The Hunter Valley, Australia’s oldest wine area, is conveniently located near Sydney and has a long viticultural heritage extending back more than 180 years. This charming rural location is well known for its Shiraz, Semillon, and Chardonnay grape varieties. Visit the beautiful cellar doors in ...
Terroir and grape varieties The warm, dry climate here has encouraged vineyard developments by both local boutique winemakers and much larger names from other areas of the country. Highdiurnal temperature variationis a key part of Cowra's viticulture; the days and summers here are warm and dry,...
New South Wales, in particular Sydney and surrounding area was impacted by a Phylloxera infestation in the late 19th Century. Thanks to careful managment, infestations are currently confined to GI regions in New South Wales and Victoria. Preventing its movement to currently uninfested areas of the...
The program highlights leading areas of France and California, particularly Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Loire and Rhône valleys, along with Napa, Monterey and Paso Robles. Notable picks include Albert Mann Pinot Gris, Christian Moreau Chablis and Duckhorn Merlot. Through monthly wine-pairing dinners...
Australia’s first grapevines were planted in 1788 in Farm Cove, today’s Sydney Botanical Gardens. This was pre-phylloxera (late 19th century), and because Australia vineyards weren’t affected by the deadly louse that wiped out vineyards around the world’s premier wine regions (Chile, the ...
I found areas marked “premium 1.5 liter,”“value wines” and “box wines” and one that said simply “White Zinfandel.” It’s obvious that the marketing and design people knew that many of their customers would be looking for low cost or basic wines and they wanted to help them find...
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Mike M Sydney, Australia56 contributions 0 Excellent family winery Our wine tasting at Witches Falls was both great quality and lots of fun. The wines were very nice, and the Prophecy Syrah is excellent, all enhanced by the friendly staff, who offered lots of knowledgeable information and fun...
It amazes me how this fickle yet rewarding grape can reflect each and every terroir in unique ways, almost like a fingerprint. The most well known areas for pinot noir in New Zealand are Central Otago, Martinborough, Marlborough and Waipara, but then I recently tried one that surprised me fr...
Gelatissimo If you're after an epicurean escape without the hassle of long flights or using up precious days of leave, look no further than the Orange region. Less than four hours by car from Sydney and two hours by air from Brisbane, the area boasts 40-...