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World Wine - The Imported Wine Handbook

World Wine Book

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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Feature Wines

McWilliams Mount Pleasant Museum Release Elizabeth 1998

McWilliams Mount Pleasant Museum Release Elizabeth 1998

Straw coloured wine with green hues and an enticing bouquet of citrus, lemon, sherbert, lanolin and ...

Fermoy Estate Semillon 2005

Fermoy Estate Semillon 2005

Intensely lifted lemon rind, straw and grassy herbaceousness with subtle nutty oak background. The m...

McWilliams Lovedale Semillon 2000

McWilliams Lovedale Semillon 2000

"From a chunk of famous land just east of the Cessnock airstrip, comes this lovely white wine l...

Brokenwood Semillon 2007

Brokenwood Semillon 2007

"The pale colour and doughy, fresh fermented aromas betray the youth of this Hunter Valley wine...

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Tatra Winery Tamborine

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Sommelier Hints & Tips

Basic Guidelines

  • A creative wine pairing should feel like a discovery. The thrill is in finding something new. Think about which flavors complement or contrast with one another.
  • Pairing is all about balance, matching the size and weight of wine with the richness and intensity of the food, but don't try so hard. Pair the wine with your guests first.
  • There are no rules! Forget the old "red with meat, white with fish"-it's completely irrelevant. Instead, you might make a seasonal choice: red in winter, white in summer. But a good wine will carry any dish.

Matching Food With Wine

  • Fried foods are very likeable with sparkling wines, because the bubbles contrast with the grease.
  • Spicy food loves to have a sweet wine. It acts as a little fire extinguisher!
  • When you pair wines and foods, it's always in the sauce. In other words, it's not the what, it's the how. Match your wine with the sauce or juice of the dish rather than with the meat or fish. The easy recommendation is to serve light wines with light foods, heavy wines with full-bodied foods.

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