Wine on the Radio - December 10, 2004          Listen

Australia Wine Values

If you like to buy wine, then you know that wines from Australia offer great selection and value at the wine shop.  The Aussies epitomize the “New World” style of wine, wine meant to please you today with bold, fruity taste and easy drinkability. 

The reason is simple:  Australia is really a country sized version of California’s vineyards with typically diverse exposures, soils and weather influence and it has consistent growing conditions every year.   This means that high quality wines are constantly in the pipeline to our store shelves. 

There’s an attitude about wine in Australia that’s refreshing too.  It’s like the Australians themselves . . . straightforward, likeable and decidedly unsnooty. 

Wine’s not a mystery beverage to be enjoyed by a select few, but a fun part of everyday life.  So that carries over into the wine they make and the way it’s priced – top to bottom there’s no better wine value per dollar.  And they’ve carved their own particular niche with Shiraz. 

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