Take a close look at a map of Australia and you notice right away it’s about the same size of the United States. It’s also the only continent to be occupied by one country.
The 30 to 50 degree latitude location makes it potentially a sweet-spot growing area. You might call it the southern hemisphere version of the fine wine regions of Europe and the U.S. The cooler valleys of the southern coastal regions do best. Look for appellations like the Clare Valley, Barossa Valley and McLaren Valley in and around Adelaide.
Near Sydney, the best come from the Hunter Valley, Yarra Valley and Coonawara. The southernmost island of Tasmania is surprising wine lovers, especially with their Pinot Noir.
The varietal that Australia is known for is Shiraz. Its’ really the Syrah grape, but Aussies like to be different, so there it’s Shiraz. The best comes out of the Barossa and Mclaren Valleys. Seductive aromas and fine texture signal excellence in Shiraz. Try high-end, high quality D’arenberg or Penfolds.
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Saturday, January 19, 2008
Need an Expert on Shiraz/Syrah
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If we use your correspondent masterpiece on our LA/San Diego TV show, or website/podcast/blog, we'll pay you in wine-shwag or US currency. We're interested in audio reports, video clips, text articles, digital photos etc.
You don't necessarily have to kiss the "barrel backside" of a winemaker in your report---We're looking for photojournalistic style/reportage about the good, the bad, and the undrinkable, in order to tip off others who may belly-up to the same tasting room bar that you've visited.
We don't pay just for simple opinions or comments shared on this site---(it's kinda like that all over the world).
(c) 2008 The Applewine Network.
Anything on this blog, TasteOfWineTV.com website, TV shows, or Videoposts can't be used unless we tell you it's cool to do so. Doing otherwise begats really bad joo-joo, and it makes our legal staff salivate.
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