If he's still down under, it's just breakfast time, not wino time

I don't tie myself up or anything

i have not been a fan of autralian juice because they have been characterized as fruit bombs, and rightly so ! i am not sure if it is the winemakers, or the consumers who dictate what the drinking public wants, but it is troubling. why do french and US wines taste differently ? (meaning, they are NOT fruit bombs) i like both syrah and grenache based wines but why is the French CdR and CdP wine so much better ?. and let us not forget, that the australian shiraz, originally came from the french syrah grape. so until the fruit nazis change their style, i am reluctant to purchase/drink aussie juice.

These Aussies made him one lazy guy I guess………………………………

slacker 😉

Traveling to Australia, Burberry polo, Cartier watch. Someone's a baller.

Spring for a monopod. I'm dizzy over here.

Had a bad day the other day and cracked open 2006 Two Hands “Charlie's Patch” Cabernet from Napa valley (not from Australia). HUGE wine, good fruit up front, but ended with loads of tannins and extremely dry. Will be really good in 5 years but after some air time it smoothed out now. Pretty damn good. Rated 91-92 for its potential.

Don't let those aussies convince you to drink their bundaberg rum. It's like cheap dark rum with charcoal in it.

It would be cool if you did an aussie beer show though. Last time I was down under the locals touted a bunch of beers that were pure weak-sauce. All they knew of American beer was Budweiser though and were skeptical of the hundreds of great brews I told them about.

As an Aussie I am appalled at the parochial palate of the US. We export a style of wine to the US that I personally would never drink – fruit bomb – over-ripe, over-alcoholic. That is what I found on my last trip to the US – I would rate all Californian wines in this class.
I drank hundreds at all price points. Give me Oregon or Washington any day.
Most Australian wines are not of the big style. Most of the premium are cool climate wines.
Drink more widely – or come to Oz and drink yourself around the country

Not all wine from Australia are fruit bombs. In Western Australian wines are being produced which are complex, restrained and identify strongly with their terroir from which they come from. Take Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon, which consistenly win international awards with complex and structured wines. Great examples include Voyager, Capel Vale, Cullen and Cape Mentelle.

I'm appalled you think all Cali wines are fruit bombs.

Ah, my home town- you going to be out in public Gary? Some of your Aussie fans might like to get out and meet you!
I'd have to agree that the Aussie wines you have in the states are really not drunk here much at all.When I was in the US I didn't see an Aussie label I knew.We have some amazing wines, just a shame you cant always access them!
Great show, thanks Gazza 🙂

I really hope we can get some good qpr wines out of this. I'm sure there are good aussie wines, but I really couldn't give two shits if they all cost $50+ (or even $20+). 95% of the juice I drink cost under $50, and when I go to drop serious cash on a bottle there's a looooooong list of GREAT wines in my cue……..none of them are australian.

One qpr WIN for the land down under has to be their tawny ports. I buy them all the time for dinner parties. Cheap, delicious and crowd pleasing….all for generally $10 or less. There seems to be a severe drought on Jonesy port here though.

Why didn't you film the two of you together at the same time? Seemed weird that the guest, with lots of knowledge of the wines, was a cameraman for most of the time!

I'm not sure having wines in the premium end was the most ideal basis for a show on Australia – there is some great stuff out there that's much cheaper.

Interestingly a recent Decanter tasting stated how poor the Tasmanian pinots were in general.. and from my limited tastings I can see why. I think Yarra Valley is much better, but NZ pinot definitely wins for me.

Australian rieslings (Eden Valley and Clare Valley in particular) is really under-appreciated.

Australian wines have always been real fruit forward. I have liked most that I have tried.

Loved the episode. I´m such a fan of Australian wines that I imposed one on my political family´s Christmas Dinner. Never tasted a Tasmanian one, though. QOD: Sophomore getting the VIP Player of the year.

I tried to leave a comment, but apparently it has to be approved by a moderator over there first.

It's kind of a silly contradictory article. It starts saying that 09 Bordeaux is shit and ends predicting it to be legendary. This kind of hype for the sake of creating controversy is silly bush league high school shit. “Who will Teddy Hall take to prom? The cheerleader or the nerdy girl that you know is actually sexy?”. I'll bet 80s John Cusak could play Teddy Hall in a movie.

Gary please splurge for a portable tripod for outside broadcasts!

QOTD: pretty dry/peppery wines (reds), haven't tried too many whites worth repeating. Prices also starting to climb a little, not sure why.

Any thoughts about a show comparing Central Otago w/ Oz?

Sydney's amazing, hope you enjoyed.

Great show, what a view!

QOTD: Lots of very good wines. I've falling in love with the Innocent Bystander Shiraz/Viognier you reviewed a while ago. Also probably the boldest wine I've ever tasted was the Izway Bruce from Barossa. I've cheated a bit in this category since i have a close friend who imports Australian and New Zealand wines… and don't get me started on New Zealand Pinots, omg omg!

Wow great show. I have been fortunate to taste and drink some great Aussie wines. 1986 Grange and 2001 Hill of
Grace.

QOTD: You say Aussie, I say “Recovering”.
Their reputation to me was, well, basciacally, Yellow Tail. I don't know if collectively they decided to make a difference or its my education/evolution in the wine world, but I think Two Hands, D'Arenberg, etc. are, at least, changing my mind. Also the sweet deals on Colonial Estates at CW help.

All over the map with a wide range of character and characters that bring life to the wine.

Glad to see the footage from down under.

Cheers!

Try Freycinet Pinot Noir as it should be drunk: 02 or older. Then you'll see. Otago Oshmago. Actually, don't drink it, save it for me.

To the one who wants to try Bordeaux-style Aussie wine, try Cullen Cab Merlot from Margaret River. Not cheap, but stunning and approachable in the near to very long term.