Australian Wine News

Jul 3, My lunch with Madam Murat in SW France

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:03:01 GMT

Dining at Madam Murat's Chez Jeanne a century old restaurant in SW France

Jun 29, Recipes for wine and food matching

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:18:35 GMT

Recipes for wine and food matching especially with uncommon varietal wines

Jun 25, Zinfandel Wine in Australia

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:52:04 GMT

Zinfandel wine in Australia with it's pproducers, regions and food ideas

Jun 22, James Hallidays Wine Companion 2010

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:39:40 GMT

James Hallidays Wine Companion 2010, order online the most comprehensive Australian wine guide

Jun 22, Petit Meslier a Long Lost Champagne Variety

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:04:47 GMT

Petit Meslier is a rare champagne variety that is now being grown by James Irvine in the Eden Valley

Jun 22, Fiano - Italian white wine variety

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:24:03 GMT

Fiano is a white wine variety from Southern Italy now being used in Australia

Jun 21, Touriga Nacional Wine In Australia

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:49:32 GMT

Touriga Nacional is a Portuguese variety used to make port, but also varietal table wines

Jun 21, Ranger Park in Strathebogie ranges

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:04:09 GMT

Adrian asks: I'm looking for a wine that I think was called ranger park from the strathbogie region, I can't seem to find a reference to it anywhere

Jun 12, Port varieties to save us from high alcohol reds

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:42:39 GMT

Dry red from Souzao, Tinta cao, tinta roriz and Touriga, and just 13 alcohol. One of the most boring things in Aussie red wines is the level of alcohol, regulalrly above 14. the standard excuse is that high temperatures in Australia mean more sugar, hence more alcohol. This may be true of Shiraz but you an make good red wine in hot areas with less alcohol. Paradoxically you do this with can do this with Port varieties. Stanton and Killeen from ruthrglen,not a cool region, have released a wine made fromport varieites at just 13. See this article by Jeni Port. Any other wineries doing this? Let me know via this page

Jun 9, St MaCaire Wine

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:06:23 GMT

Today I opened a 1982 LoxtonMedia Estate Saint Macaire wine, fully expecting to have to pour it down the sink but I was pleasantly surprised when I

Jun 6, Petit manseng and its big brother

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:34:51 GMT

There are a few wineries in Australia using Petit manseng, but no-one using Gros Manseng, as far as I know. Both are used here in the Southwest of

May 28, Black Wines of Cahors

Thu, 28 May 2009 05:30:45 GMT

The Cahors region in South West France is justly famous for its Black Wines, made from Malbec. The name predates which destroyed the industry in

May 21, Can I Recreate myself?

Thu, 21 May 2009 17:10:40 GMT

John, a reader in a forum that I frequent asked this question: I have been seriously considering recreating myself - sorry was listening to Dr. Phil

May 19, The food and wine of Gascony

Tue, 19 May 2009 15:29:17 GMT

The region of Gascony in France is not clearly defined. It can be described as a Triangular region bounded on the west by the Atlantic ocean, to the

May 15, Not Just Tomatoes in Cotes Du Marmandais.

Fri, 15 May 2009 15:51:25 GMT

Marmande is justly famous for its tomatoes. Rouge de Marmande is known around the world as a first class variety. It even tastes like a tomato. You

May 3, Wines for Lunch on a Sunny Afternoon

Sun, 03 May 2009 20:57:19 GMT

A Cremant de Limoux and a rose from Cote de Brulhois on a warm afternoon. At our chateau in SW France (we don't own it, we have just borrowed it for

Apr 30, A Perfect Gamay

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:45:05 GMT

Brouilly is the largest of the Beaujolais Crus, making lots of lovely light red wine from the Gamay grape. It's not as popular as it should be but

Apr 16, Vinodiversity in South West France

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:09:09 GMT

South West France is a food and wine lovers paradise

Apr 16, It's not Albarino!

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:02:24 GMT

The latest news is that many vineyards in Australia which were previously thought to be Albarino are really Savagnin. The propagation material of these vineyards is thought to have nbeen sourced from CSIRO who claim that they were given the vines from a nursery in Spain. Whatever someone has egg on their face over this. Even though the wines made from "Australian Albarino" are very good, a huge amount of money has been wasted promoting these wines. Where do we go from here? Well most growers will probably top graft the vines over to something else. Although Savagnin has now proved it can make good white wines in Australia it is a marketing nightmare. How can it compete with the tides of dreadful sav blanc coming over the Tasman with a name so similar? Looks to me everyone will be a loser in this fiasco except for the lawyers, or maybe there is an opportunity to acquire a bottle or two of "albarino" and it may become a collectors item, just like 1930 pennies.

Apr 16, Victorian Wine Regions Showcase

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:17:05 GMT

Victorian Wine Regions Showcase is held every month in Melbourne's Fed Square

Apr 14, Marketing wine on the web

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:14:09 GMT

Marketing wine on the web successfully after this course

Apr 8, Montepulciano

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:47:28 GMT

Montepulciano is an Italian red wine variety now used in Australia

Apr 1, Albarino

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:44:22 GMT

Albarino is an emerging white wine variety in Australia

Mar 29, Tempranillo a new red wine variety for Australia

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:14:50 GMT

Tempranillo is a Spanish red wine variety making an impact in Australia

Mar 26, Vinodiversity News March 2009

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:38:59 GMT

Vinodiversity News March 2009, Recipes, Cab franc, savagnin, albarino

Mar 24, Savagnin

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:57:14 GMT

Savagnin suspected as true identity of some vines thought to Albarino in Australia

Mar 24, Is it really albarino?

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:01:35 GMT

Jeni Port, Wine writer for The Age reports on the emerging doubts about the true identity of the variety called Albarino in Australia. It is suspected that some vineyards planted with ""albarino" here over the past few years may in fact be Savagnin. The story unfolds...

Mar 23, Wine country maps

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:42:41 GMT

Wine country maps are informative and decorative they make great wine gifts

Mar 23, Wine Map of California

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:15:32 GMT

Wine Map of California is an essential guide to important wine producing regions

Mar 20, Quick wine search

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:58:31 GMT

Quick wine search helps you find details and tasting notes of wines, plus suppliers

Mar 18, Bendigo Winemakers Festival Sunday 12 April 2009

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:14:06 GMT

The Winegrowers of Bendigo and District hold their vintage festival on Easter Sunday each year in the magnificent Castlemaine Botanical Gardens. This

Mar 16, Oliver's Taranga Vineyards Vintage 2009

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:04:26 GMT

Report on Fiano, Sagrantino and Tempranillo for the 2009 vintage at Olivers Taranga Vineyards in McLaren Vale. The 2009 vintage has been one of

Mar 14, Macedon Ranges Wine Region

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:37:05 GMT

Macedon Ranges Wine Region north of Melbourne enjoys a cool climate for fine wines

Mar 11, Raw tomato pasta to pair with Italian varietals

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:31:49 GMT

This is a quick and easy recipe that is just the thing for using your ripe tomatoes. If you have some more time you can peel the tomatoes. The flavor matches well with basil, capers and black pepper and the dish just cries out for Barbera.

Mar 2, Victorian Wine Industry Bushfire Support

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:55:31 GMT

As part of the response to the Bushfires in Victoria the wine industry organisations have launched WineLinkup The portal describes itself as The

Feb 28, French Wine Maps

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:12:04 GMT

French wine maps display information in a colorful and attractive way

Feb 27, Gruner Veltliner in the Adelaide Hills

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:52:25 GMT

I thought you may be interested to know that here at Hahndorf Hill Winery we have imported three clones of Gruner Veltliner. Our first (small)

Feb 23, Tallis Wines in the Goulburn Valley

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:49:41 GMT

Heat effects ripening grapes at Tallis Vineyard in the Goulburn Valley. When we inspected the grapes in our smoke filled vineyard early in February

Feb 23, 1988 Hill of Grace for $59.00

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:14:44 GMT

Well it was this morning (23 Feb) You can get some interesting cult wines at this eBay Store, and I will tell you why I think it is safe to buy. Check it out! and put in a bid. You could get lucky!

Feb 21, Barossa Vintage Festival 2009

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:53:07 GMT

Time to start planning for your visit to the Barossa for the Annual festival. It runs from 10 until the 19 April. That's for ten days starting Easter

Feb 20, Discovering Sylvaner, in Tassie

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:57:49 GMT

On a recent trip to the Huon Valley in Tasmania, my husband and I visited the Home Hill winery and tasted some of their very fine wines. Halliday

Feb 20, Future Cult Wines?

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:51:25 GMT

I have been selling wines in Sydney for almost 10 years now and have come across all sorts. In the 10 years I have made many good mates in the

Feb 19, Vinodiversity News February 2009

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:30:56 GMT

Vinodiversity news, Bushfire appeal, Vintage 2009, Thai fish cakes

Feb 17, Lazy Ballerina

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:07:43 GMT

Lazy Ballerina viticulturalist and winemaker, James Hook, reports from McLaren Vale. Lazy Ballerina production focuses on Shiraz, both on its own,

Feb 17, Ridgemill Estate's Tempranillo

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:38:34 GMT

It's first past the post for Ridgemill Estate's Tempranillo in the Queensland wine capital's 2009 vintage. Tempranillo is one of the varieties on the

Feb 15, Anything But Chardonnay T Shirt

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:33:12 GMT

Anything but chardonnay T Shirt is a wine related funny tee shirt

Feb 10, Learn About Wine

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:41:34 GMT

Some resources for learning about wine, especially new varietals from Australia

Feb 10, Verdelho In Australia

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:25:36 GMT

Hi there -I wonder if you could help me? I am a bit of a wine nut, love wine different varieties and so I am very impressed with your web site. I am

Feb 10, Ask Vinodiversity

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:09:48 GMT

Ask Vinodiversity about varietal wines

Feb 6, Cult wines of Australia

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:22:40 GMT

Cult wines of Australia are rare but you can find them