Wine Atlas

While traveling up Highway 12 in Sonoma Valley, your sense of time is lost and you focus on the beauty of the vineyards around you, while figuring out which winery to visit next. Thus was my experience Saturday while visiting the wine country with old friends.

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Bethany Wines' Geoff Schrapel says the Barossa "brand" could be marketed more strongly for the benefit of the whole region.

This comes after Mr Schrapel attended the fourth Australian Wine Marketing Conference held in Adelaide recently - where industry experts explained that opportunities still exist across all markets.

Keynote speakers at the conference included wine experts from Asia, Europe and the United States as well as financial and retail specialists.

All speakers agreed the wine industry must work harder to understand its customers, while growth areas were recognised in Japan, China, the USA as well as bistros and cafes within Australia.

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CAPE TOWN — Johan van Rooyen, CEO of the South African Wine and Brandy Company (SAWB), and Paul Chambers, president of the Winemakers Federation of Australia (WFA), yesterday said that a closer relationship was necessary to boost sales in the face of competition from Europe and the US.

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While most wines are for immediate enjoyment, some mellow with the years. Winemaker Ian Hollick makes some stellar reds that get better after a few years of bottle ageing. EU HOOI KHAW writes.

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