Tag: Clare Valley

Crikey, I have two Cabernet Sauvignon wines from Australia to review for you today.  These wines come from two different regions of Australia.  Clare Valley is the cooler region above the Barossa Valley in south-central Australia, and Margaret River on the west coast of Australia.  Are there any differences or similarities between these two wine regions and the red wines…

What do you know about the current (2017) statistics about Australian wine?  Did you know that the total vineyard area in Australia is 135,133 ha, of which Shiraz accounts for 39,893 ha (30%) and Chardonnay (the largest white variety) cover 21,442 ha (16%)? There are estimated to be 2468 wineries and 6251 grape growers in Australia. Compare that to Canada…