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Landmark Australia refers to Australia’s regionally distinct and fine wine story: wines, vineyards and producers with an individual expression distinctly different from any other. To make such wines, every aspect of production, from where it is grown and when and how it is harvested through to the philosophy of the winemaker, needs to allow the character of the fruit, region and or site to show through.  The benefit of such an approach can only serve to deepen the appreciation of Australian wine, and in many senses it is the next logical step and the timely extension of our existing story.

In 1989 Hugh Johnson wrote in The Story of Wine that “Australia is the France of the southern hemisphere: there seems to be no limit to her potential (enormously reinforced by modern technology) for producing ideally-balanced, delicate wine very much in the French style (though with original touches of her own). But potential alone has never been enough. Fine wine has only been made at moments in history when the market has asked for it.”

Wine Australia hosts a number of tastings around the world to showcase some of Australia’s best wines. None of these tastings have a finite list, however each tasting does have an audience of high-profile trade and media keenly debating not IF Australia makes great wines, rather what their top 20 would be. This is a debate that has only just begun, and it is as exciting to witness as it is rewarding to participate in.

Landmark Australia is not just a list of impressive wines aimed at refreshing Australia’s market position; it is the conclusive and sustaining part of Australia’s wine story that needs to be told.