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Australia
‘When the Climate Doesn’t Cooperate, Winemakers Innovate’
For Liquor.com, Kathleen Wilcox examines how producers are combating soaring temperatures (and ABVs) to create fresh flavors. She highlights the climate-appropriate plantings taking place at SC Pannell in McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills. To achieve a fresher profile in a warming climate, Wilcox writes that Pannell uses “less of an emphasis on oak aging, […]
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‘Seductive and memorable’ Shiraz from Sami-Odi
James Suckling recently compiled a list of his top Australian wines in his 2022 Annual Report, highlighting Sami-Odi’s Shirazes as some of the “most exciting wines we tasted, with their fresh and structured palates and hemmed-in alcohol.” Suckling continues, “The texture and clarity of Sami-Odi shiraz, vintage-dated and blended, are seductive and memorable. You really […]
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Legends of Oz: A Wondrous Tasting of Aussie Wines
Join us for a walk-through tasting of Australia’s legendary wines, from the timeless classics to the funky fresh. Along the yellow brick road, you’ll find vinous delights from Vine Street Imports, Little Peacock Imports, Hudson Wine Brokers, and Old Bridge Cellars. Weds 9/14 11a – 3p at Terroir (24 Harrison St., New York, NY) Mon […]
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Fifteen years later, Stephen Pannell is still “all smiles and bonhomie”
This Decanter article by Huon Hooke was written back in 2007, but it all holds true today. Hooke describes Stephen Pannell as a “happy-go-lucky chap” who is most satisfied when he can get his hands dirty. “The SC Pannell brand has no growth strategy, no grand plan to Pannellise the world. ‘I’ve got no illusions […]
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‘Astro Bunny’ Named Wine of the Week by Jancis Robinson
Tim Wildman, the charismatic British Master-of-Wine-turned-winemaker, was recently featured on Jancis Robinson’s Wine of the Week column for his ‘Astro Bunny’ pét-nat. Max Allen, the publication’s Australian columnist, writes, “The wine is bursting with really enticing, peachy aromas – evoking a well-made Bellini – and, despite being bone dry, is irresistibly grape-pulpy on the tongue, […]
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RedHeads Receives Organic Certification and Advances to a Greener Future
The aim at RedHeads has always been grape liberation. They hunt down premium parcels of fruit that were destined to be blended into some big name, nondescript wine and give it the attention it deserves in the winery. Moving forward, RedHeads will be more selective about its vineyard partners. “As the business re-assesses its fruit […]
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Six Australian Wine Styles That Are Driving Sales
Christy Frank is no stranger to Australian wines and in fact is one of the country’s heartfelt ambassadors. Christy is deep into the Master of Wine Program, has spotlighted helping Wine Australia over the years, writes for a number of publications and owns a boutique wine shop in the Hudson Valley. Recently Christy broke down […]
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Australian Shiraz: The Chameleon Grape With a French Pedigree
Christina Pickard of Wine Enthusiast spent a number of years living in Australia and her time there coupled with intense tastings of wines around the world have framed her view that Australian Shiraz/Syrah is more than what is expected of the grape. Read here about the grape, which is the foundation of Australian wine around […]
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Young Gun of Wine: Best Nero d’Avola in Australia
Australia is about far more than Shiraz, Cabernet and Chardonnay. In fact French cultivars might not even be the best varieties to be planted throughout this wonderful continent. The arid, Mediterranean climate throughout much of South Australia provides the ideal conditions for Iberian and southern Italian grapes. Ashley Ratcliff of Ricca Terra recognized that years […]
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