South Australian wines I loved in 2021

This year might have been a bit dodgy overall, but it was a great vintage for local wine. Here are the South Australian drinks our wine writer loved in 2021.

SA wine industry report reveals pain of pandemic, China hit

More than 40 per cent of South Australian wineries experienced a decrease in sales in the 2020-21 financial year as Chinese tariffs, labour shortages and the coronavirus pandemic generated unprecedented challenges to growth, a local wine industry report has found.

Juguette winemakers Mauricio Ruiz Cantu (left) and Ben Caldwell in their McLaren Vale winery.

Mexicans develop thirst for SA wine

Wine made in Australia by a Mexican and an Australian for Mexicans. It’s a mouthful but it’s also the motto of a trans-pacific partnership that’s putting boutique wines from the Barossa, Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale wine regions on the map in Mexico.

Noon Winery: The perks of staying small

With most of its wine sold directly to a loyal following via a mailing list and a once-a-year cellar door opening, Noon Winery proves success doesn’t have to mean exponential growth.

2018 Shiraz is on … with a $50m sweetener

Philip White reports on politics and money as terroir, and the widening gap between good fruit and everything else.

Emerging winemakers to star at Cellar Door Fest

A new wave of impressive South Australian winemakers will be showcased in a kitchen-table-style setting when Cellar Door Fest returns to the Adelaide Convention Centre this weekend.

Another reason to love South Australian wines

South Australia’s wine industry is known for some of the best wines in the world and now we can celebrate its environmental achievements as well.

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