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Experience the Mediterranean with our Italian & Spanish tasting. Enjoy the beautiful regions of Barossa/Eden Valley, Central & Western Victoria and Marlborough (NZ) plus chardonnay and blends and new releases.

AS FOR ANY YEAR, offerings were made to the weather gods, prayers were whispered in church and fingers were crossed. And as usual, it was to no avail. Vintage 2011 delivered some very stern challenges, and they came through an unexpected agency - vignerons were faced not with the drought conditions of 2007, or pockets of fire, brimstone and smoke taint, but with rain, and in most districts around the country, a lot of it.

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THE TEMPRANILLO TWIST

IS IT strange to see a cheer squad of Aussie winemakers barracking for the Spanish grape variety tempranillo? Well, maybe not...

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Swings & Roundabouts - The life and times of a wine producer

Margaret River wine producer, Swings & Roundabouts' moniker, perfectly describes the ups and downs and ins and outs of the wine industry...

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