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Australian Grenache on the move

Julia Harding
Julia Harding MW , Jancis Robinson
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Blewitt Springs Sands of Time Grenache

A collection of tasting notes that reinforce the story Max told earlier this year in his article on the next chapter for Australian old-vine Grenache. Photo of Sands of Time vineyard in Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale, courtesy of Giles Cooke MW.

Julia writes The majority of these wines were tasted at a masterclass held in London earlier this month as a demonstration of the changing style of Australian Grenache, including a comparison of different expressions from McLaren Vale and the Barossa Valley. A few of the wines from the latter were Grenache-dominant blends.

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