A night of Aussies in SF last week.....winner takes all

[newsguy]

agree that kaesler makes very nice wines at all price points. my favorites, especially considering cost, are "the bogan" and "old vines."

surprised no one's talked up torbreck yet on this thread. david powell makes great juice at all price points as well, but at much smaller production levels than kaesler. (and he seems to be a really nice guy, too.) my favorite, value included, probably is "the struie". his flagship "run rig" bottling can match up with an aussie wine out there, bar none.

and FYI: california dominates my wine purchases, but australia is the clear no. 2.

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