World Wine - The Imported Wine Handbook
From the old world of France and Italy to the new world of the United States and Argentina, World Wine reviews and rates hundreds of imported wines in Australia. In this handbook, wine expert Angus Hughson, opens this world of wine for those who want to spread their wings and explore the vineyards of the world. He explains how to read the labels, provides a rating, and discusses growing regions, grape types and history.
With the recent explosion in international wines into Australia there has never been a better time to take a walk through the global vineyard than right now! So open your eyes to the breathtaking range of wines that the world has to offer and grab a bottle and a glass because wines from Portugal to Chile, from Canada to Italy and New Zealand to France are waiting.
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This Month : Semillon
The history of the Sémillon grape is hard to determine. It is known that it first arrived in Australia in the early 1800s and by the 1820s the grape covered over 90 percent of South Africa's vineyards, where it was known as Wyndruif, meaning "wine grape". It was once considered to be the most planted grape in the world, although this is no longer the case.
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