WINES OF AUSTRALIA fruity wine, this policy
may
serve
very well; but the connoisseur must not be expected to show
much he
interest in the matter until
is in
a position to compare one
vineyard or region with another,
and also to contrast different years.
From the nature of the case a good year in Europe
may be
a very bad
one under the Southern Cross, and it
follows, therefore, that
labels
should be dated, and information as to the successful years supplied.
When
they are challenged on the
subject, patriotic Australians often
declare that their Continent yields several named Clarets and Burgundies of great distinction and refinement; but they add that the
small supplies of these wines are 131