Comments on: Wines from the Southern Hemisphere http://wallaceandkelly.com/2008/06/15/wines-from-the-southern-hemisphere/ "All Things Real Estate and Some Other Stuff Too..." Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:29:57 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Kaitlin http://wallaceandkelly.com/2008/06/15/wines-from-the-southern-hemisphere/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Kaitlin Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:04:50 +0000 http://wallaceandkelly.com/?p=90#comment-74 Thank you for your comments Matthew! I should have been more specific regarding the comment of the traditional bulk wine producing countries of the Southern Hemisphere. In the U.S., these countries were seen as mainly bulk wine producers as they were exporting quite a lot of bulk wine (and some still are!) to be bottled and sold at inexpensive prices in the States. With the case of Australia, the majority of their bulk wine exports to the U.S. only occured in the past decade (which helped with the creation of Australian brands such as Black Swan and Mattie's Perch among many others). However, Australian bulk wine exports have been decreasing over the last year or so due to lower supply levels, strong Australian dollar, etc. Because of Climate Change's negative effects on many of Australia's high volume producing regions, I do believe Australia's future success will be in the high quality, niche wine segments. All the wine brands mentioned in your comment are absolutely fantastic wines and I look forward to seeing more like these for purchase in the U.S. market very soon. Cheers! Thank you for your comments Matthew! I should have been more specific regarding the comment of the traditional bulk wine producing countries of the Southern Hemisphere. In the U.S., these countries were seen as mainly bulk wine producers as they were exporting quite a lot of bulk wine (and some still are!) to be bottled and sold at inexpensive prices in the States. With the case of Australia, the majority of their bulk wine exports to the U.S. only occured in the past decade (which helped with the creation of Australian brands such as Black Swan and Mattie’s Perch among many others). However, Australian bulk wine exports have been decreasing over the last year or so due to lower supply levels, strong Australian dollar, etc. Because of Climate Change’s negative effects on many of Australia’s high volume producing regions, I do believe Australia’s future success will be in the high quality, niche wine segments. All the wine brands mentioned in your comment are absolutely fantastic wines and I look forward to seeing more like these for purchase in the U.S. market very soon.

Cheers!

]]> By: Matt Castle - Sommelier Sonarys Group India http://wallaceandkelly.com/2008/06/15/wines-from-the-southern-hemisphere/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Matt Castle - Sommelier Sonarys Group India Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:34:11 +0000 http://wallaceandkelly.com/?p=90#comment-73 Great comments regarding southern hemisphere examples that left a lasting impression. At the risk of sounding like a "wine blogger," I don't know whether or not Australia can be catagorized as a historical bulk producing nation. Our history of wine production until the late 70's revolved heavily around port production for domestic consumption. Exports from Australia since this times have sky rocketed with representation of all price points and styles found in over 80 countries worldwide! Australia is the 4th largest exporter by volume behind France, Italy and Spain and thanks to the Australian Wine and Brandy corporation, have a focused strategic plan to make sure Australia's brand image is strengthened through increasing volumes of higher priced/quality products. For those lovely Americans out there, you dont need to part with $400 US dollars to buy the best of Australia. By this I refer to Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace. These wines are outstanding in their own right, yet other wines are in the market that should have the same 'icon status.' Brands like: Torbreck from the Barossa Valley SA, Leuwin Estate Margeret River WA, Kooyong Mornington Peninsula VIC, Bannockburn Geelong VIC, Jasper Hill Heathcote VIC, Giaconda Beechworth VIC, Samuel's Goerge Mclaren Vale SA, Lake Folley Hunter Valley NSW, Stefano Lubiano TAS to name some good examples. Wines from these producers can range from $25 to $250 and can provide loads of enjoyment (without the hefty price tag!) for a wide range of wine drinkers. Oh, and I forgot to mention Howard Park, I was fortunate enough to join the author of this thread in a visit to the HP cellar door. We did not buy anywhere near as much wine as we should of! Cheers! Matthew Castle - Sonarys co-brands India Great comments regarding southern hemisphere examples that left a lasting impression. At the risk of sounding like a “wine blogger,” I don’t know whether or not Australia can be catagorized as a historical bulk producing nation. Our history of wine production until the late 70′s revolved heavily around port production for domestic consumption.

Exports from Australia since this times have sky rocketed with representation of all price points and styles found in over 80 countries worldwide! Australia is the 4th largest exporter by volume behind France, Italy and Spain and thanks to the Australian Wine and Brandy corporation, have a focused strategic plan to make sure Australia’s brand image is strengthened through increasing volumes of higher priced/quality products.

For those lovely Americans out there, you dont need to part with $400 US dollars to buy the best of Australia. By this I refer to Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace. These wines are outstanding in their own right, yet other wines are in the market that should have the same ‘icon status.’

Brands like:
Torbreck from the Barossa Valley SA,
Leuwin Estate Margeret River WA,
Kooyong Mornington Peninsula VIC,
Bannockburn Geelong VIC,
Jasper Hill Heathcote VIC,
Giaconda Beechworth VIC,
Samuel’s Goerge Mclaren Vale SA,
Lake Folley Hunter Valley NSW,
Stefano Lubiano TAS to name some good examples.

Wines from these producers can range from $25 to $250 and can provide loads of enjoyment (without the hefty price tag!) for a wide range of wine drinkers. Oh, and I forgot to mention Howard Park, I was fortunate enough to join the author of this thread in a visit to the HP cellar door. We did not buy anywhere near as much wine as we should of!

Cheers! Matthew Castle – Sonarys co-brands India

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