By Andrew Spence / April 07, 2017 A DOZEN of the world’s top sommeliers are touring Australia’s premium wine regions this weekend to increase their local knowledge and discover new wines for their celebrated lists. The sommeliers attended The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards in Melbourne on Wednesday before heading to the South Australian capital … Continue reading World’s best sommeliers tune their senses in leading Australian wine regions
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Leading Aussie winemaker becomes global ambassador
By Caleb Radford / 28th of March, 2017 THE man behind Australia’s most famous wine has been given the task of promoting premium wines from his home state to the world. Penfolds' chief winemaker Peter Gago has today been appointed South Australia’s inaugural Great Wine Capitals Global Ambassador a year after South Australia joined … Continue reading Leading Aussie winemaker becomes global ambassador
Langhorne Creek Cabernet wins leading Australasian wine award by Andrew Spence
A CABERNET Sauvignon from Langhorne Creek in South Australia has topped a field of 10,000 wines from Australia and New Zealand to be named Winestate Wine of the Year 2016. The award, presented to Lake Breeze Wines for its Arthur's Reserve Langhorne Creek Cabernet Petit Verdot Malbec 2012 yesterday in Adelaide, is the second time the South … Continue reading Langhorne Creek Cabernet wins leading Australasian wine award by Andrew Spence
Tiny city vineyard produces first wine from a botanic garden By Andrew Spence
WINES made from grapes harvested in a tiny vineyard within a city botanic garden will be launched in South Australia in September. Produced with the support of Jacob’s Creek winemakers, the limited edition wines are believed to be the world’s first wine produced solely from grapes grown within a botanic garden. The 1200 bottles of … Continue reading Tiny city vineyard produces first wine from a botanic garden By Andrew Spence
A stand-out 2016 vintage in South Australia is Predicted by Andrew Spence
The rare combination of high quality grapes and above average yields in several of Australia’s premier wine regions have growers and winemakers confident the 2016 vintage will be one to remember. The vintage is in full swing in South Australia’s premier wine regions including the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Riverland, Adelaide Hills, Eden Valley … Continue reading A stand-out 2016 vintage in South Australia is Predicted by Andrew Spence