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    Barossa Valley

    See the latest wine reviews, news and opinion on Barossa Valley.

    Quick Links  Australia vintage guide | Barossa Valley wine reviews | Prince Charles visits Barossa with Duchess of Cornwall | Barossa and Clare Valley split vineyards to create geological sub-regions

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      St Hallett Wines: producer profile plus new releases tasted

      This popular, historic winery is aiming to be recognised as a Barossa Shiraz specialist, by continuing to focus on site-specific releases

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      Yalumba: producer profile and latest releases tasted

      Tradition and innovation at Australia’s oldest family-owned winery…

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      Best Australian Shiraz under £25 to buy

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      Hentley Farm: producer profile plus six wines tasted

      Iconic Shiraz from South Australia's Barossa Valley

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      Producer profile: The Standish Wine Co

      The work of this publicity-shy winemake has propelled his wines to the top of the Australian ranks

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      Grant Burge Wines: producer profile

      Latest releases of nine premium wines from this popular Barossa producer

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      Some of Australia's top family-run estates bring out their flagship wines...

    • Penfolds Bin 111A Shiraz 2016

      First Taste: Penfolds Bin 111A Shiraz 2016

      Released as part of its 175th anniversary celebrations.

    • Australian Shiraz wines

      Expert's choice: Premium Australian Shiraz

      How rugby and Shiraz have changed since the 1980s...

    • Penfolds Collection 2019

      The Penfolds Collection 2019: Grange 2015 & St Henri 2016 but no Bin 707

      The latest Penfolds wines are out, but there's two notable absences this year...

    • Bundling vine cuttings at Chalmers Nursery in Merbein, Victoria

      Italy in Australia: setting down roots

      Could Italian grape varieties be the next giant leap for Aussie wine?

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      From the archive: Australian GSM panel tasting results

      'The best wines were terrific, but essentially it was a mixed bag' for an evolving style...

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      From the archive: When should you decant wine? An expert taste test

      An in-depth report from our archive...

    • Henschke Hill of Grace Vineyard

      Henschke: Latest releases & older vintages

      See Henschke's latest releases plus a few surprises...

    • Brexit southern hemisphere wine

      North Barossa Vintners: Producer profile

      Sarah Ahmed takes a look at the wines produced by this exciting collaboration...

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      New twists on Australian wine classics

      What to buy in 2018...

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      Wolf Blass Legend: Black Label 40 years on

      Decanter.com meets chief winemaker Chris Hatcher...

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      Syrah and Shiraz Grapes – Climatic, Winery Influence, Most important regions – WSET Level 2

    • Prince Charles and Camilla tasting wine at Seppeltsefield Winery, Barossa

      Prince Charles visits Barossa with Duchess of Cornwall

    • Australia Yarra Valley

      Australian wine production 90 percent 'unprofitable' in some areas

    • Paringa Estate

      Cool climate Australian Shiraz still a 'hard sell', says Paringa owner

    • Barossa winemaker and ambassador Bob McLean dies

      Tributes have been paid to Bob McLean, the respected Barossa winemaker and advocate for Australian wine, who has died.

    • Treasury wine estates

      Treasury Wine Estates continue to cut overheads in Australia and California

      Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is to sell three of its wineries in Australia and close down another in California as part of continued plans to cut overheads.

    • Finger Lakes

      Secret to terroir may lie in bacteria, say scientists

      Researchers in the US have published a study suggesting that the characteristics associated with terroir could have more to do with microbes found around the root system of a vine, than the soil that it grows in.

    • Yalumba CEO Robert Hill Smith to step down

      Yalumba's chief executive, Robert Hill Smith, is set to step down as the Australian wine group's chief executive after three decades in the role.

    • Hong Kong firm buys 650ha of Australian vineyards

      Hong Kong's CK Life Sciences has added to its vineyard collection by acquiring three Australian vineyards owned by wine producer McWilliam's for nearly A$16m.

    • Australian wine needs 'generational' shift in attitudes, says trade body chair

      The chairman of trade body Wine Australia, Brian Walsh, believes his country's wines can reach a point when they are no longer automatically compared to the 'Old World', but it may take a generation and a greater focus on 'terroir' to achieve it.

    • Investment analysis: Penfolds Grange and St Henri

      Penfolds Grange and St Henri illustrate two facets of both grape and winemaking technique, best illustrated when you taste them side by side. Steven Spurrier reports on a tasting of 11 wines from the past three decades

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      Will there, one day, be a Department of Terroir Studies at a leading academic institution? Who will be its first professor? How many disciplines will jockey for a position in its hive?

    • Barossa and Clare Valley split vineyards to create geological sub-regions

      Winemakers in Barossa and Clare Valley are splitting their vineyards into new sub-regions as part of a stronger focus on soil and climate in Australia's wine sector.

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