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The wines of Australia - Davidson, Mark
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Grape vines are not native to Australia, but this is a country with a wine history dating back almost 250 years, to the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. The first commercial wine region, the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, was created a mere 40 years later, and by as early as the 1850s small amounts of wine were being exported to the UK. In the modern era, Australian wine became known for fortified wine styles modelled on Port and Sherry. These were the main wine styles consumed for several decades, but by the mid-1990s nearly all grapes were going into table wine and Australia was the…mehr

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Grape vines are not native to Australia, but this is a country with a wine history dating back almost 250 years, to the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. The first commercial wine region, the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, was created a mere 40 years later, and by as early as the 1850s small amounts of wine were being exported to the UK. In the modern era, Australian wine became known for fortified wine styles modelled on Port and Sherry. These were the main wine styles consumed for several decades, but by the mid-1990s nearly all grapes were going into table wine and Australia was the sixth largest global exporter of wine. Vibrant, varietally expressive and affordable wines introduced new generations of drinkers to the joys of wine. The popularity of Australian wine has ebbed and flowed over the years but experimentation, innovation and the illumination of newer regions has created a quiet revolution, challenging preconceptions of what is possible. In The wines of Australia, sommelier Mark Davidson tastes his way round this new Australian wine world. European immigration was an important factor in the development of wine but it also had a dramatic and negative impact on the indigenous peoples, an issue that Davidson addresses in a chapter on history and culture, explaining how the wine industry is taking steps to involve First Nations peoples in grape growing and winemaking. The growing environment, including the critical question of climate change, is tackled, and today's most important grape varieties, along with those that can take Australian wine into the future, are profiled. This is followed by a chapter explaining why the country is home to some of the oldest vines in the world. Every region is clearly delineated, its key producers introduced and their wines assessed. Concluding with an invaluable list of 101 wines that illuminate Australian wine today, The wines of Australia captures the character of one of the most exciting wine-producing countries on the planet.
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Born in London and raised in Sydney, Mark Davidson has over 40 years of experience in the hotel, restaurant and wine business, fifteen of those as a sommelier. Mark lived in Vancouver, Canada, for more than 25 years. While also working hospitality, he established the Vancouver Wine Academy and taught wine classes to trade and consumers. In 2001 he was named Sommelier of the Year at the Vancouver Wine Festival and in 2014 he won the Spirited Industry Professional award.As a Department Head and instructor with the International Sommelier Guild, Mark was instrumental in the ongoing development of the curriculum and has taught classes in Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas.Mark is an annual judge at the TEXSOM International Wine Awards and has judged many other competitions in both Canada and the US. Since 2008, Mark has been Head of Education Development for Wine Australia in North America. He now lives in the United States.