Australian Wines blog articles

01 Apr 2013

McLaren Vale at its best, this wine checks all the boxes...

It is easy for us to say this wine has it all, but it is what is in the glass that counts, and this is the style that made Mclaren Vale famous.

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Posted by Gregg   00:00:00

15 Aug 2012

Delicious tempranillo from Australia

Australia is a big place with many different climates, so it makes sense that some lesser known and unexpected grapes are popping up. Sangiovese, a grape suited to Mediterrenean climes is doing well in McLaren Vale, Pinot Noir is doing well in Adelaide Hills, and we have recently found a very nice Tempranillo.

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Posted by Gregg   00:00:00

03 Aug 2012

Iconic McLaren Vale producer does it again

d’Arenberg has established itself as one of Australia’s premier wine producers. They make a plethora of wines to meet any budget and flavor profile

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16 Jul 2012

Another reason why we love Aussie Riesling!!!

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21 May 2012

Chateau Tanunda Grand Barossa Shiraz 2009

This is a fantastic follow up to last year's Wine Spectator Top 100 review...

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Posted by Gregg Phillips   01:23:45

21 Mar 2012

Yabby Lake Chardonnay 2005 - a Burgundian style from Mornington Peninsula, Australia

Australia made a lot of marketing mistakes over the past decade, but all the while some producers were making wines in small batches and unknown regions. This wine could leave a lot of wine geeks scratching their heads or believing they were drinking a French wine in a blind tasting.

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02 Dec 2011

Oliverhill Jimmy Section Shiraz 1999

What is the wine you keep looking at in your cellar but don't pull the cork? For me it was the Oliverhill Jimmy Section Shiraz 1999...

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26 Sep 2011

Longwood Shiraz Reserve 2005

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10 Oct 2010

Oliverhill Red Silk Shiraz 2008

This is from one of of our favorite truely boutique wineries, from one of our favorite regions for shiraz, the McLaren Vale.

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Posted by Gregg   00:00:00

17 Sep 2010

Flinders Run Shiraz 2006

Australian Shiraz is not exactly riding the wave of popularity at the moment, but most people who claim to be over the Aussie shiraz craze have probably never heard of a region called the Southern Flinders Ranges.

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Posted by Gregg   00:00:00

23 Aug 2010

Aussie Wines part 2

Australian wines are not selling well in the USA. In part 1 we discussed how the corporate producers and the influx of critter labels have contributed to the trend. There is no shortage of real prople making real quality wine from diverse regions...

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Posted by John   14:43:00

10 Jun 2010

Australian Wine - where to now? Part 1

Gone are the days when we needed to fight off the trophy hunting consumers, beating down our doors to access high scoring Aussie delights. The conundrum of crashing export numbers to global markets in various price tiers, and producers going out of business, is certainly not something the world could ever have predicted 10 years ago when this category was ablaze with success and opportunity.

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Posted by John   10:42:00