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December 4, 2015
Sommeliers Return Triumphant
Sommelier Scavenger Hunt 2015: Australia Wine & Spirits Magazine December, 2015 by Joshua Greene Venture to Australia and the commercial impression we have of Aussie wine soon falls away. Fruit-forward…
November 24, 2015
Halliday’s Top 100 Includes Some Favorites
James Halliday’s Top 100 Wines of 2015 Whites Under $20: 95 pts d’Arenberg The Dry Dam Riesling 2015 An utterly impressive wine from a winery best known for its flotilla…
October 21, 2015
Australian Pinot Noirs Reviewed by Wine Enthusiast
Wine Enthusiast December 2015 Advance Buying Guide Wine Enthusiast December Issue 2015 92 pts/CELLAR SELECTION Innocent Bystander Mea Culpa Pinot Noir 2013 A blend of two clones (MV6 and…
October 2, 2015
Best of Australia – The Langton’s Classification
Langton’s Classification Coming to North America Wine Australia October 1st, 2015 Wine Australia will introduce Langton’s Classification to North American trade and media, and take an exciting look at the…
September 25, 2015
Wine & Spirits Somm Scavenger Hunt Visits Brokenwood
Team Hunter Valley Day 1: Brokenwood Wine & Spirits (website) September 25th, 2015 by John Szabo MS Team Canada arrived in Sydney feeling shockingly fresh after 24 solid hours of travel,…
July 22, 2015
Brokenwood Semillon is a Wine You Must Discover
The World’s Three Greatest Underrated Wines, 2015 Edition WineSpectator.com July 22, 2015 by Matt Kramer You would think that in our we’re-all-connected-now world that no wine of any real quality…
July 17, 2015
Wine Spectator’s Australian Issue
Highs and Lows Down Under: Australian wines bounce back in 2012 with newfound diversity and sophistication Wine Spectator August Issue, 2015 by Harvey Steiman Vintage typically plays a secondary role…
June 4, 2015
Dan Berger Spends a Day With OBC
A Decade of Change Dan Berger’s Vintage Experience June 4, 2015 by Dan Berger Old Bridge Cellars One of the first efforts to market quality Australian wines in the United States occurred…
March 25, 2015
Wine Spectator Insider Reviews Giant Steps and Brokenwood
Giant Steps and Brokenwood Whites Score 92 and 91 Wine Spectator Insider March 25, 2015 92 pts Giant Steps Yarra Valley Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay 2013 Bright, tangy, focused and complex,…
November 7, 2014
OBC Features on List of Great and Unique Australian Wines
10 Reasons to Drink Australian Wine Enthusiast December, 2014 by Joe Czerwinski Finding great Australian wine in the U.S. is harder than it used to be. Hurt by sagging demand…
September 23, 2014
Platinums for OBC at Sommelier Challenge
The Sixth Annual Sommelier Challenge Results Are In! International Wine Competition Sommelier Challenge September 20/21, 2014 The sixth annual Sommelier Challenge took place in San Diego over the 20th and…
September 5, 2014
Wine & Spirits Reviews Sublime Shiraz from Australia
New Releases from Australia & Year’s Best Wine & Spirits October 2014 Wine & Spirits’ October Issue features ‘The Years Best’ with a particular focus on Red Burgundy and Shiraz from…
August 5, 2014
Vanya Cullen Named Top 3 Winemaker in Australia
Australia’s 10 Best Winemakers Good Food August 5, 2014 by Jeni Port We asked 100 wine experts to decide the country’s top 10 wine producers – and found a male…
July 16, 2014
Outstanding Scores for New Aussie Releases
Best New Wines from Australia Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar July/August Issue by Josh Raynolds While many American wine lovers understandably believe that all this sprawling wine-growing region produces are…