Abouriou Wine Guide: The Unheralded Virtuoso of the Vineyard

Glass and bottle of Abouriou with black grapes and violets
A grape found growing wild on a French hillside: what Abouriou tastes like, where it survives, what to eat with it, and the closest bottle you can buy in Australia.
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Agiorgitiko Wine Guide: The Noble Red of Nemea

Glass and bottle of Agiorgitiko with dark grapes, plums and oregano
The blood of Hercules, and Greece's answer to Merlot: what Agiorgitiko tastes like, how to say it, what to eat with it, and the closest bottle you can buy tonight.
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Aglianico Wine Guide: Italy’s Enigmatic and Ancient Vine

Glass and bottle of Aglianico with black grapes, dried herbs and volcanic stone
The Barolo of the South: what Aglianico tastes like, why it needs a decanter and a roast, where Australia grows it, and the closest bottle you can buy tonight.
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Airén Wine Guide: The Unsung Hero

Glass and bottle of Airén with green grapes and olives
The most-planted white grape you have never ordered: what Airén tastes like, why most of it becomes brandy, what to eat with it, and the closest bottle you can buy in Australia.
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Albariño Wine Guide: The Vibrant Virtuoso of Spanish Whites

Glass and bottle of Albariño with green grapes, lime and sea salt
Salty, zesty and made for prawns: what Albariño tastes like, where it grows, how Australia mixed it up with Savagnin, and the closest bottle you can buy tonight.
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Alicante Bouschet Wine Guide: The Enigmatic Chameleon

Glass and bottle of Alicante Bouschet with black grapes and dried figs
The red grape with red flesh: what Alicante Bouschet tastes like, why Portugal made it a star, how to serve it, and the closest bottle you can buy tonight.
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Arneis Wine Guide: Piedmont’s Little Rascal

Glass and bottle of Arneis with green grapes, a pear, hazelnuts and blossom
The white of Barolo country: what Arneis tastes like, why it nearly vanished, what to eat with it, and the closest bottle you can buy tonight.
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Baga Wine Guide: The Rustic Charmer of Portuguese Vineyards

Glass and bottle of Baga with dark grapes, dried rose petals and a decanter
Portugal's answer to Nebbiolo: what Baga tastes like, why it needs a decade and a decanter, what to eat with it, and the closest bottle you can buy in Australia.
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Barbera Wine Guide: The Unsung Heroine of Italian Vines

Glass and bottle of Barbera with dark grapes and cherries
Piedmont's juicy everyday red: what Barbera tastes like, why it loves pizza, where Australia grows it, and the closest bottle you can buy tonight.
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Cabernet Franc vs Cabernet Sauvignon: Parent and Child Compared

Cabernet Franc vs Cabernet Sauvignon, two glasses side by side
Cabernet Franc is Cabernet Sauvignon’s parent. In 1997 DNA testing showed that the world’s most famous red grape is simply ...
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