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Jansz Tasmania: The Poor Man’s Krug!

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At the Tasmania Unbottled tasting I bumped into a friend who’s in charge of buying wine for his wine society. I really value his opinion, and he thought the pick of the show was the Jansz Tasmania Vintage Cuvée 2006. …

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Sparkling Shiraz: Australia’s unique take on Bubbly!

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Australia has made a few significant contributions to the world of wine: the shiraz cabernet/cabernet shiraz blend, the stelvin screw cap and a new take on bubbly with the sparkling shiraz. While most people tend to drink sparkling wines as …

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Wine Gift Ideas: Vintage Sparkling from Tasmania rivals the finest Champagne

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Arguably, the finest sparkling wines in Australia come from Tasmania.  Bay of Fires‘ winemaker Fran Austin argues that what distinguishes the cool climate wines of Tasmania from their high altitude, cool climate counterparts on the mainland is the acid structure …

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