Masked tastings reveals the real gems

The Australian wine industry backs Wine Australia — a major exhibiton of Australian Wine to be held every two years starting in 1996 in Sydney

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.

Vineyards in the vicinity of Griffith, New South Wales, produces large volumes of semillon mostly for anonymous, cheaper dry table wines. But thanks to botrytis in this humid riverine environment, and a bit of human ingenuity, luscious stickies have emerged as the variety’s high point

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

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

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.