and America has created the need for Australia to define its wine regions. The process is bound to be long and complicated, but it is underway