Report from - Victorian Regional Identity – July 18, 2012
18 Sep 2012- Details
- Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
The title of this article refers to Victoria, Australia – not the life and times in the Victorian age … just in case you were wondering.
Australia has seen a fall off of sales lately, it’s tough to fall from the top dog position, but even tougher to make your way back to the top. So these days, instead of making what one Australia referred to as “Wanker Wines” (high alcohol fruit bombs) a style they have been known for all these years, Australia is now starting to think about showing regional diversity in the glass – starting with Victoria.
Interesting things to note about Victoria …
Victoria is diverse and densely populated (winery wise); there are more wineries and regions in this state than in South Australia.
Other than Tasmania, Victoria is the smallest state, but has the greatest diversity of site climates and wine styles in Australia. 23 of 64 geographic indicators are cooler than Bordeaux.
Phylloxera is almost non-existent in many areas of Australia, and they have some of the oldest plantings of Shiraz, Mourvedre and Grenache, many still un-grafted; and some date back to the 1840’s.
The Wines …
(to find out which wines ranked where click here - and to to see the pics)
