| Like Australian people, the array of Australian | | | | Australian wines show the contents and origin |
| wines is quite fascinating. All wines, sparkling or | | | | clearly on their labels (often front and back), and |
| otherwise, red, rose or white are unique to the | | | | the varieties used and the basic character of the |
| region where it is made, and the winemaker who | | | | wine. Many will also suggest the best foods to |
| crafts the wine. Australian wine has come a long | | | | complement the wine, or the other way around! |
| way from when the first wine was available for | | | | Red wines have their deep colour due to the |
| sale domestically in 1820. A wide variety of wines, | | | | process in which the grapes are crushed along |
| sparkling reds and whites, dry and blends are | | | | with their skins and seeds, allowing the |
| produced here. | | | | pigmentation to enter to the juice, whereas white |
| The country's winemakers also have many | | | | wines are made with the skins separated |
| awards and gold medals to their credit. In the | | | | immediately after crushing. Australia produces |
| 1873 Vienna Exhibition the French judges, tasting | | | | superior red wine and this is attributed to the |
| blind, praised some wines from Victoria, in | | | | grape variety used. |
| Australia, but withdrew in protest when the origin | | | | A popular grape variety is Shiraz, which apart |
| of the wine was revealed, on the grounds that | | | | from giving consistent full-bodied wines with |
| wines of that quality must clearly be French. | | | | fascinating deep crimson colour, is famous for its |
| Australian wines continued to win high honors in | | | | rich ripe plum and pepper flavours. Other famous |
| French competitions and still continue to dominate | | | | red wines are Cabernet Sauvignon, the classic red |
| the wine-world in a big way. | | | | variety of Bordeaux. Cabernet Sauvignon wines |
| Australian wine is a new-world wine -producing | | | | can be medium to full bodied, and are always well |
| nation, whereas the European countries are | | | | structured and elegant with pungent typically leafy |
| considered the 'Old world' wine producing nations. | | | | like flavours. Other red wines are Merlot that is a |
| Australia produces a wide array of wines, and is | | | | softer with a 'rose petal' like flavor, Grearche , |
| the fourth largest producer of wines in the world. | | | | which is highly perfumed and soft, and Pinot Noir |
| Learning about Australian wine is easy and not | | | | which is one of Australia's greatest sparkling |
| complex as is the case with European wine. All | | | | wines. |