Australian Wine

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From that first sip, you know your Australian wine is a good one. Finding that style or brand of wine that best suits you is really a personal odyssey, a close examination of your palette and a quest involving many different tastings. Australian winemakers man nearly 2000 wineries, using 130 different types of grapes, so you can imagine the sort of diversity from one wine to the next. Today, Australia is the fourth largest exporter of wine in the world, with a particular skill in Bourdeaux Blends, which are Cabernet-Merlot mixes, plus Semillon, Riesling and Pinot Noir. Perhaps a journey to an Aussie winery would provide the perfect complement to your next trip!

You will likely never forget the first time you try an Australian Riesling: as the white wine explodes with hints of apricot, peat and a particularly sweet-and-sour green grape flavor. Compared to German Rieslings, the Aussie variety is drier, with less sweetness and more aroma. Chardonnay is a relatively new variety in Australia, but you can find smooth or crisp varieties, depending on which vineyard you buy from. The Australians sometimes pair Chardonnay with Semillon white wine.

Semillon itself is a drier white that goes well with fish. Unlike Semillon, which is produced in humid regions of Australia, the Pinot Grigios come from the cooler climate regions and are a crisper, more tart wine, as opposed to aromatic and subtle. Red wines, like Shiraz, are very popular and include ripe fruit, tannins and spices that complement beef, lamb and pork entrees. Pinot Noirs are smooth reds with a long finish that is delicious with ham, duck and cheese. Drier in nature, Cabernet Sauvignon has a bold taste and deep flavor, and is often popular as a "Bordeaux Blend," mixed with Merlot.

Penfolds Grange is the most famous brand of wine from an Australian producer. This brand has won more than 50 gold medals for its Shiraz. Other red Australian wine international award winners include Henschke Hill of Grace, Clarendon Hills Astralis, D'Arenberg Dead Arm, Torbreck Run Rig and St Henri. Thanks to a number of wine promotions, Yellow Tail, with its signature kangaroo label, has been selling well at a reasonable $10/bottle price! If you're just getting started on your Australian wine experience, then add the following bottles to your shopping list and give it a go, mate. Try Jacob's Creek Reserve Shiraz, Wyndham Estate Chardonnay, Penfolds Thomas Hyland Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 and Wolf Blass Yellow Label Cabernet Sauvignon.

Looking to experience Australian wines for less? Budget Travel Magazine recommends one of several options. First, you can explore Hunter Valley, a small country town north of Sydney and the oldest wine-producing region. Here, you'll enjoy free wine tastings from among the 80-plus wineries. You don't have to buy a bottle to try Semillon, Shiraz, Chardonnay, Cabernet or Pinot Noirs here. Rothbury Estate, Tamburlaine and McGuigan Wines shouldn't be missed.

Twenty-eight miles north of Adelaide, you can explore The Barossa wine region, a quiet valley with over 50 wineries. Be sure to check out Penfolds, Seppelt and Yaldara Wines, where you'll experience Shiraz, Grenache, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Frontigac, as these are just some of the favored varieties. Thirdly, the Yarra Valley, which is situated 38 miles east of Melbourne, is one of Australia's best cool-climate wine regions, featuring sparkling wines, Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs and Cabernets.

Try Domaine Chandon, De Bortoli and Coldstream Hills while you're in town. Of course, there are extravagant wine-themed vacations for the real die-hards, but if you're just looking for a good self-guided smattering of what's offered, then you can certainly do-it-yourself on a dime. Most tastings are free, while others charge just $4.50 for two or three samples and a tour.

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Who were the first inhabitants of Australia?

It is estimated that the first inhabitants of Australia came to the continent via a land bridge about 48,000 years ago. These inhabitants were from South-East Asia and Melanesian people which inhabited the Torres Strait Islands and parts of northern Queensland. Some of the indigenous people were ancestors of the Aborigines. Later these indigenous Australians suffered great declines in their numbers due to white settlers and convicts assigned to penal colonies located within Australia. The settlers brought with them many diseases that the indigenous people were not immune to and as a result died from the afflicting diseases.


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