Signature South Australian Shiraz
I want to share a recent class experience that I found to be exceptionally interesting and rewarding. It was a class about Australia’s signature wine, Shiraz. If you want to […]
Category Archives: Australia
Australian Grenache
Wine Australia’s Variety Focus Series recently gave wine fans a look at what Grenache can do in Australia. In this enlightening presentation Mark Davidson, Wine Australia’s head of education, poses […]
“Smashable” red wines
Imagine warm weather has arrived and you feel like a cool, refreshing drink, nothing too intense though. Enter, “smashable” red wines. Why the tag “smashable”? The name seems to […]
Australian Riesling
Some consider Riesling among the greatest of all noble grapes. Yet Riesling is one of the most underappreciated grape varieties. On the current swing of the pendulum, rich red […]
Imported Wines, The USA Winescape
Wine Australia recently continued with its Connect program looking at wine business trends and needs in the post-pandemic wine-world, and addressing imports into the US market. The format is a […]
Australian Chardonnay
Wine Australia recently conducted a tutorial about the Chardonnay wine Down Under. They want fans to know about the Chardonnay wine areas and styles there. I’m recapping the information from […]
Australian Cabernet Sauvignon, Far From Ordinary
Recently I was in touch with our friends Down Under and came across some wines worthy of mention. The wines are Cabernet Sauvignon. I say “wines” especially because they are […]
Australia’s Admirable Adventure – CONNECT 2021
Australia’s adventure lies with the Australian winemakers and viticulturalists. It might be said they seek to reinvent themselves. Australia is well known for its big dark Shiraz. The Aussie winemakers […]
2016 Angove Warboys Vineyard Shiraz McLaren Vale
2016 Angove Warboys Shiraz McLaren Vale (1) 92 points, AppellationsTen, Michael Rockich I have never had a bad bottle of Aussie Shiraz. In fact, every single one that I remember […]
2016 Angove Grenache Shiraz Warboys McLaren Vale
2016 Angove Grenache Shiraz Warboys Vineyard McLaren Vale (Credit Angove) 92 points, AppellationsTen, Michael Rockich Having tried Angove’s GSM (see my review January 2020) I was anxious to evaluate Angove’s […]
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