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If You Like Shiraz, Try These…

October 3, 2011
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Shiraz, or Syrah as it is also known, is one of the most popular red wine grapes in the world. It delivers a heavyweight red wine packed with characteristics of pepper and spice. The grape is known as Shiraz in Australia. Australian Shiraz is robust and powerful, full of black fruit and with a velvety [...]

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The Durif Grape

September 21, 2011
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If you are a fan of big red wines made from the Nebbiolo grape, such as Barolo, or Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvèdre blends such as Chateauneuf-du-Pape then you may find the Durif grape to your liking. This historic Rhone grape is now rarely seen in France but is starting to make its name in Australia [...]

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Red Wines to Complement Autumnal Dishes

September 14, 2011
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With the temperature starting to drop and the nights starting to draw in, winter seems to be rolling inexorably closer. However, before we start to wrap up against the chill we can enjoy the gentle days of autumn. As well as back-to-school sales and crunchy leaves underfoot, autumn comes with the agricultural harvest and a [...]

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Pinot Noir Wines From Central Otago and Wellington

September 7, 2011
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As the home nations travel to New Zealand this month and prepare to start their Rugby World Cup campaign, their supporters should ensure they make the time to sample some of the local red wine. England and Wales supporters in particular should make sure they take a break from the beer and try some of [...]

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Dinner Party Red Wines

August 26, 2011
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The dinner party with your boss or an important client is approaching and you still have no idea which wine to take for your host. You want to make a favourable impression so you don’t want to make a wine faux pas, particularly if your host is interested in and knowledgeable about wine. You could [...]

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Red Wine Countries and Regions – Who is Producing the Volume?

August 18, 2011
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Red wine is drunk and enjoyed all around the world and everyone has their favourite style, whether it is from a certain country, region or grape variety. However, the majority of the world’s reds are produced in a handful of countries and from a handful of red wine grapes. So which are the main red [...]

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Shiraz – Australia’s Most Popular Grape?

August 4, 2011
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Ask any red wine drinker which grape they would most associate with Australia and the answer would almost certainly be “Shiraz“. This big blockbuster of a red wine grape has become synonymous with the Australian wine industry, despite the fact that it only started being taken seriously in the 1990s. Until the 1990s the Shiraz [...]

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Barrel Oak Ageing

July 28, 2011
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When professional wine tasters sample a red wine, one of the characteristics they are looking for is the influence of oak barrel ageing. Most red wines are left to age in oak barrels and skilled wine makers can use the process to enhance the body and complexity of the finished wine. Whilst barrels made of [...]

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Cork Vs Plastic Cork Vs Screw Top

July 21, 2011
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We’ve made a few updates to this article thanks to feedback from Jamie Goode on twitter. One of the great debates which has dominated the global wine industry for years is how best to stopper a wine. The traditional cork stopper has long been known to cause tainting of a small percentage of wine but [...]

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Navarra Region Wines

June 30, 2011
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This month sees the annual Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona. Undoubtedly many people there, whether taking part or watching, will be imbibing large quantities of the local red wine during the seven day festival. If these people take the time to notice, they will realise they are likely to be drinking a red [...]

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Which Red Wine Should You Bring Home From Your Summer Holiday?

June 20, 2011
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Many of us will have come home from our annual summer holiday abroad with a few bottles of the local red wine stashed away in our suitcase. We will have enjoyed sipping the local tipple whilst eating an al fresco meal at a sea front restaurant, admiring a luminous moon in the clear night sky [...]

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