Top 100 red wines of Kangaroo Island

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Kangaroo Island of Fleurieu as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Kangaroo Island and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Kangaroo Island

The wine region of Kangaroo Island is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine The Islander or the Domaine The Islander produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Kangaroo Island are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Kangaroo Island often reveals types of flavors of earth, non oak or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, microbio or tree fruit.

In the mouth of Kangaroo Island is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 18 estates and châteaux in the of Kangaroo Island, producing 70 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Kangaroo Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

News from the vineyard of Kangaroo Island

Jenson Button makes foray into the spirits world with blended Scotch

The new blend, jointly developed by Button and Taiwan-based drinks consultant George Koutsakis, is named after the historic process of designing and hand building the bodywork for a luxury car. It brings together malt and grain whiskies from the five main regions of Scotland: Islay, Campbeltown, Speyside, the Highlands and the Lowlands, before being married together and extra matured in ex-sherry casks and finally bottled at 46% Button, who also last year revived the fortunes of the formerly def ...

Asolo Prosecco – Young at heart, wise in spirit

I n 2009 Prosecco was re-mapped in sweeping changes that created an extensive new zone for the production of Prosecco DOC and elevated the traditional growing areas of Valdobbiadene-Conegliano to DOCG, Italy’s top denomination. At that time, one might have overlooked the fact that the new legislation also created a small, independent DOCG for Asolo Prosecco to the west of the river Piave. The sparkling wines of the area had low visibility, producers were few and production was limited. However t ...

Bourgogne wines : The fundamentals

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