Lindemans maturation cellars have shaped opinion on the keeping qualities of wines from key Australian wine regions

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.

Fraud in labelling has seldom been an issue in Australia. Confusion, though, is rife as demonstrated by the fragmented elements in the labelling of Richmond Grove’s outstanding wines.

1995 was a troublesome, small vintage. But it wasn’t all bad. There will be highlights as well as disappointments

As a grape shortage bites prices are on the rise and multiplied by an increase in the Federal tax. But there are still good wines to be found.

Release of the much-hyped 1990 Grange has seen its price go through the roof as the wine becomes truly global

While it’s fashionable to lament the loss of the Penfolds reds of old, the lament has no basis in fact. Recent wines and the new releases show the benefits of an increasing grape resource and commitment to traditional styles.

As Australia stands on the edge on an unprecedented wine export explosion profits from domestic sales will be reinvested in vineyards and wineries to feed demand. This will spell the end of undervalue wine in the local market and marks the beginning of a massive expansion.

A long piece arguing that Australia’s successful mass production of many wine varieties won’t be replicated with pinot noir. This variety presents far more challenges and its successes are likely to be limited to the cooler southern extremities of the mainland and Tasmania