> Being Australian I'm biased (although I'll admit that New Zealand produces > some particularly nice whites) - I have to say that I've generally > preferred the better Australian wines, especially the reds, to most > European wines I've tried (an admittedly small sample). As European, I've tried Australian wines that I can get here and found them very nice actually (I think one of them was a Shiraz). Sometimes I prefer a light French one from Bordeaux or a heavy Spanish from Valencia though. And of course the sweet Hungarian speciality, the Tokai Aszu which I could not find any comparable in any other countries :-) (sweet but no added sugar!) Tamas On Dec 9, 2007 10:34 PM, David Meiklejohn wrote: > Xiaofan wrote: > > > I think Australia now produces quite good wine as well. But perhaps > > continental Europe still is the best. > > Being Australian I'm biased (although I'll admit that New Zealand produces > some particularly nice whites) - I have to say that I've generally > preferred the better Australian wines, especially the reds, to most > European wines I've tried (an admittedly small sample). > Partly that's just because it's what I'm used to, but it also reflects > Australian pragmatism versus European tradition. Instead of insisting > that a particular wine must come from a particular hillside, Australia was > prepared to blend wines (in modern stainless steel vats...) from a range > of sources to target specific tastes. The result is not "pure", but > tastes good... > > > Xiaofan (who does not drink to drink beer and seldom > > drink wine) > > That's typical for Chinese people, though. I find when I visit Shanghai > that the locals are only happy in bars when they're singing, not caring > much for wine and beer, while the "western" bars are full of imported > wines and beers. Forgive me, but "Great Wall" wine is terrible... > There's just no tradition of (grape) wine in China (nor beer). It's quite > an odd feeling to go and visit Shanghai, and find the wine menus > consisting of French, Chilean and familiar Australian wines... > > > David Meiklejohn > www.gooligum.com.au > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist