Vintage Cellars Catalogue - 08/09-16/11/2021 (Page 33)

under the australian sun winemaking in australia is embracing more warm- climate varietals that are suited to the terrain – and the future looks decidedly delicious onsidering australia's climate the dominance of french grapes large swathes of our nation's continent enjoy a mediterranean-type of climate characterised by hot dry summers and mild vineyards are planted with cooler-climate gallic grapes such as cabernet sauvignon while they've yielded some very fine have begun experimenting with so-called in the warmth of southern spain and italy some of australia's warmer wine regions such as mclaren vale in south australia what's behind this surge in heat-tolerant wine regions becoming hotter and drier and looking for vines that are adapted to this community is becoming more aware of its environmental footprint so is adopting more that don't require as much water there is also an important commercial international wine scene with big oaky chardonnays and ripe shirazes in the younger wine drinkers who are less concerned with tradition and more interested in their tastebuds australian winemaking has never stood embracing change and planting alternative pioneering region where winemakers have been cultivating heat-tolerant southern european varieties for decades vintagecellars.com.au