In the photograph above right is the nonconformist Gill Gordon Smith, ex Qantas flight attendant, and now wine merchant and winemaker of Fall From Grace wines...
Italian grape varieties in Australia – part 4
Thursday 26 February 2015
The final part of Walter's Italian Aussies is a selection of just some of the wines he tasted on his trip. The tasting notes below are divided into regions and then grouped by grape variety. Where there are several wines within one varietal group, they are listed in alphabetical order by producer (sur)name. See also part 1, part 2 and part 3 of Walter's report on the progress of Italian varieties in Australia.
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