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The Bottom Line
This book offers good basics on Australian wines. You can get familiar with the main wineries, wine varietals, pricing structure, Australian wine-making regions and input on when is the best time to drink a particular wine. This is a good resource for discovering Australian wines.
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Guide Review - Book
Robin Bradley offers a bird's eye view of Australian wines available on the market today. This is a good book for those beginning to explore the Australian wine market and would like to get a better handle on who the big players are and whose wines are worth trying - provided that your own taste matches up with the author's. I would suggest buying a few of his wines that are well-rated and seeing if your own palate, is in sync with his. It is hard to take a subjective rating/review and pinpoint a tasting match based on a number. I do think this book is definitely worth taking to your local wine merchant to begin your Aussie wine adventure.
Pick out a few wines and ask the staff at the wine store their thoughts on the wines and ratings, for added knowledge and experience.
The Bottom Line
This book offers good basics on Australian wines. You can get familiar with the main wineries, wine varietals, pricing structure, Australian wine-making regions and input on when is the best time to drink a particular wine. This is a good resource for discovering Australian wines.
Pros
- Small, compact book for easy carrying
- Easy referencing for favorite Aussie wines
- Rating system is intuitive and offers wine lovers a quick glance wine rating
- Pricing guide gives you a decent ballpark idea for what you can expect to pay for a particular wine
Cons
- The rating scale of 1-5 for Bradley and 1-7 for the winemaker is a bit confusing
Description
- Author: Robin Bradley
- Published by Hunter Agencies
- ISBN 0-9577280-5-0
- Published 2004
- 389 pages
- Color wine label pictures
- soft cover
- Twenty Second Edition
Guide Review - Book
Robin Bradley offers a bird's eye view of Australian wines available on the market today. This is a good book for those beginning to explore the Australian wine market and would like to get a better handle on who the big players are and whose wines are worth trying - provided that your own taste matches up with the author's. I would suggest buying a few of his wines that are well-rated and seeing if your own palate, is in sync with his. It is hard to take a subjective rating/review and pinpoint a tasting match based on a number. I do think this book is definitely worth taking to your local wine merchant to begin your Aussie wine adventure.
Pick out a few wines and ask the staff at the wine store their thoughts on the wines and ratings, for added knowledge and experience.