The wine region of Southern Highlands is located in the region of South Coast of California of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cherry Tree Hill or the Domaine Tertini produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Southern Highlands are Pinot noir, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Southern Highlands often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, non oak or spices.
In the mouth of Southern Highlands is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 22 estates and châteaux in the of Southern Highlands, producing 119 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Southern Highlands go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or poultry.
Amanda Barnes has been awarded the John Avery Award for her The South America Wine Guide book, which was described as ‘heralding a new era’ in wine travel books. The book, which is the result of a decade of research conducted by Barnes while travelling the continent, details the wine regions, wines and producers of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. It highlights over 70 wine regions and maps out 40 in detail — many of which have never before been mapped or documented in the En ...
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