Relaunching the wine of Oz

Many winemakers believe the time has come to relaunch Australian wine.

12th May, 2012

We opened a decent bottle of Aussie red last week – Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 2006. Dark, sturdy and flavour-packed, it was a deeply satisfying wine, and the classy 2009 vintage, now on the shelves, is a “steal” at its average price of $28. No wonder New Zealand imports so much rich red wine from Australia – some in bulk, but equivalent to over 18 million bottles a year. They need our support. Australia exploded onto the world stage during the 1990s, when its wine exports increased tenfold. By 2004, Australia had toppled France as the largest supplier of wine to the UK and was ...

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