Troy Kalleske makes organic wine and believes that this gives an advantage.
“I’d like to think so, I do know that generally people comment on the fruit harmony of our wines and that is definitely part of the organics and the way we make our wines with natural ferments and tannins,” he said.

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Langhorne Creek is traditionally a red wine growing district and about 70% of the vineyard plantings are cabernet sauvignon and shiraz. The red wine is consistently high quality, full flavoured with delicate, soft tannins. Typical characteristics of the cab sav are mint, blackcurrant and chocolate. The shiraz has characteristic plum, chocolate and earthy flavours. The red wine from Langhorne Creek is excellent for drinking straight away but also has good cellaring potential.

Although red wines are predominant, the cool climate of Langhorne Creek also facilitates the production of crisp, clean white wines. Chardonnay is the biggest variety but the region is also gaining a reputation for good Verdelho.

Bleasdale in Langhorne Creek is the oldest winery in continuous production there and was established in 1850. More recently wineries such as Wolf Blass and Lindemans have put Langhorne Creek on the map as well as excellent boutique wineries such as Lake Breeze.

Langhorne Creek has been selected as the Wine Partner for the South Australian Premier’s Food Industry Awards. It’s the first time a wine region is the partner rather than an individual winery. The Event Manager commented that this gave more brands a chance to be promoted by the event.

“The Langhorne Creek Wine region has some excellent wines and brands and by choosing a total region as our wine partner even more of those great brands are promoted,” she said.

“I wanted to give one of our State’s exceptional wine regions the opportunity to promote not only their region, but also their iconic brands.”

Pinot wines are notorious for being difficult to make and yet they are amongst the most popular wines in the world. They are light to medium bodied, very aromatic with black cherry, raspberry and other  fruit notes.

Typical characteristics of Yarra Valley Pinot Noir  are fruit flavours, berries through to cherries, spices such as cinnamon and mint, and earthy notes such as mushrooms and “forest floor” characters.

It’s one of the easiest red wines to match with food and goes well with white meat, mild creamy cheese such as brie or camembert or even fish.

A great Pinot Noir wine deal on offer currently is the Punt Road Little Rebel Yarra Pinot Noir 2006 from WineMarket.  It’s from award winning winemaker, Kate Goodman. You would normally pay $23.99 a bottle so at $14.99 it’s great value.

We keep an eye on Pinot Noir wine specials from Australian merchants online as well as great examples of Yarra Valley Pinot Noir.

It’s one of the best paces in the world to grow cabernet sauvignon with ideal conditions including the rich, red, terra rossa soil, the long, cool, ripening season and the climate with low rainfall during the growing season.

The Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon is renowned for very concentrated, intense flavours that cover a broad range of blackcurrant, plum, cherry and prunes. The wines are full of flavor, not tannic and capable of many years cellaring.

There are some good Coonawarra cab sav wines online. Here’s our pick of the best Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon.

The climate and overall growing conditions are ideal for producing high quality fruit with intense flavor. The climate is much like that of the Mediterranean. It is relatively dry with no extreme temperatures and ideal humidity.

Consequently the Margaret River region is famous for wines with a great depth of colour, intense fruit flavours, length and elegance.

Margaret River chardonnay is hailed as amongst the finest in the world. The region is also famous for Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

Wirra Wirra have several collections of wines including their flagship wines that are regarded as McLaren Vale icons. These are shiraz and cabernet sauvignon, varieties that perform exceptionally well in McLaren Vale.

They also have a shiraz blend in their Scrubby Rise range of wines. This is a blend of shiraz and cabernet sauvignon which is a very popular match but with the addition of 15% Petit Verdot. It’s a match that makes an easy drinking, everyday red.

Jack’s Wine have Wirra Wirra Scrubby Rise Red 2007 for $13.99 which is a great price for a great wine.

The region is famous for the ancient Cambrian soil on the slopes of the Mt Camel range. This red soil is known as the Heathcote Greenstone Belt and it gives the Heathcote shiraz its unique characteristics.

This unique character is a wine that is unusually deep in colour and is complex, rich and velvety. Flavours are dark cherry, plum and black pepper spice. Fine tannins give texture and length. Heathcote shiraz ages superbly.

It’s possible to pick up Heathcote Shiraz online at a discounted price now and again. Check our current Heathcote Shiraz wine deals.

The Barossa itself is made up of two regions, the Barossa Valley and Eden Valley. The two are divided by the Barossa Ranges. The entire Barossa region is famous for Shiraz wine and the cooler climate Eden Valley is renowned for world class Riesling. These wine varieties aren’t the only specialties of the Barossa. The region is also known for excellent Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon in red wine varieties, and Semillon and Chardonnay in white wine varieties.

Famous wineries in the Barossa include Grant Burge, Torbreck, Orlando, Kaesler, Penfolds, Peter Lehmann, Wolf Blass, Rockford, Elderton, Glaetzer, Saltram, Yalumba and Seppelts.

There are some good bargains around if you buy Barossa shiraz online. For everyday drinking at the fantastic price of well under $10 a bottle, the Warburn Premium Barossa Shiraz is unbeatable value. It’s full of wonderful flavours of blackberries and spice with fruity, earthy aromas.

Another good buy in a higher price range is the Balthazar Barossa Shiraz 2006. WineMarket have it a good price of $44.99 a bottle with savings of $15 a bottle. It has won multiple medals including 7 gold medals and Best Shiraz National Wine Show Canberra. The colour is a dense red, aromas are rich, ripe berry fruits with peppery spice with concentrated plum, blackberry fruits with licorice flavours. Fine, firm tannins with layers of spicy complexity ending with a very long finish.

The Sea and Vines Festival is coming up. It’s on during the June long weekend, 7-8 June. 23 wineries from the McLaren Vale region will match their wines to seafood dishes.

Secondly there are some great McLaren Vale wine specials available this week.

• WineMarket have Hesketh Usual Suspects McLaren Vale Shiraz 2005 at less than half price.
• Winemakers Choice have a 12 bottle case of Mastermind Merlot 2008 with savings of $84.

McLaren Vale, just south of Adelaide, is one of Australia’s oldest winemaking regions and most of the award winning wines from the region are from 100 year old vines. The start of the winemaking industry in McLaren Vale is considered to be around 1873 when Thomas Hardy purchased the Tintara winery.

The climate of the region makes McLaren Vale on of the most reliable, consistent wine growing areas. The region gets good winter rainfall and long dry summers.

The most notable wine variety produced in McLaren Vale is shiraz although the region is also renowned for other varieties including cabernet sauvignon, Grenache and chardonnay. The shiraz from Mclaren Vale is often referred to as being amongst the best shiraz in the world. The terroir produces intense flavoured fruit which is a deep purple, almost black colour. Aromas are liquorice, spice and violets and classic McLaren Vale shiraz has intense, mouthfilling flavours which include plum, spice, black pepper, liquorice and dark chocolate.