The wines that made Australia famous. Seven new vintages

[@chrisgibson2317]

Terrific comantry, at last compentant, E xperienced, confident wine evaluaters , no nonence, no bull, what a releif so enjoyable to listen to. With sutch great volcabulary and enthusiasm I could almost tast the wines whilst watching , thank you both. My first encounter, but will now seek you out.

[@nativedrop5355]

I simply adore the tête-à-tête between JJ and yourself Erin - so much respect and adoration between you both. Having recently moved back to the UK after 10 years in Aus, I'm living vicariously through your videos. Gosh I miss great Australian drops (of which are lacking here!). Keep up the wonderful work as always. Josh

[@erinlarkin]

Thanks for watching Josh! Ten years in Australia is a decent stint, a solid grounding for gaining a love/appreciation for Australian wines. Hopefully the quality/breadth of what is available in the UK improves in time

[@Alphawhiskyy]

wonderful line up - don't forget Moss Wood!

[@hls8818]

love your work E & JJ. i did laugh ... i have none , i mean zero of these in my massive cellar :)

[@erinlarkin]

Well you know what that means.......!

[@pizzacatking]

Charming duo! Well done. Erin has a way with words.

[@erinlarkin]

Thanks Casey!

[@phoenixis2good]

Great and informative video. I would love to see more videos like this showing your favourite reds under different price categories eg. $30, $60, $100. Art is also in the value!

[@erinlarkin]

A little suite of these videos upcoming!

[@rr6013]

Enjoyed Aussie beadlocks sparkling Shiraz once and damned if I can find another. Excellent with spicy Thai I’m grateful for a recommendation if they exist anymore. Thank you

[@OrionMetallica]

Watching this whilst sipping on a sisters run shiraz (great wine btw). Been looking for an aussie wine channel for so long, never hit the sub button so fast! Great video :)

[@erinlarkin]

Thanks very much Shaun! 🙏

[@chrisdavies5515]

Wow what a great review, absolutely love listening to both JJ and yourself Erin, true ambassadors of Australian wine, I have a couple of these and can’t wait to taste in 10+ years time. Once again fantastic and blessed to have you both doing videos xx

[@erinlarkin]

Thanks Chris!

[@christophermullan3861]

Great video. So many great wines that you could have included. I personally would have included Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier and Best's Thomson Family in this line up. Great to see Astralis get spoken about so highly as I personally rate it more highly than Grange and HoG. One point of correction though. Torbreck RunRig is made up of 6 vineyards, including fruit from the Hoffmann vineyard in Ebenezer. The Laird and The Descendant are the single vineyard Shiraz wines at Torbreck.

[@erinlarkin]

You're right Christopher - good pick up! Ian H pulled me up on that a few months ago. I have been to the Run Rig vineyard and it stuck in my mind. Lot's of great wines to include in this video...

[@BigBobDookie]

This was a great piece. Lots of very useful information and education. I’m going to write that letter to Wendouree. 😊

[@erinlarkin]

Me too!

[@HONDACHAMP2]

Fabulous video, gotta get onto that Tyrrell’s mailing list!! Thank you Erin and JJ.

[@erinlarkin]

Good luck!

[@colinpetersen1173]

Erin I love when you talk about having difficulty sourcing things like Standish, Wendouree etc.. It's surprising from the outside that someone with your connections and platform can't get basically anything you want, so it's cool to hear you sometimes share the frustrations of we common folk in this regard 😄 Sami-Odi seems to be the next gen Wendouree, but at least Fraser uses email 😁

[@erinlarkin]

Haha. Yes - he does use email! Although there is romance in hand written letters. I think it would be presumptuous of me to assume that I could get whatever I wanted because of my job. It definitely helps, but I don't make a habit of pushing!

[@sdboothable]

Thank you for this video.

[@erinlarkin]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@paulfelefle]

So good listening to both of you guys. Having this inter generational context is a real eye opener and as always great education. And congrats on the New Zealand news, that is awesome! Really looking forward to some Kiwi Syrah/Pinot Noir reviews! La Collina was one of my first ever wine loves!! Still remember my first encounter with that drop to this day lol

[@erinlarkin]

Gorgeous wine - ages gracefully. Thanks very much for watching, and for your comments!

[@stephenking3849]

I would love to see a video of you and John each picking your favorite 12 Australian reds and then comparing

[@erinlarkin]

Good idea!

[@wyattalexander4041]

Such grand wines as always with all the passion, knowledge, conjecture, and love for the them we all look forward to indulge When clicking on these videos! Happy New year and much congratulations on the news 🍾 I see if this is how the year starts it going to be a great one! 🍷

[@erinlarkin]

Thanks Wyatt! 2023 will certainly be a busy one. Happy new year to you

[@tarekabdel-hamid2226]

Erin… First Happy New Year Thanks for another entertaining… informative… insightful video. Your videos OPENED MY EYES to Aussy wines… I loved what I saw (and tasted)… and am now a BIG FAN. Keep up the GOOD WORK.

[@erinlarkin]

Thanks Tarek! So much to taste, so little time.

[@jorgenmillton1166]

Finally your are back on track again, great video as usual. Always nice when you and JJ collaborate together, it makes it more interesting becouse you both see things from different perspectives. Personally I would have put in The Schubert Theorem from Standish, but the problem is that you have so many diffrent producers to choose from :) I'm still trying to get hold of some of the bottles from the Margaret River Cabernet video, but I will get there in time. Looking forward for your upcoming videos, take care!

[@erinlarkin]

I obviously agree about Standish - there are a host of other wines to include... but we can't have them all, all the time. Plenty of Standish and Sami-Odi context upcoming in 2023! Good luck with the Margs Cabs, can be tricky, but my advice is buy them on release, and pounce on them when you see them on auction at a good price. They won't always be cheap.

[@michaelpapp7371]

Hello Erin and John, Loved the video Have you ever done a line up of Rutherglen durifs or Rutherglen muscats/topaques in the same format as this video

[@erinlarkin]

Thanks for watching Michael. Id love to do an Australian fortified video, featuring Rutherglen and Swan Valley! I’m sure JJ would agree 😉

[@michaelpapp7371]

Fantastic, Warrabilla Parolas durifs is awesome. If you get your hands on a 2015 you would love it

[@joehunt385]

Thanks Erin and John, great to hear your thoughts on these incredible wines. Would love to see you look at some top Vic shiraz as they are quite different in style to the wines from the other states, yet still up there in terms of quality and age-worthiness.

[@erinlarkin]

Agree! Some excellent Vic Shiraz. One of my favourites is the Best's Thompson Family Shiraz. Yikes. Excellent.

[@whitty75]

Loved it. Had them all although sadly only a couple are still in storage.

[@erinlarkin]

The sign of a great wine is often its absence from the collection. A problem I frequently encounter! (ie, I drink them all)

[@joshmackus3454]

What a treat!

[@erinlarkin]

Thanks for watching Josh!

[@raphaelna2981]

No Chris Ringland?! I got a 2015 but concerned about its extremely high 18% alcohol level, what should I expect, too “hot” to be enjoyable even after 20 years cellaring?

[@erinlarkin]

I spent a day with Chris last year, and spoke at length with him about his wines and his philosophy: he is an incredibly intelligent, thoughtful man. I personally find the alcohol quite high in his wines, but from a quality standpoint they are made with impressive attention to detail and focus. I don't know what you could expect in 20 years. Part of me thinks that because the alcohol is high, they run the risk of falling apart (high alcohol, means much of the acid will have softened during that process, and acid important for ageing), but equally, the alcohol could fortify them in time. As I say, they are made very well so I'd be surprised if they didn't go the distance. Let me know!

[@Maxindifference]

Ringland wines are terrible. Alcoholic Cough Syrup with VA's verging on 1.5gm/L. Undrinkable

[@nickkowal6537]

Wendouree is impossible to get outside Australia. So sad.

[@vangstr]

You left out Yalumba.

[@alexanderertl9530]

Wendouree is the best value wine in this country....nothing compares to it

[@oysterman962]

After watching this video I had to eat a whole packet of red snakes just to train my palate. I wonder whether being a professional wine critic would enable you to claim the lollies as a tax deduction considering it's work related 🤔

[@greenteaenjoyer9068]

Hi Erin, thanks for the content. I am fairly new to the wine world and the first wine that has "wowed" me was Standish - The Relic 2019. After that I have tried more Shiraz wines and I love this grape variety. Do you perhaps have recommendations for me based on me loving The Relic?

[@erinlarkin]

Ah well the Relic is a special wine. The RunRig here is also very good (also a Shiraz Viognier, but the oak is very different - more pronounced - and it is a different wine to Standish). Each of the Shiraz in this video will bring pleasure, but not all 'value'. I did an Australian Shiraz Viognier video a couple of months ago, each of those wines are pretty sensational iterations of Aussie Shiraz V if you're keen on the blend. Let me know how you go!

[@The_errant_society]

whats a good affordable wine for thats tasty.im new to wine and would like to partake but most reds tast strange should i go red or white??? wghats an affordable tasty as wine please?

[@stephenking3849]

Does any other country blend Shiraz and viognier as well as aus does it are our blends the best

[@erinlarkin]

The home for this style is the Northern Rhone in France

[@stephenking3849]

Where is the Chris ringland dry grown shiraz

[@erinlarkin]

Quite right. An important wine in the history of Australian wine review on a global platform