Best Australian Wines

[Skeeter]

Now you're in my neck of the woods. Well, arm, really. I'm a few thousands kilometers east of the Lucky Country. But the Grange is Australias most sought-after red. Of course, for the price of a bottle you could get a case of something less renowned but excellently drinkable.

My recommendations include Yalumba's Patchwork Shiraz and Wild Ferment Chardonnay, anything with the name Peter Lehmann on the label and the staggering Wolf Blass Grey Labels.

Straying into the harder to find stuff, I was wowed by Kaeslers' " Stonehorse" GSM recently. Massive, power-packed red that smelt like blackberries, coffe and cloves. Dorrien and Stonyfell wines are excellemt as well... only available through wine clubs in New Zealand, so I'm not sure how easy they are to come by.

In the sweet wines, your classic Ozzie sticky is De Bortoli Noble One. It's a botrytis semillon, and it's invariably delightful.

However, for a distinctly Aussie style, seek ye out a Rutherglen Liquer Tokay or Muscat. Theses babies are aged in tin sheds during the height of an Australian Summer, resulting in some of the most lucious, stupidly drinkable fortified wines on the planet. Morris Liquer Tokay is a good starting point, and the Old Premium from the same winery is considered to be among the best made. I'll tell you when I can afford a bottle. Or two. Other good labels are Cambells, Chambers and De Bortli again. (Their 10-year-old Show Reserve Muscat tin displays around ten gold medal stickers. From a single years worth of shows.) [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]



[This message has been edited by Skeeter (edited 06-15-2009).]