The Syrah grape, a noble Rhone varietal, is known as Shiraz in Australia and is thought to have originated from an ancient Persian city named Shiraz. Shiraz is the leading red varietal in Australia, ...

Just about all of the words in our native tongue sound deliciously mysterious and foreign when they are spoken by an inhabitant of that faraway land known as Australia, but some of their wine words ...

When I think of lean, elegant and complex red wines, Australia is not usually the first country that enters my mind, especially when it comes to relatively inexpensive wines, which are often big and ...

To view images of wine-making in Australia's Hunter Valley, click here for a slide show. When I boarded a bus destined for Australia's Hunter Valley, I wasn't expecting much. That's my palate's fault.

Jeni Port chats to winemaker Doug Neal about the future of Australian shiraz, and why it will always have a place in our vineyards, on our shelves and in our hearts. Once upon a time, back in 1978, ...

A cellar door, a term unique to Australia, refers to a winery’s tasting room and sales area. The name dates to when wine was ...

Sweet red wines have long been a punchline for 'serious' wine people, but these balanced bottles prove why they deserve a ...

Those wine names and labels. Don't they drive you a little nuts after a while? I bet your wine store looks a lot like Noah's Ark these days with so many animals on so many labels, competing for your ...

As Australia battles various fires throughout the continent with great devastation to its nature and wildlife, as well as human loss, it has become difficult to truly assess the total devastation.

WINES REGULARLY slip in and out of fashion, but few have fallen as far as the wines of Australia did over the past decade. Once among the world’s most sought-after bottles, they are now some of the ...