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Coonawarra an Barossa grape growers turn to winemaking

3 October 1993UncategorizedChris Shanahan

Leading grape growers in the Barossa and Coonawarra are branching out into winemaking. And they’re not using their worst grapes!

Penfolds Grange and Bin 707

5 September 1993UncategorizedChris Shanahan

Grange and Bin 707 have been released. But it’s the 1990 Bin 707 that’s going to highlight just how undervalued ‘Grange Cabernet’ is

Coonawarra Boundary controversy

11 July 1993UncategorizedChris Shanahan

Coonawarra’s boundary must be drawn to comply with our EC and US agreements. But where is the line to be drawn. It won’t be an easy task

Wines that inspire

4 July 1993UncategorizedChris Shanahan

Aussies make good wine. But we shouldn’t get too cocky. The old world is still the model for most great styles

Padthaway and Coonawarra in vintage 1993

30 May 1993UncategorizedChris Shanahan

The cool, wet 1993 vintage didn’t prove to be the disaster expected in Coonawarra and Padthaway. Whites in particular look good

Lindemans Wines celebrates 150 years

7 February 1993UncategorizedChris Shanahan

A potted history of Lindemans Wines inspired by a celebratory dinner at Dr Lindemans original homestead, Cawarra, on the Paterson River

Hardy-Reynella winemaker beavers on despite turmoil

3 January 1993WineChris Shanahan

Despite corporate turmoil winemaker David O’Leary returns the reds of BRL Hardy and Reynella to former glory

Europe wine agreement underpins Aussie export push

13 December 1992WineChris Shanahan

Australian renuncation of European place names on wine labels paves the way for greater exports

Challenges for Australian wine shows

6 December 1992WineChris Shanahan

Australian wine shows apapt to rapidly increasing entry numbers and increasing use of results in wine marketing

Lovely old gems uncorked in Canberra

15 November 1992WineChris Shanahan

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 … Continue reading Lovely old gems uncorked in Canberra →

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