The Irish wine trade’s top picks on show at Australia Day Tasting
Wine Australia has asked eight members of the Irish wine trade to pick out the Australian wines which have most inspired them. These wines will join the line-up at the Australia Day Tasting in Dublin on 30 January.
In advance of the Australia Day Tasting, Wine Australia approached eight members of the Irish wine trade, who have visited Australia over the last few years. The group includes: Liam Campbell (wine writer and educator), Martin Moran MW (wine writer and broadcaster), Gavin Ryan (owner of The Black Pig in Kinsale), Colm McCan (consultant sommelier and wine lecturer at Ballymaloe House) and Harriet Tindal (Tindal Wine Merchants) amongst others.
Wine Australia tasked the wine trade professionals with nominating two Australian wines that ignited a love for Australian wine or with special significance to them.
Covering still, sparkling, sweet and fortified, the wines selected demonstrate the breadth and depth of contemporary Australian wine. Including wines from cool climate regions and alternative varieties, the line-up also challenges the traditional assumptions of Australian wine.
The group’s nominations will be available to taste in the ‘Inspired Tasting’ area at Dublin’s Australia Day Tasting on 30 January.
Laura Jewell MW, Wine Australia Head of Market EMEA, said:
“After a successful event in Dublin last year, we’re delighted to be back again this January, with even more wines, exhibitors and winemakers.
For the first time at any Australia Day Tasting, we’re showcasing a line-up of wines, chosen not by us and not by the exhibitors, but by members of the Irish wine trade. We hope this new section adds an extra dimension to this year’s event.
Having looked at the nominations, these wines really do highlight the diversity of Australian wine and reinforce the country’s reputation as a premium wine producer.”
The Australia Day Tasting is the biggest trade tasting of Australian wine in Ireland. The event takes place at the RHA Gallery in Dublin on 30 January 2017.
Registration is open at www.bit.ly/dublinADT
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