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Red Wine Guide ( Shiraz Cabernet South Australia 2002 ) Australias biggest grape-growing state, with 25,000ha (62,000 acres) of vineyards. South Australia covers many climates and most wine styles from bulk wines to the very best wine. Old established areas are Barossa, Clare and Eden Valleys, Southern Vales, Langhorne Creek, Coonawarra and Riverland. Newer districts creating excitement are Adelaide Hills and Padthaway.Syrah/Shiraz Some of the worlds best red wines are made from Syrah, and its red wine popularity is rising fast. Characteristics Syrah/Shiraz: is blue-black, with fairly small thick-skinned berries; is relatively early ripening; has quite big yields, bigger than those of Cabernet Sauvignon. Food Matches Its not hard to understand the popularity of Syrah: with its intense yet approachable fruit, a good Syrah tastes like we all imagined red wine should taste like when we were apprentice wine drinkers. It is a rich, deeply coloured wine with a distinctive bouquet, sometimes with a touch of cloves and black pepper. Its a terrific red wine with steaks, big hearty stews, pizzas and venison. Grab the wine taste now !! p/s: Red Grapes message to you : Feel Our Grape-ful Feeling In You. p/s: Red Grapes message to you : Feel Our Grape-ful Feeling In You.
White Wine Guide ( Colombard Chardonnay South Australia 2002) Australias biggest grape-growing state, with 25,000ha (62,000 acres) of vineyards. South Australia covers many climates and most wine styles from bulk wines to the very best wine. Old established areas are Barossa, Clare and Eden Valleys, Southern Vales, Langhorne Creek, Coonawarra and Riverland. Newer districts creating excitement are Adelaide Hills and Padthaway. Characteristics > Chardonnay: gives small bunches of thin-skinned grapes; is early budding and early ripening; has average to high yields and can yield generously without loss of varietal character; can give good botrytized wines. Food Matches Chardonnay is one of the most popular of wines, and with good reason. At its best, Chardonnay delivers a silky, rich flavour, which some people think of as buttery, with a touch of spicy oak cloves and allspice. At its simplest, it is a refreshing quaff, with myriad fruit accents, from green apple through lemony citrus flavours to a salad of tropical fruit, depending on where the grapes are grown and how the white wine is made. It is a versatile food wine. The lighter style is a good match with seafood pasta, light soups, omelettes and grilled or broiled chicken or fish. The more complex Chardonnays are excellent with salmon, veal, creamy pastas and roast chicken. p/s: Grapes message to you : Why not grape us now? p/s: Grapes message to you : All grapes come from South....
Red & White Wine Tips Fascinate yourself with our Red & White wine tips. 1. What to look for : Classic Wine Glasses Red wine glass with tulip shape and it's plain. White wine glass shape quite similar to Red wine but the bowl are slightly smaller. 2. All wines should be stored on its side, that's to stop the cork from drying up. Somehow it develop sediment. Just slowly stand it up right for 24hrs letting the sediment drop to the bottom of the bottle before drinking.