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.

Winestate Magazine • NO.318 MARCH/APRIL 2023

editorial

briefs

nzbriefs • what’s happening in the NZ wine scene

EUROPE’S 2022 VINTAGE: STABLE GLOBAL PRODUCTION DESPITE EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS

NATURAL FACTORS ARE THE KEYS TO SUCCESS IN COONAWARRA

SEOUL SEARCHING - A FOOD, WINE AND SPIRIT GUIDE TO SOUTH KOREA’S CAPITAL

BACK TO THE FUTURE? • Reflections & Predictions

THE SEVENTIES • Joy Walterfang revisits the highs, lows and in-betweens of 40 years of the Australian wine industry

THE EIGHTIES

THE NINETIES

THE 21ST CENTURY 2000 - 2008

THE 21ST CENTURY 2008 - 2018

THE 21ST CENTURY 2018 - 2023

PASSING THE TORCH

LOUISE POMMERY the Greta Garbo of Champagnes

Picture Perfect STYRIA

Meet RUSSELL & SUITOR • Your new favourite wine destination coming to the picturesque region of Pipers River, north of Launceston, Tasmania in 2023.

adelaide grapevine

perth grapevine

sydney grapevine

the wine & spirit insider • March/April 2023 Issue 183

NEW RELEASES

BEST VALUE BUYS - All under $20

HOW WE JUDGE WINESTATE MAGAZINE TASTING CRITERIA OUR STAR RATING SYSTEM • Our tastings and published ratings are designed with one thing in mind: to provide a useful and genuine balanced guide on wines to our readers. In order to achieve this we follow certain procedures in an activity that is notoriously difficult! There are regular criticisms of wine shows and various scoring systems; here is how we approach our tastings.

MCLAREN VALE & FLEURIEU

McLAREN VALE & FLEURIEU

CHARDONNAY & BLENDS

WINES OF THE WEST

WINES OF THE WEST

ITALIAN & SPANISH

BAROSSA VALLEY & EDEN VALLEY

BAROSSA VALLEY & EDEN VALLEY

MICHAEL COOPER RECENT RELEASES

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FROM FAD TO MAINSTREAM - THE FOOD TRENDS THAT HAVE LASTED DECADES