Completely Rocking - Rockbare Shiraz

About Wine

Rockbare Shiraz consists flavours of blueberry, dark cherry and mulberry with hints of spicy, clove and dark chocolate truffle. Enjoy this wine with rare roast beef, lamb racks.

About the Winemakers

Shelley Torresan is the winemaker of Rockbare Winery. After completing her Bachelor in winemaking from the University of Adelaide, she traveled extensively to France and California, getting hands-on experience in winemaking before joining Rockbare. At the winery, she is focused is on making wines that are bright-fruity and that reflect the regional style.

Peter Fraser the consulting winemaker for Rockbare. He oversees grape sourcing, grape picking and blending decisions at the winery. He was awarded James Halliday Wine Companion Winemaker of the Year in 2016.

Unbelievably good - St Hallett Faith Shiraz

About the Wine

St Hallett Faith Shiraz matched well with grilled lamb chops or Pasta along with Bolognaise sauce to get the best out of this wine. Cellaring it for up to 5 years is recommended.

About the Winery

Lindner family was established in 1944. During its initial days, the winery was drawn towards the production of fortified wines. After a successful first vintage of Old Block Shiraz, the winery slowly shifted its focus towards premium table wines and earning appreciation for it too. Like other popular wineries of Barossa region such as Lehmann, Melton & Burge and Rockford, St Hallett too narrowed its focus to producing region’s key varieties such as Shiraz.

After having built a strong relationship and good understanding with grape-growers of the region the winery has access to fruit from the vineyards as old as 100 years.

The winery is committed towards environmental sustainability through recycling and soil conservation.

·         It has a cellar door which has been recycled from the materials of the old cellar door.

·         The winery also makes good use of the grape skins left after fermentation by converting it into organic fertilizer and grape stalks which is converted into compost and can be used again in soil and crops.

The Tempting - Thorn Clarke Sandpiper Shiraz

Winemakers at Thorn Clarke winery deeply believe that the wines are made in the vineyard and not in the winery. Producing award-winning wines – one such wine from its Sandpiper range is 2016 Sandpiper Shiraz. Recently it has won awards at few wine competitions. Some of which are listed below-

• Sandpiper Shiraz is gold medal winner at 2017 New World Wine Awards.
• The wine has also won Blue Gold at Sydney International Wine Competition 2018 and silver at New York World & Spirits Competition 2017.Sydney International i

About the Winery

Established in 1987. Founders and owners of this winery are David and Cheryl Clarke. David Clarke previously was the chairman of AustralianVintage Limited, once Australia’s second largest wine company. Cheryl’s father Ron Thorne owned some of the oldest Shiraz vineyards in Australia dated to 1854 as per the records. Six generations of Thorn-Clarke family have been into winemaking.

The family has 270 hectares of vineyards spread in Barossa and Eden Valley making them one of the largest grape growers in the region.

It is a 5-red star rated winery by James Halliday. Peter Kelly is the winemaker.

Intelligent Winemaking - Yangarra Estate Shiraz

Yangarra Estate Vineyard Shiraz 2015 exhibits aromas and flavours of blackfruits and dark chocolate. Powerful structure and smooth texture. Grilled lamb and beef stew makes a nice pairing with this wine.

The 2014 vintage of the same wine has been awarded 96 points in James Halliday Wine Companion 2016 and remarking it as ‘highly intelligent winemaking’.

Zonte's Footstep - Lake Doctor Shiraz

Zonte's Footstep Lake Doctor Shiraz 2015 has aromas similar to ladies handbag and tastes like men's wallet.

The first vintage of this wine was produced in 2003 and this is the 13th consecutive vintage of the blend.

It is a great wine to be consumed young and cellaring will help it too. It is present with medium high 

alcohol levels of 14.5%. Pairs well with grilled foods.

The full name of the wine includes 'Lake Doctor' which is the name of the vineyard present on the shore of Lake Alexandrina in Langhorne Creek region of Australia.

Favourite Shiraz Wines of Australians

Ever wondered which Shiraz wines were the favourites of Australians. Sit back and take a quick peek into Shiraz Wines that ruled Australia in 2016. Here is the List of Popular Shiraz Wines:

McWilliams Inheritance Shiraz
Night Harvest Reserve Shiraz
Fred Black Shiraz
Printhie Mountain Range Shiraz
Mcwilliams Hanwood Estate Shiraz
De Bortoli Accomplice Shiraz
Block Nine Shiraz
Sunview Shiraz

Jacob's Creek St Hugo Shiraz

St Hugo is a premier red wine collection from Jacob's Creek wines. This wine has been named after the founder of this winery, Mr Hugo Grump. This wine label was first launched in 1983 and gained immense popularity immediately. Shiraz is a famous wine varietal of Australia which accounts for most of the domestic production, consumption and even export of wines. 

Pepperjack Shiraz 2015 Barossa Valley

Pepperjack Shiraz 2015 Barossa Valley

Growth of Shiraz Wines in Australia

Let us first take some general statistics of wines industry in Australia. This will help us understand the role of Shiraz wines in this island nation. About 60 percent production of wines in Australia is exported to other countries. Of the remaining 40 percent wines which are consumed in Australia, it is the wines from small wineries which see good domestic consumption and helps them remain afloat.

Red wines sales have grown in bottled form whereas white wines sales have grown in cask form. Recently, there is a surge in wine exports figures in terms of value which has shown that premium red wines and premium white wines are more in demand from Australia.

The Shiraz Performance

Australia witnessed an increase in plantings of Shiraz grapes in 1980s and 1990s which can be attributed to success of Australian brands like Jacob Creek and Lindemans in UK and Rosemount in UK and US. Government began to give tax subsidies to wineries planting new vineyards which boosted the planting in 1990s. With the yield of 422,430 tons of Shiraz grapes in 2005-2006, Shiraz became the most planted variety in Australia. And with this, Australia became the second largest Shiraz grape grower, just behind France.

By the year ending June 2016, Shiraz and cabernet sauvignon together notched up $727 million of export revenue together, making these top selling grape varietals.

Popular Shiraz Wines in Australia

Popular Shiraz Wines in Australia

There are many popular shiraz wines available in Australia. These include the ones from brands such as Penfolds "Grange", the Henschke "Hill of Grace" and the Penfolds "RWT".

There has been a recent increase in demand for the organic wines. Important organic shiraz wines are produced by Coastal Estate, Tamburlaine, Yalumba, Gardeners Ground, Mount Horrocks and others.