Wine is a big reason that many people travel, from intimate cellar door experiences to romantic rural stays among the vines. But with 65 wine regions to choose from in Australia it can be hard to get to them all, so try some armchair travel with hand-picked bottles from Wine Selectors.
Australia is home to more than 65 distinct wine regions, each shaped by its own climate, soils, altitude and history. You have the famous world-class fortified wines of Rutherglen in Victoria, the Margaret River Cabernets and Chardonnays in Western Australia shaped by their proximity to the crashing waves, and the hidden pockets like the Granite Belt, where high-altitude vineyards produce some seriously impressive reds. Yet most travellers will visit only a handful of these incredible wine-making regions in their lifetime.
Wine is often the beginning of the journey, rather than the end. A good wine is evocative of the place it comes from – like a powerful Barossa Shiraz hints at historic estates and ancient vines – something the French call terroir, or a sense of place. With a thoughtfully selected suite of wines from Wine Selectors you can taste your way around Australia’s 65 wine regions – reliving past travels and planning your next wine escape.
Discover new Australian wine regions
With wines from over 65 regions in Australia, Wine Selectors allows you to experience the breadth of the country’s winemaking from the comfort of your home. But we really hope that you will be inspired to hit the road and plan an escape to some of these regions based on how much you love their wines.
There are the cool-climate wines from the rugged and sometimes frigid Tasmanian east coast, there are the high-altitude grapes from New South Wales’s Orange region almost in the outback and Victoria’s wild Gippsland region. And of course the famous regions of the Yarra Valley, the Adelaide Hills and the Hunter Valley.
No matter how good the wines are that Wine Selectors send you, there is always a joy to a cellar door tasting where you can meet the minds behind Australia’s incredible wines.
Relive your travels
Wine Selectors selects from over 500 boutique family producers across the country championing wines that truly reflect their place and a glass can help bring back a flood of memories.
Perhaps you spent a romantic weekend on the Prosecco Road in Victoria‘s King Valley, the first winemakers in Australia to grow this Italian bubbly variety. You can crack open a bottle from Wine Selectors and remember the producers, the makers, the wine and pasta from this very special region.
Support boutique producers
Australia makes some of the most interesting, out-of-the-box drops from regions that you would be surprised to find even grow grapes, and this is down to passionate boutique producers.
For more than 50 years, Wine Selectors’ Tasting Panel has travelled the country, taste-testing thousands of wines each year. Only those that meet strict standards for quality, style and regional character are selected.
The Tasting Panel loves to champion small independent producers, opening a delivery of their handcrafted wines feels like arriving at a new destination. One sip and you can plan your actual travels to meet the makers of your new favourite wines.
Expand your palate
A Wine Selectors subscription expands your wine horizons, introducing members to different regions, varieties and producers throughout the year. It is a guided journey, by experts, that helps you to discover wineries and regions you might never otherwise encounter.
Begin your wine journey with Wine Selectors and then begin journeying in search of great wine.
This feature was originally published in Issue 12 of Dream by Luxury Escapes.
