Coravin Timeless Three+ Review: Worth It in Australia?

Black wine preservation device beside a corked red wine bottle and a glass on a timber table
The Coravin Timeless Three+ costs $449.95 and works beautifully on natural cork. In Australia, that is the catch worth knowing before you buy.
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Riedel Ultra Decanter Review: Is It Worth the Money?

Wide crystal decanter filled with red wine beside an open bottle
A wide, mouth-blown crystal bowl that opens a young red faster than a narrow carafe. We tested it, and here is when that speed is worth the price.
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YouYah Wine Decanter Review: Does 5 Minutes Really Beat 30?

Red wine pouring through a steel aerator stopper into a wide crystal decanter
The YouYah waterfall decanter with built-in aerator and filter, tested at home: what it does well, what the five-minute claim gets wrong, and how to use and clean it.
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Margaret River Wine Region: Cabernet, Chardonnay and Where to Start

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Two oceans, gravelly soil and a region that went from paddocks to world class in under sixty years. What to drink, five cellar doors and when to visit.
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Barossa Valley Wine Region: Old Vines, Big Shiraz and Where to Start

Ancient gnarled Shiraz vine in a Barossa Valley vineyard at sunset
The Barossa has the oldest vines on earth, and a charter that sorts them into four tiers by age. What the region tastes like, five cellar doors and one bottle.
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Which Wine Pairs With Lamb? A Cut-by-Cut Guide

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Lamb is the friendliest red meat for wine, but the cut changes the answer. Roast leg, rack, shanks, kebabs and curry, each with the wine that fits.
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Mendoza Wine: The Argentine Region Behind Your Malbec

Glass of Malbec with vineyards and the Andes behind
Mendoza makes two thirds of Argentina's wine in a desert fed by Andes snowmelt. What it tastes like, why altitude matters, and one bottle to start with.
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Clare Valley Wine Region: Riesling Country, Two Hours North

Clare Valley vineyard rows over low hills with a stone cottage
Australia’s best Riesling country, the valley that talked the world into screwcaps, five cellar doors and a 35 kilometre trail you can ride between them.
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What Are Tannins in Wine? The Dry, Grippy Bit Explained

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Tannin is the dry, grippy feeling a red wine leaves behind, and it is a texture rather than a taste. Here is where it comes from and how to soften it.
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