When Nick Glaetzer’s Glaetzer-Dixon Family Winemakers MON PèRE Shiraz 2010 became the first Tasmanian wine to win the fabled 2011 Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show, it brought back memories of another equally historic win. Back …
Is Margaret River Australia’s answer to Bordeaux? After spending a week looking at some of the best estates on Bordeaux’s Left Bank, I couldn’t help thinking about the similarities between Bordeaux and Margaret River. Like Bordeaux, Margaret River shines at …
Earlier this year the Upper Hunter Valley local community had a first-ever win over coal mining interests. The NSW Premier Kristine Keneally stopped the Bickham open cut coal mine, north of Scone, from going ahead, citing the unique rural characteristics …
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