Australia
The market for Australian wine has experienced dramatic ups and downs since the first meaningful exports arrived on our shores some 35 years ago. From dominating the entry price range of every supermarket and off-licence in the country, adversely fluctuating exchange rates have forced prices up making it more difficult for the bulk producers to provide the variety of discounted offerings. Sales growth has now been entrusted to the vast majority of small, quality-driven producers to show that paying a little more delivers a more pleasurable drop. Highlighting the regionality and points of difference between the main production areas in such a vast country helps to explain this change of focus.
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Brookford Merlot/Petit Verdot, South Eastern Australia 2010
Product Code: AR92610
Deep vibrant in colour. Intense ripe fruit mixes with mocha oak on the nose. Full in length and velvety in the mouth, full of black cherry and raspberry fruit integrated with lingering oak. More »
South Eastern Australia
Australia
Merlot
Red - Medium-bodied
Still Red Wine
12.5%
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Cranswick Estate Merlot, South Eastern Australia 2008
Product Code: AR91708
Dark, intensely coloured wine, with rich plum and cherry aromas. Deep and savoury with smooth tannins and a silky oak finish. More »
South Eastern Australia
Australia
Merlot
Red - Medium-bodied
Still Red Wine
13.5%
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Cranswick Lakefield Colombard/Chardonnay, South Eastern Australia 2007
Product Code: AW91807
A fresh dry wine with lots of mouth-watering fruit flavours. More »
South Eastern Australia
Australia
Chardonnay
White - Dry & crisp
Still White Wine
13.0%
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Rowland's Brook Pinot Grigio, South Eastern Australia 2012
Product Code: AW082
Fresh, dry and crisp dry white with good lemony fruit and easy, accessible style. More »
South Eastern Australia
Australia
Pinot Grigio/Gris
White - Dry & crisp
Still White Wine
12.5%
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Tiger prawn and rice salad
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Lyrebird Shiraz/Cabernet, Victoria 2011
Product Code: AR00111
From the family-run Wingara Winery in Mildura comes this ripe and fruity red that overflows with berries, plums and a dollop of vanilla oak. Well-balanced, soft and juicy, and a wine that boxes above it's weight. More »
Victoria
Australia
Shiraz/Cab Blend
Red - Medium-bodied
Still Red Wine
13.0%
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Barbecued spare ribs with honey and soy
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Lyrebird Colombard/Chardonnay Victoria 2009
Product Code: AW00109
Family run Wingara Winery in Mildura delivers this deliciously tropical fruity wine, boasting hints of melon and a subtle oak character. There is a good weight of fruit on the palate that is refreshing with a dry finish. More »
Victoria
Australia
Colombard
White - Dry & crisp
Still White Wine
11.5%
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Caesar salad with chicken
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Sunnycliff Sauvignon Blanc, Victoria 2009
Product Code: AW01609
Thanks to water from the Murray River, the grapes at Sunnycliff ripen majestically in the heat at Mildura. This is an easy drinking, full-flavoured style where the sunshine does all the talking. More »
Victoria
Australia
Sauvignon Blanc
White - Dry & crisp
Still White Wine
11.0%
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Goujons of fish with tartare sauce
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Sunnycliff Shiraz, Victoria 2010
Product Code: AR02810
This chunky red with sweet, brambly fruit and chocolaty flavours is crying out for a barbecue. You can almost smell the sunshine in this deliciously Australian wine, the very essence of sweet, ripe fruit. More »
Victoria
Australia
Syrah/Shiraz
Red - Full & round
Still Red Wine
13.5%
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Armenian lamb with tomato, garlic and cumin
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Sunnycliff Cabernet Sauvignon, Victoria 2008
Product Code: AR05108
This is a combination of fruit from Mildura and Coonawarra, the latter a prime area in Australia for Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet can be hard as nails, but this beauty is a soft, supple and fruity ripper of a red, ripe and ready. More »
Victoria
Australia
Cabernet Sauvignon
Red - Medium-bodied
Still Red Wine
13.5%
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Lamb in macadamia crust with mango jus
