Yarra Valley: exploring this important Australian wine region
The Yarra Valley was for a long time the land of the Wurundjeri people, and the history of human occupation
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It Takes a Village: a remarkable collaborative Australian Claret
It Takes a Village: a remarkable collaborative Australian Claret When I was visiting Australia for the Australian Wine Industry Technical
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Hickinbotham: some impressive wines from a special site in South Australia’s McLaren Vale
Website: https://www.hickinbothamwines.com.au/ The Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard is one of the most celebrated sites in Australia’s McLaren Vale. Although its viticultural
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Highlights: Yalumba Samuel’s Collection Bush Vine Grenache 2022
Impressed by this Barossa Grenache. It’s a variety that a lot of people are doing very good work with in
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Apehelion: Grenache specialists from Australia’s McLaren Vale
Website: https://aphelionwine.com.au/ Based in McLaren Vale, Aphelion is a Grenache specialist micro-negociant. It was started by Rob and Lou Mack,
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Highlights: two wines from Frederick Stevenson in South Australia
Frederick Stevenson is a naturally oriented winegrower in South Australia, and I tried these two wines from him. Frederick Stevenson
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Riley Harrison is making some compelling low intervention wines from top sites in South Australia
Website: https://www.harrison.wine/ Riley Harrison studied winemaking in Adelaide, and ended up working for a big winery: Dorrien Estate. While he
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Visiting the Macedon Ranges, a cool-climate Australian wine region making some exciting wines (1) introduction
Website: https://www.macedonrangeswine.com.au/ Macedon Ranges is a small, cool-climate region in Victoria, about an hour’s drive north of Melbourne. At altitudes
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Exploring the Macedon Ranges (3) Cobaw Ridge and Joshua Cooper Wines
Cobaw Ridge is a really interesting producer, based on the north side of the Macedon Ranges in Victoria, Australia. When
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Exploring the Macedon Ranges (2): Place of Changing Winds, a remarkable project focusing on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Website: https://www.placeofchangingwinds.com.au/ This is a remarkable project from Robert Walters, who for over 15 years has been wine buyer for
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