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Hi Eveline, I am always impressed when non-Australians are aware that not all Aussie wine is 'critter-based" or Shiraz. And when they realise that McLaren Vale is one of our best wine regions. We do have more than Shiraz here. I am in the middle of writing Beyond Shiraz a book about the 200 varieties used by Australian winemakers.

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Darby! Thanks for reading my article and taking the time to comment! Canada is finally starting to get access to more of your amazing wine! Congratulations on your book writing. That is an amazing project and must be super interesting to research!

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Excellent post, and makes me nostalgic for my time in Australia. The seemingly perennial boom and bust cycle of Australian Shiraz is really interesting, from The Great Vine Pull forward.

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Thanks so much Mark for taking the time to comment! Agreed! Where you working in the trade whe you were there?

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Yes, I was a link in the distribution chain at the time. I had the good fortune to travel with Dan Phillips of The Grateful Palate (not sure if it still exists). Dan was an epicure in addition to being a wine guy, so we went to some terrific restaurants.

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Must have been an awesome experience!

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