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Three direct-selling wine clubs
Pandemic lockdowns and restrictions have created a boom in wine sales, especially for online retailers.
Shiraz and its old partners
Local shiraz blends are enjoying a renaissance, with a new wave of finer, more stylish offerings joining hearty traditional types.
Taste test: Are celebrity wines ever worth drinking?
Among wine critics, celebrity-endorsed labels often provoke cynicism and scorn. For every genuine business venture backed by a wine-loving celebrity, there's someone else leveraging their fame in a short-term marketing ploy to earn a few bucks.
Three quality no-fuss drops that fit the budget
Many Australian wineries provide wines that offer engaging personality and good quality in the $10-$20 price range.
Three bottles of sauvignon blanc everyone will love
Sauvignon blanc is one of the world's great grapes.
Three special occasion wines worth saving up for
For a special occasion splurge, an anniversary, birthday, or as a luxurious gift for a wine lover these wines are mightily impressive.
Three wines that are a perfect food match
Wine and food matching is like dating: you only know for certain if it was a success after the event.
Booze-free showdown: non-alcoholic wines put to the taste test
Can non-alcoholic wine ever stack up to regular wine?
Warming winter 'Oz variety' reds: grenache, mataro and shiraz
Rhone grape varieties grenache, mataro (mouvedre) and shiraz have made themselves right at home in Australia.
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