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Ochota Barrels Fugazi Vineyard Grenache 2011
Right off the bat, you’d never place this as typical Australian Grenache. It is peppery, gamey, floral, and incredibly fragrant. The nose is enchanting and, like all great Grenache, brings so much game...
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Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2009
Leeuwin Estate makes one of the esteemed Chards from Australia. Most drinkers do not associate Australia with the great Burgundy grape, but the country is making some of the best new world examples out...
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Best’s Great Western Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Best’s is one of the oldest (and still classically styled) producers in Australia’s Great Western (a region that is now called Grampians, located in Western Victoria, near Melbourne). Founded in 1866,...
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Heemskerk Coal River Valley Chardonnay 2011
More Tasmanian wine has started to trickle into North America. The state is Australia’s coolest and thus produces taut, bright wines completely unlike the rest of Australia. The long growing seasons...
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Two Exceptional Marsannes: Yves Cuilleron Les Vignes d’a Cote 2012 and...
It is rare to find bottlings of 100% Marsanne. The grape does not grow well in most places and, for some, its lower acidity and focus on texture over fruit takes getting used to. But good Marsanne can...
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Pewsey Vale The Contours “Museum Reserve” Riesling 2006
Aged Australian Riesling can be amongst the best white wines in the world. Few have tasted them, mainly because almost no one cellars Aussie Riesling in North America. Luckily top producer Pewsey Vale...
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Torbreck “The Steading Blanc” Roussanne Marsanne Viognier 2009
White Rhone varieties have the potential for truly outstanding wine. This potential is not restricted to the Rhone valley. Sadly these grapes remain unfairly maligned. Torbreck is a producer from the...
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Ochota Barrels The Green Room Grenache Syrah 2014
Australian wine – the theme of this year’s Vancouver International Wine Festival – has for many years been rediscovering its massive regional and soil diversity with numerous producers focusing on...
View ArticleSeppelt DP90 Rare Tawny
Seppelt is one of Australia’s oldest wineries, founded in 1851. What some may not know is that in its early days Seppelt focused on fortified wines, which was the predominant wine industry in Australia...
View ArticleMac Forbes Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2013
Only deep experience allows a winemaker to pick by taste alone. Mac Forbes is, like Maggie Harrison of Oregon’s Antica Terra, of this ilk. The point, says Forbes, is not to make perfectly ripe fruit...
View ArticleJamsheed Harem La Syrah 2013
The positive side-effect of Australia’s crash in wine sales was the huge drop in fruit prices that has allowed smaller producers to make great wines at very reasonable prices. This wonderful Syrah from...
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