Australia’s wine exports may eventually be just the tip of the iceberg of success as our amazingly successful, vigorous wine makers go global. As well as wine, we now export technology, equipment and even viticultural skills to the rest of the world. And the next, perhaps biggest, part of the industry’s globalisation, may be in … Continue reading Aussie wine’s global focus — part one of three
Grenache, one of the world’s most widely planted red grape varieties, produces delicious but mainly frivolous and fruity wines from Spain, to Sardinia to Southern France to California to Australia. It can and does make reds of substance, sometimes in its own right but especially in tandem with shiraz, mourvedre or, in Spain, with tempranillo. … Continue reading Grenach — frivolous, fruity and fun
A snapshot of 25 years’ winemaking in Canberra
Rosemount’s expansion is driving strategic vineyard investment including a major stake in rapidy expanding Mudgee, on the Western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, New South Wales
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
A report on Wine Australia 1996, held at Darling Harbour, Sydney
The Australian wine industry backs Wine Australia — a major exhibiton of Australian Wine to be held every two years starting in 1996 in Sydney
Dr Edgar Riek’s inventiveness and insights helped build Canberra’s wine industry and the National Wine Show
Single vineyard wines are becoming increasinlgy important for the Australian wine industry. And it’s all to do with the style and quality produced by special sites
Creation of the Maurice O’Shea Award marked a turning point for McWilliams as its focused turned from the declining fortified wine market to table wines. Awarding of the 1995 O’Shea presented an opportunity to taste from McWilliams impressively broad domain