Need help with Aussie wine!!

[tomstevenson]

Anyone who knows Lindemand and Rosemount would surely know about Jacob's Creek - it's a marketing phenomenon, not a vinous experience. Why not take something from Western Australia? You probably won't be able to afford anything good from the Margaret River, but you should be able to buy something interesting from the Mount Barker area (Plantagenet and Goundry are available at this price in the US, possibly others too).