Australia

**Australia** is a major New World wine power, known for warm, generous, fruit-driven wines and a pioneering, technically confident approach to winemaking. It spans everything from vast, value-focused production to small estates crafting some of the Southern Hemisphere's most celebrated bottles. **Signature wines** — rich, spicy Shiraz above all, alongside Cabernet Sauvignon, buttery-to-refined Chardonnay, and increasingly Grenache blends and cool-climate Riesling. **Key regions** — the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale for Shiraz, Coonawarra for Cabernet, the Hunter Valley, Margaret River in the west, the Yarra Valley, Clare and Eden Valleys for Riesling, and Tasmania for sparkling and cool-climate wines. **Good to know** — Australia uses a Geographical Indication system to define its wine zones, though labelling revolves more around grape variety than strict regional rules. Some of its oldest vineyards, particularly in the Barossa, survived the phylloxera louse that devastated Europe, giving the country access to genuinely ancient, ungrafted vines.

Wines

• 'Grazier's' Pinot Noir — Barringwood
• 'Selection de Vignerons' Chardonnay — Rochford Wines
• 1946 Vines Rosehill — Tyrrell's
• 1946 Vines Rosehill — Mount Pleasant
• 30 Years of Bubbles Limited Release — Peterson House
• A'Lambra Barossa Valley Shiraz — Heirloom Vineyards
• Aberfeldy Shiraz — Tim Adams Wines
• Accent Viognier — Gatt Wines
• Alcazar Castle Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir — Heirloom Vineyards
• Alchemy — Canobolas-Smith
• Allegra Chardonnay — Lethbridge Wines
• Amphitheatre Pinot Noir Zweigelt — Mt Bera Vineyards
• Ancestor Vine Grenache 1850 — Cirillo Estate
• Ancestor Vine Rosato 1850 — Cirillo Estate
• Annabelle's Rosé — Jim Barry Wines
• Arneis Adelaide Hills — New Era Vineyards
• Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon — Leeuwin Estate
• Assen's Fortalice Adelaide Hills Chardonnay — Heirloom Vineyards
• Ballycroft — Ballycroft Vineyard & Cellars
• Barossa Bush Vine Grenache — Yalumba