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Wine regions and wineriesDiscover the wine regions of Australia

Start your journey around Australia's rich and diverse wine regions here. This section features content from James Halliday's Wine Atlas of Australia and will help you learn more about the history, winemakers and viticulture of these regions. Begin by selecting a state on the map below. You'll then discover all of the wine regions of that state and beyond that, the wineries and wine.

Best of the best10 dark horses 2012

These are a group of wineries that have produced a particularly impressive series of wines for this edition. Eight regions are (indirectly) featured, the ubiquitous Margaret River twice, and the far from ubiquitous Swan Valley also twice. This selection was made from a field of 15, all with compelling claims for inclusion.

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Best of the best10 of the best new wineries 2012

Each one of the wineries featured in this list have earned a five star rating. They (and two other unlucky wineries) are thus the pick of the 111 new wineries in this edition. Margaret River hogs the limelight with three wineries, partly reflecting the golden run of vintages over '07 to '10 inclusive, partly the economic health of Western Australia, and partly the inherent quality of the grapes grown and the wines made in the region...

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