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There’s an old sea chantey about being bound for “South Australia” and it could describe the wine industry for the last decade or so. Australia along with New Zealand has come out of seemingly nowhere to become one of the new darlings of emerging wine producers. But don’t let the marketing fool you. Australia’s viticulture dates back to the 1840s and the country quickly became known for its fortified wines.

Australia as a nation of wine producers tends to fill the lower price points, but that is certainly not a reflection on the high standards, but it is for this reason that in a relatively short history of wine production Australia has become the fourth largest exporter of wine, producing 200 million gallons of wine annually. This fact does not mean that all the wines produced are of a similar style, Australia is also capable of producing some premium wines, which deserve some of your attention as they are a delight to indulge in.

We are delighted to list several wines from Peter Lehmann who not only has some of the oldest vines around today, but some of the best bottles of Shiraz to be produced from Australia.

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