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Top wine features
Tasting Notes - Top 10 sweet and fortified wines
Sweet and fortified wines don't get nearly as much attention as they deserve. Often relegated to the end of a meal, new styles, and new drinking trends should see some of these great beauties take centre stage. Here's our top 10 2009 release fortifieds and stickies.
What to drink? It’s a huge question and one we constantly seek the advice of sommeliers, wine store attendants and authors of twine tasting notes, such as Matt Skinner and his "little" wine guide, The Juice 2009 »
London-based wine writer Matthew Jukes' list of the top 100 wines, released at the 2009 London International Wine Fair in May.
Rutherglen - the history book of Australian wine
Roaming the dusty streets of Rutherglen 150 years ago, good fortune might have you fall upon the odd speck of gold. Today, north-east Victoria’s historic township keeps its gold under lock and key, deep in the bowels of companies like All Saints Estate, Campbells, and Stanton and Killeen .
Internationally awarded wine journalist, Nick Stock has tasted his way through over 5000 wines to select the top 1200 for inclusion in this 2009 edition of the Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide »
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Wine and waves. Waves and wine. Some things are just meant to be. That’s what visitors to Western Australia’s renowned Margaret River say after a long day of sun, sand and semillon sauvignon blanc .
Cabernet Sauvignon is the world's most renowned, but relatively recent, grape variety for the production of fine red wine. Learn more about this distinctive variety.
Looking for a white wine to match a light meal? The team from the Sydney International Wine Challenge offer some award winning light-bodied white wines and hints on matching them to food.
Australia’s cool climate regions are perfect for exploring; it seems that nature has also blessed them with wonderful scenery. Where there is good wine there is also good food. So what better place than Red Hill in the Mornington Peninsula Hinterlands to celebrate cool climate wines and regional foods, especially at a gala dinner?
Tasting notes and wine book reviews
Every summer city dwellers flock to the beach or the bush, returning the the big smoke with dreams off swapping city life for a room with a view. Cathy Gowdie and her family made the move and her new book Foxeys Hangout: The story of one family's vineyard dream describes their tree change.
Ray Jordan's Western Australian Wine Guide 2009 - his 7th annual guide to West Australian wines - is a must-have for anyone buying or interested in the wines of Western Australia. It sure makes me want to head not only to the bottleshop to see if I can find some, but to keep on driving west.
Dig deep into your pockets and find a special place in your cellar for these amazing Australian cabernet sauvignons.
Taste some of the best wines from the Margaret River with our guide to some of the regions most delicious drops.
Wine industry news
Today's wine news. Food industry news is available on our food page and previous articles in the forum - click on tabs above.
Constellation Brands, Inc (CBR) reported a post-tax income of $7 million for first quarter of the 2010 financial year, in line with the previous corresponding period. read more
Jobs go in wine glutHUNDREDS of Sunraysia jobs have already been lost with hundreds more in the balance due to the world wine glut. read more
How Fruit, Flower, Leaf And Root Affect WineDo you believe that your mood influences the taste of a wine? How about the company you are with when you¿¿¿re drinking it? I do. And I certainly know that the right ... read more
AUS: Coca-Cola Amatil open to Foster's beer move?The CEO of Coca-Cola Amatil has hinted that the soft drinks group might consider a play for Foster's' beer unit, should Foster's sell off its wine business. read more
The Hallway to build Montana profileMontana Wine, a Pernod Ricard product, has appointed The Hallway as its lead strategic agency, with a brief to build the wine¿¿¿s profile in the Australian market. read more
Taylors Tops Wine ShowTaylors Wines has been crowned Australia's best winery at America's prestigious San Francisco International Wine Competition (SFIWC). read more
New events calendar
Australia's first national wine and food events calendar. Search by month, State and region. Find events here »
Members' wine offers
Enjoy a 'Doozie' at the Jeanneret Cellar Door and receive 14 to the dozen.
Visit historic Tahbilk winery, tour the underground cellar, visit the newly established wetlands cafe and taste the range of French Rhone Valley white and red varietals.
VisitVineyards.com Members receive a tempting 25% discount on full priced wine or a choice of two elegant Pier 10 engraved wine glasses
Enjoy a barrel tasting and a meeting with the winemaker at Longview Creek Vineyard
Nazaaray Estate - delightfully different and always enjoyable.
News
Australia has brought home 43 gold medals, coming second in the tally only to France's 49 golds in the 26th International Wine Challenge (IWC) in London.
Four new Hunter Valley legends
The Hunter Valley Wine Industry honoured the achievements of their own at the third annual Hunter Valley Legends and Wine Industry Awards held at Wyndham Estate, in late May.
Mornington Peninsula winery Paringa Estate has beaten some of Australia’s most famous farming dynasties to be named the best agricultural producer for 2009 by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW.
The results of the Clear Image Cowra Region Wine Awards 2009 were announced on in May with judges commenting on the great depth of flavour coming from the region vineyards, many of which are now over 20 years old.
Our featured region
How can one wine region play host to such a diverse range of seemingly endless contrasts? Just 35 minutes south of Adelaide the region boasts sun-kissed sands and fertile strips of orchard, grove and vineyards producing traditional Aussie shiraz and hearty grenache and savoury Mediterranean wines made from sangiovese, nebbiolo and barbera.
Explore the vineyards and cellar doors of the McLaren Vale wine region.
Learn more about wine production in the McLaren Vale region.
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Tim Kirk, Clonakilla winery, near Canberra
Wine columns
A dishwasher seemed like a great idea, until Max discovered you can't put your Riedel glasses in it. Never mind, there's plenty of fine wine to fill those glasses with!
Accommodation selection
An architecturally-designed, interestingly different lodge, the bed and breakfast accommodation has been rigorously designed with your comfort in mind.
Luxury escarpment positioned bed and breakfast bordering Blue Mountains National Park. Panoramic views from all rooms and right at the start of bushwalking trails.
A 2 bedroom cottage in one of the small villages in the Blue Mountains. The cottage has been recently renovated and is a short walk to shops and restaurants.
Come and discover the unique charm of our fully self-contained mud brick and timber cottages. At Treenbook Cottages the magnificent Karri forest is right at your doorstep.
In a beautiful country setting with a renowned restaurant offering tapas for lunch and an a la carte menu for dinner, the Tuscany Wine Estate Resort allows you to enjoy the simple pleasures of life.
