Winos - er, oenophiles - and beer lovers unite! Here we go galavanting after the grape and the hop, and there are of course scores of fetching - and sometimes surprising - countries & regions to choose from. Cheers!
Saying 'G’Day' to some fine Australian wines
Some weeks ago, our Southern California Wine Council greeted 2022 with a tasting of five wines from the Land Down Under which are exported to the United States. Four of these wines are produced by Eight at the Gate in the Wrattonbully wine country located along the country's southeastern coast, about 280 miles from Melbourne and stretching throughout the hill country of the Stewarts and Naracoorte mountain ranges. This area has a temperate climate, long growing season, and significant…
Read more…
Comments
Growing vines since 1838, it's one of California's oldest wine countries. It's also the most endangered of the state's AVAs. Today on The World on Wheels it's a new report on the Inland Empire wine industry: http://tinyurl.com/27tdbvu