| Australia is the fourth largest wine producing | | | | a place as an old world classic wine. Found |
| country in the world and boasts of great quality | | | | generally in medium to cool regions, the wine is |
| wines from major producers like Foster Group, | | | | powerfully flavored and blackcurranty. In regions |
| Constellation wines and so on. The red grapes of | | | | Margaret River and Coonawarra, it is at its minty |
| Australia are their greatest asset and the most | | | | best. Victoria's Yarra Valley is also home to some |
| cherished wine is Shiraz. With the abundance of | | | | good wine producers with a pure fruited elegance. |
| sunshine in Australia, the grapes ripen perfectly to | | | | South Australia's McLaren Vale and Mudgee of |
| give that special taste to the Australian wine. It is | | | | New South Wales are popular for their berry |
| believed, the warmer the wine region, the better | | | | characters with a tinge of chocolate. These wines, |
| the red wine. But, the cooler areas are also well | | | | if stored in the cellar for one or two years can |
| suited for the lighter and delicate red wine. There | | | | get immensely rich and well matured. |
| are several mild climate regions that are home to | | | | Grenache: This red grape variety of Rhone is as |
| Australian specialty of sparkling red wine popularly | | | | popular as Shiraz for juicy rose and the fiery |
| known as "Shiraz". | | | | fortified wines. With some old vines as old as first |
| Shiraz: Shiraz produced from the same grapes as | | | | planted 150 year ago, the growers have come to |
| Syrah in France's Rhone Valley were imported in | | | | realize its potential, as the most delicious cherry |
| Australia in 1832. It prospered in the Australian | | | | and raspberry filled wines. They are famous for |
| turf and became a great source of high quality | | | | the sweet ripeness and with a high alcohol level |
| wines. The versatility it displays to transform | | | | and low tannin would warm you to the toes. |
| depended on the region and its growth is | | | | Pinot Noir: Pinot Noir wine is known to throw a |
| something special. There are several elegant | | | | challenge to growers in any part of the world and |
| styles that have emerged because of the climate, | | | | have been highly successful in the coolest regions |
| like the elegant peppery cool climate style in | | | | like Adelaide Hills, Tasmania, Yarra Valley and the |
| Heathcote, Victoria to cull out intense flavors with | | | | Great Southern Australia. The best wines are |
| a spicy style of Coonawarra and Margaret River, | | | | known to be the ones produced from vines that |
| the powerful minty one from Clare Valley, sweet | | | | have not been heavily harvested and from those |
| and chocolaty one of McLaren Vale and muscular | | | | given a gentle maturation in oak barrels. |
| ripe fruited of Barossa. There is no other variety, | | | | Pink or Rose Wines: These rose style wines are |
| which can match the mulberry, spicy, slightly wild | | | | popular, as they are best consumed, when chilled |
| flavor of Australia's Shiraz wine. | | | | on a warm Aussie day. These wines are made |
| Barbera: Barbera and Sangiovese are the most | | | | red grapes which are pressed and some juice is |
| welcoming choice of Australia's Italian variety. | | | | left in contact with the skins for some time to |
| Barbera is best suited for the country and its | | | | give it a pink blush. They taste best, when fresh |
| desirable fruitiness and can give a great taste, | | | | and vibrant. |
| when grown in areas with hot climate. | | | | There are several red wine varieties like |
| Cabernet Franc: It is a bit lighter in style than | | | | Mourvedre, Merlot, Sangiovese, Tempranillo and |
| Shiraz but with a cherry and wild strawberry | | | | Zinfandel that have a cult following of their own. |
| fruitiness and makes for a great drink for the | | | | The wine scene changes constantly and you will |
| warmer weather. | | | | find several varieties emerging and produced by |
| Cabernet Sauvignon: It is considered the best | | | | Australian wineries. |
| wine from the noblest red grapes and has found | | | | |