Wine news October 4, 2017

The Drinks Business on the top women winemakers in Australia. "The chief winemaker of Chapel Hill in the McLaren Vale for 19 vintages, Dunsford was the first woman to be accepted into Roseworthy Agricultural College, back in 1972 as a spunky 22-year-old, where she studied alongside 180 men."

Jon Bonné in Punch explores Fiano. "If fiano doesn’t rely on aromatic flourishes, like chenin blanc, what it has is a remarkable savory character and a density of both flavor and texture."

The New York Daily News picks wines for the fall. "I had one sip of Austin Hope 2014 Syrah and thought I had died and gone to heaven. Seriously, if God has a wine bar this vino is most definitely on the list."