Winestate Magazine

Launched in 1978, Winestate is one of the world’s longest running wine magazines, featuring over 140 pages on all things vinous from around the globe. Winestate tastes and rates over 10,000 wines a year, making Winestate the leading authority on Australian and New Zealand wines.

40TH ANNIVERSARY!

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nz briefs • what’s happening in the NZ wine scene

THE ART OF INDULGENCE

REVIVING A FRENCH CONNECTION WITH THE PAST

COLOUR’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ‘PERFECT’ GLASS

LUXURY LURE FOR STAY-AT-HOMERS

ANDRE SIMON AND AUSTRALIA - ALMOST THE END

CABERNET Dreaming • A RISING STAR OF THE MARGARET RIVER REGION, BRASH WINES IS MAKING GIANT STRIDES ACROSS THE WORLD WINE STAGE.

MAGIC IN THE MYTH • LINKED TO ANCIENT GREECE BY ITS NAME, EKHIDNA IS LEADING THE WAY IN MODERN WINERY DEVELOPMENT.

BIG HITS FROM THE ’78 Records • Forty years ago, some of today’s most prominent Australian winemakers were just starting out on their big wine adventures. Here they tell JENI PORT of their recollections of that era …

Milestones • A journey of fourteen thousand six hundred and ten days!

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melbourne grapevine

sydney grapevine

brisbane grapevine

adelaide grapevine

KEN KING WINEMAKER / OWNER – KINGS OF KANGAROO GROUND

WHAT’S IT WORTH? • WINESTATE’S AUCTION PRICE GUIDE

Auction reports

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

BEST OF THE WEST • A great result for the "Westies" with a good recommendation rate and some stars in almost every category. The pick of the bunch here were the cabernet predominant wines and bright mid-weight shiraz.

CENTRAL & WESTERN NSW

HUNTER VALLEY

WINES OF NSW • An excellent strike rate here with few wines that you wouldn't be happy to drink. Across a wide range of micro-climates ranging from warm to distinctively cool, winemakers showed a great appreciation of varietal diversity. Not surprisingly (note: that's not "unsurprisingly") semillons were the heroes, but don't dismiss chardonnay and pinot from the cooler regions, or well crafted Hunters.

MCLAREN VALE, LONGHORNE CREEK, FLEURIEU & SURROUNDS

MCLAREN VALE, LANGHORNE CREEK, FLEURIEU & SURROUNDS • Flavour, flavour, flavour! That's what you get from McLaren Vale and when matched with finesse from the cooler Langhorne & Fleurieu regions it makes for some formidable wines. Whilst you might have to pay a few more dollars to get the highest level of blockbusters these are still many juicy mid-weight wines at lower prices. Look out for great grenache, serious shiraz and surprisingly a new line-up of alternative varieties.

NORTH ISLAND • (Gisborne, Auckland & Northland)

NORTH ISLAND • Wairarapa, Gisborne, Auckland & Northland

JANE SKILTON MW RECENT RELEASES

NEW RELEASES • Always a pleasure! We are seeing very strong results from the excellent 2015 and 2016 vintages for the reds and crisp whites from the 2017 vintage. Everyone wins a prize! Best examples came from the grenache, riesling and $30+ shiraz class.

FANATICAL About Fizz • AUSTRALIA’S LOVE AFFAIR WITH FRENCH CHAMPAGNE CONTINUES TO GROW WITH THE LATEST TRIO OF BUBBLES IN A BOTTLE TO ARRIVE MAKING AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT.

BEST VALUE WINES OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

BEST VALUE BUYS - All under $20

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MAKING THE MOST OF THE CHINA SYNDROME • Like many other nationalities, the freshness and quality of Australian meats and seafood are a magnet for many Chinese travellers, especially the high-spending new money crowd.