Wine on the Radio - September 16, 2003    Listen

What Wines Are "Hot"

To find out which wines everybody seems to be drinking this year, we talked with Gourmet Magazine Wine Consultant Michael Green . . .

I think there are certain regions that continue to be hot because they give consumers great varietals that they are familiar with coupled with wonderful flavor and tremendous value.

It's like the Chilean and Argentinean continue to be hot.   But if I had to sort of focus on one region that I think has many other wine nations quivering in their boots, it continues to be Australia .

These wines are made by winemakers and by companies who only want people to lick their lips and and enjoy them.   And at all different price points, these wines exhibit flavor profiles, very fruit forward, very easy to understand . . . can be complex but very, very tasty.

There's more on Australian wines here and here. 

If one sounds good, don't be afraid of it . . . go ahead - buy it and pop the cork™.

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