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$51.94
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$50.90
Nostalgic aromas of the Aussie bush, with a core of sweet cherries doused with cloves and cardamon. Smoked...
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This is a traditional Australian shiraz in the best sense, with a wealth of black, red and ripe orange fruit. Deep...
750ml
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$29.94
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$29.34
This Shiraz is deep red in colour, underpinned by bright purple hues. Lifted and complex on the nose, the Shiraz...
750ml
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$109.94
Diana is a wine built to last the ages. It's expressive now, though, via layers of heady aromas like black currant,...
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$13.87
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$12.76
Offers Kalamata olive, spice, date nut bread and black licorice notes, which add complexity to the core of tangy...
750ml
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$23.94
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At the end of our old vine garden path there is a historic Menagerie of three grape varieties, adjoining blocks of...
750ml - Case of 6
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$47.63
The 2020 Dézaley Grand Cru Médinette is the recent edition of one of the icon wines of this appellation in the...
750ml - Case of 12
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$45.28
This Blanc de Noirs is very colorful… blame it on a hot and precocious 2020, which endowed this cuvée with great...
750ml - Case of 6
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$92.00
Dark ruby red, strong, tannin-containing wine, aromas of dark fruits and strong tannin structure, you can still...
750ml - Case of 6
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$68.80
Martin Donatsch's 2020 Pinot Noir Passion offers a pure but very fragrant bouquet of red fruits (mainly cherries) and...
750ml - Case of 12
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$102.12
The Petite Arvine Fully-Les Raffos is masterful in its refinement and balance. It is airy on the nose; one perceives...
750ml - Case of 12
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$33.60
Pretty nose of jasmine, lime blossom, green apples, peaches, kumquats and lemons. Some oyster shell. Medium-bodied...
750ml - Case of 12
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$39.94
2020 was a wild ride in Western Australia: the yields were down across the board, berries were smaller due to dry...
750ml - Case of 6
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$52.50
Bright red. Vibrant, spice- and mineral-accented red currant, cherry and floral scents take on an exotic blood orange...
750ml - Case of 6
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$48.95
Translucent ruby-red. Intensely perfumed Chambord, cherry cola, incense and potpourri aromas show fine definition and...
750ml
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$115.95
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$113.63
Impressive, this is both powerful and elegant, with bittersweet chocolate, fresh blackberry and strong Earl Grey tea...
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$19.69
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Violet florals with blueberries, blackberries and blackcurrants. The fruit-focused palate has a smooth sheen of...
2009 2020 Australia Switzerland 750ml
Whilst most of Australia consists of arid deserts and dense bushland, the oceanic coasts to the south of the country have a terrain and climate ideal for vine cultivation and wine production. It took several decades of failed attempts at the end of the 18th century in order to produce vines of a decent enough quality for making wine, but since those first false starts, the Australian wine industry has continued to grow and grow. Today, wine production makes up for a considerable part of the Australian economy, with exports in recent years reaching unprecedented levels and even overtaking France for the first time ever. Whilst the greatest successes in regards to quality have been the result of the Syrah grape varietal (known locally as Shiraz), Australia utilizes several Old World grapes, and has had fantastic results from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling, Chardonnay and more. As the Australian passion for locally produced wine continues to develop, wineries have begun experimenting with a wider range of grape varietals, meaning that nowadays it isn't uncommon to find high quality Australian wines made from Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Tempranillo and Viognier, amongst many others.
Switzerland is composed by 26 cantons and 4 linguistic areas: the German one, the French one, the Italian and the Romanche. This creates a richness of various expressions, which are also reflected in traditions, lifestyles, eating and drinking manners. Its wine-producing geography is subdivided into six areas: the cantons of Valais, of Vaud and of Geneva, the three lakes' region (Western Switzerland), the German-speaking area (Eastern Switzerland), and the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. Moreover, Switzerland's particular geographical situation, in between four wine-producing nations (France, Italy, Germany and Austria), offers an extreme diversity in the characters of its wines.
Swiss vineyards give a large choice of grape varieties, although they are still scarcely known abroad. The most typical white grape variety is Chasselas, whose extreme sensitivity to both soil and situation is reflected in subtle differences in taste. Among the red grape varieties, the most widespread is Pinot Noir which can take very different characters depending on the region from where it comes and the type of vinification it has undergone.
History
Vineyards have been cultivated in Switzerland since the Roman era. Even though certain traces can be found of a more ancient origin, many native Swiss vines have Latin names. Christianity and the needs of religious services ensured the cultivation of the vineyards throughout the Middle Age and long after it. However, wine would not be used in masses only and, despite its highs and lows, the wine-production in Switzerland lasted and developed to our days. Swiss products can now be seen abroad as cultural ambassadors of a country whose winegrowers completely dedicate themselves to producing the very best.