Current Wine News
| Sexy Spain... so hot right now The Finca Antigua 2005 Syrah from La Mancha is, to quote the influential US wine writer Josh Raynolds, 'a chippy piece of crap'. Clearly it’s not the wine of choice for the writer but at just US$9 a bottle the Spanish red is a roaring success with his fellow drinkers in the US. So much so, Raynolds felt compelled to show the wine at the recent International Shiraz Alliance in the Barossa Valley. ... more | |
| Best Aromatic search on Entries for the 2008 International Aromatic Wine Competition are now open. The competition, held in conjunction with the Royal New Zealand Show, has commenced its search for the best of the best aromatic wine varieties available in the market for New Zealand wine drinkers. ... more | |
| Sydney International Wine Competition exceeds entry cap The 2000 entries cap has been exceeded for the above. A wait list has been established, with some entries within the 2000 entries cap having bottling date issues and similar, still to be finalised. ... more | |
| Yarraman Estate wins Hunter Export Award 2008 Yarraman Estate, winery and vineyard, has taken out top honours for their region in the 2008 Hunter Export Awards, receiving the Upper Hunter Exporter of the Year Award at a gala ceremony held at Newcastle’s Conservatorium of Music on Friday 22 August 2008. ... more | |
| Water management workshops to help Renmark grapegrowers survive The first of a series of ten regional workshops aimed at helping grape growers manage their way through the coming 2008 season will be held next week in the Riverland. ... more | |
| Entries closing soon for 2008 Blackwood Valley & WA Boutique Wine Show There is less than two weeks remaining to get your entry forms in for the 2008 Blackwood Valley & WA Boutique Wine Show. ... more | |
| Amisfield Wine Company appoints new winemaker Renowned New Zealand winemaker Claire Mulholland has been appointed by Amisfield Wine Company. ... more | |
| Murrumbateman Movie Feast Murrumbateman Moving Feast 2008 on the 4-5 October is in its third year and has grown to a major event on the Canberra wine and food calendar. ... more |
