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‘My Drink Today’ features Riesling lover Shane from High Range in NSW

Gorgeous photo sent in from Downunder Wines subscriber Shane from NSW.


Aged Pinot Noir – does this work?

I bought two cases of Wignalls Pinot Noir a few years ago and kind of forgot about them in my wine cellar.


Methode Traditionelle from the Southern Highlands

One of our current favourite sparklings here Down Under comes from Cuttaway Hill.


Cool Climate Shiraz catches up big time in Australia

This wine is the answer to all these mass producers of cheap Australian commodity wines, outstanding in value and a clear benchmark for cool climate Shiraz around $30.


Hahndorf Hill’s success story

Today I receive news from Co-Owner Larry Jacobs that Hahndorf Hill cellar door was voted in the Top 10 cellar doors in Australia in 2009 by Wine Business Magazine.


Australia’s young wine regions in the news: New England in NSW

One hundred years ago wines from New England won quite a few awards at wine shows in Sydney, London, the US and France.


Wine tasting at a Cellar Door and Business Networking

I enjoy the combination of meeting new business people and tasting new wines at the same time. At a ZaaBiz event in NSW we met at Tertini Wines last night.


Why is Australia so suitable for growing Grenache? Interview with Fred Howard

I spoke to Fred Howard, winemaker and co-owner of DogRidge in McLaren Vale South Australia. Read the interview in this post.