Ilustrated talk on Western Australian Wines
These can be arranged (with or without samples to try) on the following topics:
Western Australia Wines: An Appreciation
Western Australia many only produce 5% of the nation’s wines, but has the reputation for being close to the pinnacle in quality. Margaret River is the most important sub-region, producing stunning Cabernet & Chardonnays, with Great Southern and Albany’s Geographe close behind
South Australia Wines: An Appreciation
Australia’s most important wine state with over 50% of production finds Adelaide surrounded by vineyards. Famous regions include Barossa, Eden & Clare Valleys respectively produce world class Shiraz, Riesling & Cabernet. South west of the city, McLaren Vale champions Shiraz and Grenache and further south the Limestone Coast showcases Coonawarra’s legendary Cabernet.
Victoria Wines: An Appreciation
Victoria may be Australia’s smallest and coolest mainland state, but features many small scale wineries in nineteen sub-regions. In the north west, Rutherglen produces sweet dessert wines & to the south of Melbourne the Mornington Peninsula grows eye-catching Pinot Noir. East of the city, Yarra Valley has restaurants, wine bars & many varietal wines.
Tasmanian Wines & Whiskies: An Appreciation
Terroir here provides ideal conditions to produce base wines for ‘mainland fizz’ plus fine Riesling in the Coal Valley sub-region. in the mid 19th century, statute law banned whisky production but pioneer Bill Lark persuaded the authorities otherwise, opening his own distillery near Hobart in the early 1990’s. Tasmania now hosts over twenty distilleries making full-flavoured drams.