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Information about Australia's best wine buys from a veteran journalist/wine writer, liquor merchant, restaurateur and happy drinker
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Conan O'Brien introduces us to the fine art of wine tasting
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How, Why, Where, and When Humankind Has Gotten Merry From the Stone Age to the Present
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Knappstein Clare Valley Riesling 2017
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Rusden Barossa Valley Rigger Creek Shiraz Cabernet 2016
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McWilliams Wines seeks to move up market after a capital raising
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Remembering the Barossa's past with a classic Barossa red
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War strikes Palestinian and Israeli vineyards
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A Barossa red that deserves the word soul
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The Adelaide Hills produces yet another fine sauvignon blanc
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Banishing sorrow with a Napthene Ithaca Chardonnay
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Buying sight unseen - Black Market Deals versus Secret Selections
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Merry Melrose cognac enters the Owl's wine wankers hall of fame
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Danger signs for Australian wine sales in China?
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The Owl makes a mistake - short changes Hill-Smith chardonnay
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Paying plenty in the hunt for third party endorsements
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A deserved award for Jansz Parish Vineyard - the home of my Christmas tipple
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Vegan friendly with wild yeasts and it's still a very pleasant drink!
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Dry River Pinot Noir 2013 a highlight of my drinking year
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California Winemakers Nervous About U.S.-China Trade Talks
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Fancy a pear drop? Try a Sassafras fiano
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A happy drinking GSM from Schwarz
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Max Schubert deserved something better - the Karrawirra Barossa Valley Shiraz at $15.99 would fit the bill
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Memories of World War I - wine in the tin cans
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Awards for the young up and comers of Australian wine
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Is the natural wine movement a form of luddism?
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When it comes to wine the female palate is more discriminating than the male
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They don't have to come from NZ to be drinkable - try an Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc
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Ratings to help you find good bottles at value for money prices that give pleasure out of the ordinary
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The champagne to Her Majesty's taste
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A quaffably pleasant cheapie from Wolf Blass
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The China Wine and Spirits Awards - a nice little earner
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A single barrel of a wonderful Barossa Semillon
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A wine quote for the day - About 99% of it is in the telling and about 1% in the drinking
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The joys of an aged Grosset Watervale Riesling
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Giannoula Riesling - a pretty label but well down on the value for money scale.
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Any port in a storm (or while fishing)
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Something cloudy or opaque has infected Australian wine writers.
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