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December 22, 2016
Wine Spectator Highlights d’Arenberg
Tasting Highlights Wine Spectator December 2016 Tasting Highlights bring the best wines from our editors’ most recent tastings to WineSpectator.com members. South Australia is one of six Australian states, located…

December 5, 2016
John Duval Plexus, #34 in Wine Spectator Top 100
Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines Announced Wine Spectator December 5, 2016 John Duval’s delicious 2014 Plexus has today been named in Wine Spectator Magazine’s prestigious list of the Top 100…

October 19, 2016
90+ Point Australian Shiraz
Wine Enthusiast Reviews Stellar Australian Shiraz Wine Enthusiast Advance Buying Guide December 2016 94 pts/CELLAR SELECTION John Duval Eligo Shiraz 2013 Full bodied, creamy and lush, this is a prototypical…

August 31, 2016
Over Twenty 90+ Wines in Latest Wine & Spirits
Wine & Spirits Magazine October Issue, 2016 94 pts Innocent Bystander Mea Culpa Syrah 2014 Phil Sexton and Steve Flamsteed produced this wine from a clone of unknown origin, what…

May 21, 2016
Savour Australia: Heritage, Innovation and Diversity
Savour Australia – Experience the Latest From Wine Australia Examiner.com 21st May, 2016 by Cori Solomon The history of Australian wine goes back to the 1800s. With two centuries of winemaking…

March 10, 2016
Chalk and Cheese and Shiraz
A Tale of Two McLaren Vales Wine Spectator Online March 10, 2016 by MaryAnn Worobiec I love the expression “like chalk and cheese,” but I’m not sure I’ve heard anyone…

October 28, 2015
McLaren Vale Grenache is the Winner
Announcing the Winners of the 2015 Somm Scavenger Hunt Wine & Spirits (website) October 27, 2015 Fifteen sommeliers, five regions, four grape varieties: this year’s W&S Sommelier Scavenger Hunt teams investigated the…

September 1, 2015
95 Points for 2011 d’Arenberg The Dead Arm
Great Scores From The Wine Advocate for d’Arenberg’s New Releases Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate (online) 31st August, 2015 95 pts d’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz 2011 Deep garnet-colored with…

June 30, 2015
Lisa Perrotti-Brown Visits the Barossa and Eden Valleys
South Australia: Barossa and Eden Valley Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate June 30, 2015 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown This year I’ve decided to divide the massive land area of South Australia…