Affordable, delicious Shiraz from New South Wales. First Creek Wines is a family owned and operated winery based in one of Australia's older wine growing regions. The fruit was fermented in open fermenters and then matured in older, large format French oak barrels. Minimal winemaking intervention, combined with larger casks, highlights pure fruit characters without letting oak dominate.
We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it...
The state of New South Wales is bounded on the east by the Tasmanian Sea. Its most famous wine region is the Hunter Valley. With its exceptionally hot climate, high humidity, ample rainfall and rich soils, one would not expect this to be a source of fine red wine - but these Shirazes defy the elements. Perhaps the original iconic Aussie Shiraz, wine from Hunter Valley is returning to its...
Australian Shiraz (made from the grape called “Syrah” in other parts of the world) shows the essence of the outback: it’s big, bold, and a little rough around the edges. The vast country leaves lots of room for variation, however, with its many terroirs each yielding distinctively styled wines. The climate of South Australia’s McLaren Vale district is heavily influenced by the ocean; wines here...
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