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Tag Archives: Australian wine
Rock on! Exciting developments in mapping the ‘Geology of the McLaren Vale Wine Region’
South Australia gets another first! I’ve blogged about us having the first ever white (and bronze) cabernet sauvignon grapes (Cleggett Wines, Langhorne Creek) and the oldest surviving shiraz vines (Langmeil Wines, Barossa). Now I find that we are also breaking … Continue reading
Revisiting the Indian wine market
In September 2010 I wrote about key features of the Indian wine market – bite-sized overview, looking at trade, production, consumption, marketing and opportunities for Australian wine producers. Such a complex market with huge potential deserves to be revisited, particularly … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian wine, australian wine producers, Indian wine, Indian wine market, wine exports
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Making good pinot is like reaching for the stars!
This interview is one that I will remember forever – talking to Australia’s 2011 Nobel physics prize winner about his passion for making pinot noir. Professor Brian Schmidt is not only highly accomplished and respected in his field of astronomy … Continue reading
Posted in New World wine, Pinot noir, Wine news, Wine2030
Tagged Australian wine, Brian Schmidt, Maipenrai, pinot noir, Wine, Wine2030, winemaking
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Pertaringa unveils its McLaren Vale tannat and aglianico
Some less common (in South Australia) varietals came to my attention recently so I had to get hold of some and see what it was like. Thanks to wineries like Pertaringa our taste buds will never be doomed to monotony! … Continue reading
Coriole releases at the zoo!
On 4 August 2011 I was delighted to be invited along to the release of several new Coriole wines, a winery renowned (in my experience at least) for its interesting varietals – I am a fan of their fiano and … Continue reading
Adelaide’s Wine2030 reaches out to the Gold Coast
Wearing my Wine2030 hat I flew to Brisbane to visit wine educator and friend, Steve Knight, and to talk about the University of Adelaide’s Wine2030 network to his students at Bond University on the Gold Coast – a beautiful venue … Continue reading
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