| Why buy wine? In Australia, wine has
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| | winemakers choose to ferment in oak,
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| become the new beverage of choice for
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| | others not to. Using oak affects the
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| people in all walks of life. Moreover,
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| | reduction of tannins in the wine.
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| Australia has developed an enviable
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| | Different types of oak-English, American,
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| reputation amongst wine drinkers and
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| | old-affect the flavour and character of
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| appreciators the world over. au can help
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| | the wine as it matures to its nominal
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| you make the right selection of wine for
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| | alcohol level. It is in the barrel that a
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| any occasion and to suit any taste.
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| | lot of transformations in flavours and
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| Listed on our website, you will find some
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| | character occur, and a great deal of
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| of the most celebrated labels and award
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| | skill is required to know exactly when to
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| winning wines and you can make a
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| | bottle the wine. Different winemakers
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| selection based on reviews, price and
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| | have different techniques and, while a
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| supplier, regardless of why you want to
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| | good wine can't be made from bad grapes,
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| purchase wine. There are essentially
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| | it is largely the winemaker's skill that
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| three reasons that we can think of why
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| | produces a good wine. Taste One of the
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| you might want to buy wine: to drink in
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| | ways we can tell the quality of wine as
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| some social occasion, to give as a gift,
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| | judged by its taste, is whether it has
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| or as an investment with a realisable
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| | had successes in any of a number of wine
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| future. Buying wine to drink Winemaker
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| | shows held around the country. Experts
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| Greg Gallagher at the Charles Sturt
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| | from the wine industry judge wines on
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| University, South Australia, says judging
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| | their quality and medal winners enjoy the
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| a good wine is simple. "It starts with
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| | benefits of being recognised and written
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| asking, 'do you like it?' " he says, "and
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| | about in the main media. While not every
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| finishes with 'did you like it?'" When
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| | medal winner is a wine that suits our
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| you have a list of favourite wines, all
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| | taste, it is as a direct result of the
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| you need to do is find them on au, and
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| | shows and competitions that Australian
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| you will find out where it's sold for the
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| | wines have grown in popularity and
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| best price. But, because it's not always
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| | quality. At au you can compare many award
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| easy remembering the name, style and
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| | winning wines. What's your taste?Regions
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| vintage of the wine you enjoy, it's a
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| | and style When you are shopping for wine,
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| good idea to keep a record of wines you
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| | one of the first questions to answer is
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| drink that you really like (and those
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| | whether you are choosing a red wine or a
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| that you'd prefer to avoid), for future
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| | white wine. Once you have decided this,
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| reference. When you're buying wine to
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| | you can then start to narrow down the
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| drink, there are a number of
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| | different styles. Begin with the question
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| considerations you might like to bear in
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| | of whether you are seeking a dry wine or
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| mind, the first being: what is the
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| | a sweet wine. Styles of wine are named
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| occasion? It stands to reason that a wine
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| | after the region from which the grape
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| for an intimate dinner with a partner
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| | originated. In the popular dark reds you
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| might be a different choice than one for
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| | have the Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and
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| a footy night with the boys. Sharing a
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| | Merlot styles that tend to be drier
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| wine with someone is a lot more than
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| | wines. Lighter reds feature Beaujolais,
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| simply sharing the drink. It's also
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| | Pinot Noir and Rose styles and these tend
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| sharing your taste, your values and your
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| | toward sweeter wines. Popular white
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| standards, so it pays to think carefully
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| | wines include the Chablis, Riesling,
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| about the occasion and the company with
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| | Semillon, Chenin, Sauvignon Blanc and
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| whom you are sharing the wine. A second
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| | Chardonnay styles in dry wines, with
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| consideration might be, what is
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| | Traminer Riesling, Moselle and late
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| accompanying the wine? Wine is often
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| | picked Verdelho in the sweeter styles.
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| enjoyed with a meal, but you might like
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| | Aperitifs include sweet and dry sherry
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| to consider also how the occasion (or
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| | and Marsala. Dessert wines include
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| meal) will develop. Matching the perfect
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| | Sauternes, Muscats and Ports. Many wines
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| wine with the perfect food and mood is an
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| | are now presented as blended wines, a way
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| exhilarating experience, and is often at
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| | to offer wider variety in taste and a way
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| the heart of great memories. You may
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| | to use up less popular grapes and thereby
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| also want to consider the ambience of the
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| | minimise waste in the industry.
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| occasion. A wine for enjoying at an
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| | Australia has more than a dozen
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| evening symphony concert will have a
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| | identified wine growing regions that
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| different character to that enjoyed at a
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| | produce distinctive wines of the main
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| beach picnic. Buying wine as a gift Wine
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| | styles. The Barossa Valley in South
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| makes an excellent gift for many reasons.
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| | Australia is possibly the most famous
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| It's an easy purchase; you can buy a wine
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| | region with the richest heritage, and
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| to suit practically any budget. And it is
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| | features many labels from subregions such
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| a demonstration of your taste and
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| | as Claire Valley, McLaren Vale, Langhorne
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| standards, subtly imparted to someone
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| | Creek and the Adelaide Hills. These
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| whom you may care for. However, as well
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| | regions produce some of the most
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| as meeting your taste standards, you also
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| | spectacular Riesling wines, and Shiraz
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| need to choose a wine that will meet the
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| | styles in the country. East of this
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| tastes of the receiver. It pays to find
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| | region, near the border with Victoria
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| out what sort of wine that person enjoys,
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| | lies the Coonawarra district (also known
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| and buy within that person's style or
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| | as Riverland), famous for its Cabernet
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| region preferences. A person who enjoys
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| | Sauvignon. In Victoria lie the Yarra
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| sweet white wines will appreciate a gift
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| | Valley and Mornington Peninsular
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| that matches that personality. Buying
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| | districts. The Goulbourn Valley lies on
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| wine as an investment Some wines make a
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| | the border with New South Wales. The
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| good investment because they are rare and
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| | Hunter Valley in New South Wales produces
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| have an established reputation causing
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| | some of Australia's finest wines, while
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| them to appreciate in value. Possibly the
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| | in the West, Margaret River, t4he Swan
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| most famous of these in Australia is
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| | Valley and the Plantagenet districts all
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| Penfolds' Grange Hermitage, a Shiraz
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| | produce fine wines. Trends Recent
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| style Claret that has been made since
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| | economic conditions and consecutive years
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| 1951 (a bottle of that vintage now might
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| | of oversupply have changed much of
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| set you back $50,000 or more if you can
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| | Australia's wine market. There are many
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| find one). Although young in terms of
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| | small boutique wineries whose products
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| wine heritage, Australia has some notable
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| | can be bought direct from the cellar
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| wines that do and will appreciate in
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| | door. Many of these wines are featured on
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| value. A good investment wine is not
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| | au by style and region. The wine
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| necessarily a guarantee of a high quality
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| | industry is encouraging the buying of
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| drinking wine. The investment values are
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| | wines and cellaring them (storing them in
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| arrived at by reputation. A particular
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| | a cool place) for a period of time and
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| vintage may have enjoyed popularity for
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| | enjoying them at a later time. To cellar
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| any number of reasons and become scarce
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| | your wine, store it somewhere cool, dark,
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| because only a limited number of bottles
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| | airy, and free from vibration and
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| were produced. What results is a
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| | dampness. Temperature stability is the
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| collectors market and wine changes hands
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| | most important factor in preserving wine
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| through auctions, private sales, estate
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| | in the cellar. Storing wine in an
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| dissolutions and wine club memberships.
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| | environment where the temperature varies
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| What makes a good investment wine
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| | gradually with the seasons is better than
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| however, is the fact that you are able to
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| | in a room that varies with the day and
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| sell the wine at some future date for a
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| | night. For long-term storage, the ideal
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| sum greater than what you paid. Therefore
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| | cellar temperature is 18 degrees Celsius
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| the condition of the wine-or more
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| | and a relative humidity of 60-75%. Warmer
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| importantly, the bottle-is of paramount
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| | conditions accelerate the development of
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| consideration. The provenance of an
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| | wines, which could mean a reduction in
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| investment wine is important. Before
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| | the pleasure of drinking them. The
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| buying, you need to establish its history
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| | second phenomenon to occur through
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| of origin and previous ownership.
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| | oversupply is the introduction of
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| Satisfied that the bottle is in good
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| | cleanskins, a method of selling wine
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| condition, once in your possession it
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| | without a brand label. This is presented
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| needs to be cellared correctly in the
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| | as being 'money saving' because of a
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| absence of heat, light and movement. You
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| | reduction in marketing expense, however
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| should document your ownership and the
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| | the real cost saving per bottle is around
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| conditions of its cellaring before
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| | 3-5 cents (the cost of printing and
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| selling it to a new buyer. What makes
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| | applying a label). Cleanskins enable a
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| good wine?The winemaking process The
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| | wine producer to present a lower cost
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| quality of a wine is affected by a wide
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| | bottle, but this is mostly achieved by
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| variety of factors that occur in and as a
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| | not having to identify the origins of the
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| result of the winemaking, cellaring and
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| | grape, or the varietal blends that make
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| handling processes. One of the key
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| | up the wine. And while it is true that
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| factors is the terrain and climate,
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| | some cleanskins are eminently drinkable
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| commonly referred to as a 'region', where
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| | wines, evidence suggests that they are
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| the grapes are grown. Different
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| | generally of a far poorer quality than
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| conditions affect different varieties
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| | branded label products. It is suggested
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| differently. A Shiraz style from McLaren
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| | that you taste the wine before purchasing
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| Vale in South Australia, for example, is
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| | any cleanskins. Wine is a high fashion
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| a heavier and darker wine than the same
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| | product, and wine trends emerge on a
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| style from the Swan Valley in Western
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| | regular basis. The best way to follow
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| Australia, which tends to be lighter and
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| | these trends is to shop using au --
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| more peppery. A Chardonnay from the
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| | comparing prices and suppliers, and
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| Hunter Valley is more full-bodied than
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| | following medal winning labels. See All
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| one from Margaret River. While knowing
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| | WineAndrew Gates for Australian
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| which vines are best suited to a soil
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| | comparison online shopping service au.
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| type and climate is one aspect, another
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| | au helps you compare the different value
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| is knowing when to pick the fruit for
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| | offers from different brands in terms of
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| particular effect. The fruit's flavour at
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| | specifications and accessories. You can
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| the time of picking is a major character
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| | also compare prices from hundreds of
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| of the residual flavours of the wine.
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| | different brands and vendors.
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| After initial fermentation, some
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