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How South Australia became one of the world s most exclusive wine touring destinations
Combining a sense of place with innovative wines, the wine-growing regions of the Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale are well worth a visit
Wine tasting with a view at Shaw & Smith winery
Credit: Shaw & Smith winery
It was a sunny spring morning, with hints of mown grass and cherry blossom on the nose. Up on the summit of Mount Lofty, some 12 miles east of Adelaide in South Australia, I could almost hear the sap rising in the vineyards down below.
Before me, running north-south in a band of freshly greened-up, mist-snagged slopes and ridges, lay the Adelaide Hills, one of the New World’s most innovative wine-growing regions where elegant chardonnays and cooler-climate pinots are setting new standards in Australian wine. Before me, too, was a palate-tingling prospect – several days of tasting and eating through South Australia, the state which dominates the Australian wine industry.
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PREMIUM St Hallett Wines: producer profile plus new releases tasted
This South Australian winery is famous for its Old Block Shiraz, among others. But the new chief winemaker tells David Sly about her aim for St Hallett Wines to be recognised as a Barossa Shiraz specialist, by continuing to focus on site-specific releases.
Early St Hallett winemaker Robert O’Callaghan (now of Rockford Winery) saved historic Shiraz vines from being grubbed during the 1970s and made rich wines celebrating their unique qualities. Larger-than-life raconteur and marketeer ‘Big’
Bob McLean sold the merits of these signature Shirazes to the world. Entwined through a legend of long promotional lunches and great merriment, St Hallett fostered a loyal fan club for its wines, led by Old Block Shiraz.