Australian wine information

Australian red wine is 
all about flavour and 
balance.  It is wine that’s
friendly and upfront, full
of generosity and
warmth, tempered with
elegance


i like this =].


http://www.wineaustralia.com/australia/portals/2/library/Red-wine.pdf    Quoted from.

In the early days of Australian wine’s renaissance in the United Kingdom, the phrase “sunshine in a bottle” was coined to describe how we managed to pack so much flavour into our wines. Certainly sunshine has a lot to do with the ripeness and the personality of Australian wine. It is undeniable that basking in sunny summers and autumns is much more likely to tease the textures and flavours out of grapes. But the true personality of Australian reds really stems from our 200 year old history of winemaking. Firstly, our choice of grapes was simple. Our pioneers  travelled light and their varietal selection was dictated by availability - Shiraz and Grenache were the two key red grapes introduced into Australia. Secondly, the tyranny of  distance meant that fortified winemaking became Australia’s stock in trade. 

Australia today is the biggest disturbers of wine, even more than the French.  

its funny, the French prided themselves on there wines but back when Australia wasn't know for its wines, they were winning competitions held by the French... and when the French found out it wasn't by French men, they disqualified them.  tells you something doesn't it.