New-wave Australian wine is basking in growing attention and appreciation not just from local Rootstock fans but also from wine lovers in the US and UK. The country’s reputation as a producer of technically correct, spotless, if somewhat characterless wines made primarily to please the mass market is finally in jeopardy. And...
South Australia – finding clarity in cloudiness
Thursday 27 June 2019
Tam, ever-busy behind the scenes, has finally found time to file another report on her first trip to Australia, this time on natural-wine champions in South Australia who are also championing sustainability. See also Bracing Tasmania, Playing it cool in Victoria and The great doing good.
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