shiraz

  1. Syrah or Shiraz? A Tell-All About the Popular Grape

    Syrah or Shiraz? A Tell-All About the Popular Grape

    As the fourth most planted red grape in the world and the third most planted red grape variety in France, Syrah or Shiraz (depending on location, style, and type) possesses vibrant dark skin with an excellent full-bodied roughness. While its origins remain open to interpretation, several different theories exist.

  2. Cool Intentions: The Yarra Valley with Tim Shand of Punt Road

    Cool Intentions: The Yarra Valley with Tim Shand of Punt Road

    Kicked out from his arts degree program, Tim Shand found inspiration in the glass and pivoted to heralding winemaking duties at Punt Road in historic Yarra Valley, Victoria.
  3. Felipe Tosso Winemaker at Ventisquero in Chile

    Felipe Tosso Winemaker at Ventisquero in Chile

    "In a certain way I chose him as a consultant winemaker, and he chose us, saying, “Okay, I’ll work with you guys. You have something I would like to work with. I think it is something exciting.” Felipe Tosso on working with famed Penfolds winemaker John Duval
  4. Mexico and Australia: A Wine Exchange in the 21st Century

    Mexico and Australia: A Wine Exchange in the 21st Century

    The tastes of non-traditional markets continue to be undefined —“how do new wine drinkers around the world like their wine?” is a question all wine producing regions should be asking. There is tremendous opportunity for wine regions to improve and cater wines to these emerging wine markets.
  5. A Visit To The McLaren Vale

    A Visit To The McLaren Vale

    Our mini-profile of the McLaren Vale, South Australia
  6. World of Wine: Seppeltsfield's 100-Year-Old Gravity Flow Winery

    World of Wine: Seppeltsfield's 100-Year-Old Gravity Flow Winery

    We begin in the Barossa Valley with Seppeltsfield Winery. This is a winery with over 100 years of history and a producer of some great table wines and most definitely of fortified wines!
  7. Steve Pannell, S.C. Pannell

    Steve Pannell, S.C. Pannell

    "I left Hardy's and I was looking at 280 million bottles of red wine per annum. I left because I was starting to lose my passion for wine."
  8. Australian Winemakers: Paul Smith, Wirra Wirra

    Australian Winemakers: Paul Smith, Wirra Wirra

    Wirra Wirra, where the philosophy is "never give misery an even break nor bad wine a second sip."
  9. Barossa Valley Winemakers: Ben Glaetzer

    Barossa Valley Winemakers: Ben Glaetzer

    Interview with winemaker Ben Glaetzer at his estate in the Barossa Valley, South Australia .
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