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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.

Featured wineryShaw and Smith
Cousins Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith MW already had unbeatable experience when they founded Shaw & Smith as a virtual winery in 1989. The brand was firmly established as a leading producer of sauvignon blanc by the time they acquired a 42-ha property at Woodside, known as the M3 Vineyard, as it is owned by Michael and Matthew Hill Smith and Martin Shaw.

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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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  • Tastings while in France

    Publish Date: 17 May 2012

    Tastings at Domaines Simon Bize, Comtes Lafon, Romanée-Conti, Marchand and Benjamin Leroux and others are all pointing in the same direction – the 2011... read more

  • Hunter Valley Wine and Food Month this June

    Publish Date: 16 May 2012

    Whether you dream of sitting by the fire sipping wine or indulging in the gourmet taste of fabulous food and produce this winter, the Hunter... read more

  • At home with the Grange

    Publish Date: 03 May 2012

    The all-day pre-release showcasing of Penfolds 2007 Grange at Berowra Waters was a bells and whistles affair, a magical mystery tour of Penfolds’ Aladdin’s Cave.... read more

  • JH ARTICLE Angove Family Winemakers

    Publish Date: 21 Apr 2012

    In the lead-up to this year’s 125th birthday of Angove’s, one almost unseen change was its adoption of the name Angove Family Winemakers (AFW). It... read more

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