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Plentiful Fruit
Showing restrained oak and fresh flavors, Australia's white wines are perfect for the table
The white wines of Australia offer abundant fruit and enough mouthwatering acidity to keep things in balance. That gives the Chardonnays a distinctive lift and plays to the strengths of fruit-centered grapes such as Riesling, which the Aussies make in a dry, steely style, and Viognier, which can be as fragrant as a peach orchard.
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