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Matching Grapes to Regions

Robert Oatley spreads it out in Australia, and it might be a plus
Posted: Apr 2, 2012 2:46pm ET

Over dinner the other night, Chris Hancock, the wily veteran of Australian wine, posed an intriguing question. We had been tasting the new line of signature wines from Robert Oatley, which for the first time included several bottlings from Western Australia and cooler regions in Victoria, in the southeast.

Hancock’s question was simple: “If you were starting a portfolio of Australian wines, what regions would you go to for the grapes?”

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