Tag: Aussie Wine

• Forbes Article: Yarra Valley Wine Growers Embrace Phylloxera Infestation As An Opportunity To Prepare For Climate Change

  

  What is a wine region to do when faced with two devastating threats? This question is top of mind in Australia’s Yarra Valley, where they are dealing with a phylloxera infestation and climate change. When I asked Mac Forbes, winemaker/owner Mac Forbes Wines, he replied, “Can I flip a coin?” Surprisingly, the overall attitude in…

  Michelle Williams

  June 19, 2020

  Aussie Wine, Australia, Australian Wine, Pinot Noir, Travel, Wine, wine travel, Winetasting

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• Female Winemakers are Making Waves

  

  Becoming a multi-award winning winemaker takes hard work and dedication. Add strength, moxie, intelligence, and class and you’ve got Virginia Willcock, Vasse Felix chief winemaker since 2006. Outspoken about low intervention winemaking and passionate about expressing terroir in every sip, Willcock has elevated Vasse Felix, Margaret River’s founding wine estate and benchmark for the region’s…

  Michelle Williams

  September 27, 2018

  Aussie Wine, Australia, Australian Wine, TexSom, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

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