A quick quiz
See if you can answer these without resorting to google searches.
Q1. Which Aussie region has the following profile?
Q2. What are the seven varieties permitted in Champagne?
Q3. Favorita is a synonym for what grape variety?
Q4. A McLaren Vale winery has just introduced a variety called Vaccarese. Where is it from? What colour is it?
Q5. There are over a dozen wine varieties whose primary name starts with the letters VERD… How many do you know?
Recent pages on Vinodiversity
I have revamped my page on Petit Meslier. What do you know about this rare variety? Have you tried it?
I have been busy adding extra wineries and alternative varieties to pages such as Upper Goulburn, Pedro Ximenes, Pyrenees Region, Perth Hills, Verdicchio, Picolit. See more recent activity on the Vinodiversity site on this page
Events
Mornington Peninsula Winter Wine Weekend at Red Hill. Held over the King’s Birthday weekend. Sat 10 to Monday 12 June. Plenty of events to choose from. (What a coincidence that the King’s birthday seems to be on a slightly different date in early June each, just like his mother’s) Details
Winter edition of Adelaide’s Cellar Door Fest will be held on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 July. Details here
Wine Guild of Victoria have regular events in and around Melbourne. Next event is on Sunday June 4, a trip to Officer and Beaconsfield. Details here
*If you know of and event that might be of interest to members of this community, please send an email to darby.higgs@gmail.com
A Wine Offer
Wine Selectors1 have an offer celebrating Australia’s Young guns winemakers. Red white or mixed dozens. Details here.
I still have a few maps and wine varietal tables available. But remember
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I failed the questions dismally. Look forward to receiving results.
Alison