Speaking of Australian wine, it appears that American wine tasters have given the southern brew failing grades. Gee... American wine tasters... choosing California wines over imported ones... I''m sure they were impartial. Well, this American wine taster has been quite pleased with the Australian wines she has so far sampled. As soon as I recover from my latest sinus bout I will be buying some Rosemount.
I hate wine snobs.
(Via Tim Blair -- today -- well, actually, tomorrow, since it's already tomorrow in Australia.I'm not even going to bother with Blogspot permalinks anymore.)
Posted by Andrea Harris at May 1, 2003 01:26 PMI don't know. I just can't see Australian wines mentioned without remembering the Python skit about Australian table wines.
Nothing like a fine Chateau Chunder.
Posted by: Kerry at May 1, 2003 at 02:03 PMUm, sorry to be pedantic, Andrea, but you don't "brew" wine (unless Australian wines are MUCH more different than I thought).
Posted by: David Jaroslav at May 1, 2003 at 02:07 PMMmmm... Rosemount. Their shiraz is very nice.
I knew you had excellent taste.
Jim Barry Mcrae Wood Shiraz is very nice as well, if you're looking for a good Aussie wine at a reasonable price.
Posted by: Matt at May 1, 2003 at 03:14 PMI'm not that big a Shiraz/Syrah fan, though I guess it's the New Big Thing (give me a good, chewy, spicy Zin any day). Aussie wines are pretty decent, though, as are Chilean, S. African, and, yes, even Californian wines.
Posted by: *** Dave at May 1, 2003 at 07:25 PMWhen I visited Australia, my tour included a couple of wineries. All the wines I tasted there were terrific. Unfortunately, you can't get them here in the U.S. (Any Aussies reading this, if you can hook me up with Grant Burge Virtuoso semillon/sauvignon blanc, or Bethany white port, I'll be forever in your debt.)
Posted by: Phil at May 1, 2003 at 08:58 PMThe big thing that I dislike is that people take the opinion of these tasters seriously. We forget that what they're giving us is exactly that, their opinion. Not a judgement from On High. My two cents is that you should try it yourself and judge for yourself, or find a taster with similar preferences to your own.
Posted by: Scott (not Ott) at May 2, 2003 at 12:18 PMI keep tellin' y'all...BUY TEXAS WINES...Want to boycott France? Buy TEXAS WINES...
Fall Creek - Tow, Texas - Not too far from where my parents live, Fall Creek is a relatively new winery tucked into a little vale of the Hill Country. I love wine, having grown up in an Italian family who knew how good red wine was for the body as well as the soul before doctors ever figured out what it did for the heart. If you are like me, and find the usual chardonnay a bit on the rancid side, try Fall Creek's. Smooth and light, it has a mead-like quality that does not leave a bad aftertaste, as so many chardonnays do. Their merlot is sublime.
Messina Hoff - between Bryan and College Station, the undiscovered secret of the popularity of Aggie Town in Texas - Messina Hoff produces excellent wines that would put the French to shame. The Johannesburg Reisling is my mother's favorite and the Gewurztraminer an ambrosia suffused with florals and spice. Perhaps the vines get such good fertilizer from the Blue Bell Ice Cream Holstein cows????
Llano Estacado - Texas Tech - The Llano Estacado winery (pronounced "YAA-noh Ess-tah-cah-do") is more well known in the stores, but of no less quality than the many other little wineries dotting the Texas map.
Posted by: Sharon Ferguson at May 2, 2003 at 01:44 PMI love Zins too. One of my favorites is "Cardinal Zin" from Bonny Doon vineyards.
Posted by: Ith at May 2, 2003 at 03:59 PM