AUSTRALIA’S FIVE ESSENTIAL

As category leaders for Australia, we’ve procured the five essential wines retailers looking to reinvest in the category must stock! Major investment from Australia directed at the $10 – $20 premium segment paired with consumer demand at an all time high makes this the perfect time to dive in and see the benefit to your bottom line.

Negociants USA offers the ultimate ‘starter kit’ of regional heroes to reinvigorate your customers’ Australian set. Contact your NUSA Regional Sales Manager to help you sell these in! WINE REGIONS OF AUSTRALIA

Barossa Valley / Eden Valley Pewsey Vale

Margaret River WESTERN AUSTRALIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA Ringbolt The Y Series Pewsey Vale Riesling thrives in the cool, higher altitude in the Eden Valley, with strong lemon-lime aromas and great intensity of flavor. No Australian wine list or set would be complete without an Eden Valley Dry EDEN VALLEY Riesling, and Pewsey Vale is the benchmark. From the The Barossa is the spiritual home of the first vineyard planted in Eden Valley in 1847, and with Australian wine industry, and Eden Valley, museum aged releases to profile how beautifully these the Barossa’s beautiful high country, is one wines age, Pewsey Vale Riesling is a door opener for of Australia’s premier cool climate regions. sommeliers and collectors. Eden Valley wines are distinctive in their character, displaying wonderful aromatics, Price Item# elegance, complexity and finesse.

Yalumba Barossa Shiraz History, craft, geography and climate come together to produce a Shiraz that perfectly articulates what this remarkable wine region represents. An approachable full-bodied Shiraz, sourced from a selection of vineyards varying in age and site, contributing a diversity of flavors. The ‘star performer’ of the Barossa.

BAROSSA VALLEY Price Item# If Australia is synonymous with Shiraz, the Barossa Valley is the epicenter of Shiraz, with some of the oldest Shiraz vineyards in the world, planted on their own rootstock, such as Hill of Grace Vineyard (planted 1860s) and Langmeil 1843 Shiraz Vineyard Yalumba Barossa Bush Vine Grenache (planted 1843). Shiraz is the most planted The unsung hero of the Barossa, Grenache is the in the Barossa (66% of annual crush), third most planted variety, with red fruit, spice and and is typically rich and robust in style, with peppery characteristics. Yalumba Bush Vine Grenache ripe fruit and firm tannins. is sourced from old gnarled bush vines which produce low yields of concentrated flavor, some from Yalumba’s Tricentenary Vineyard, planted in 1889, with those vines now spanning three centuries.

Price Item# Ringbolt Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon is the most widely planted varietal, with flavors of cassis, blackcurrant, blueberry and dried herbs. Ringbolt Cabernet is sourced from a number of vineyards centered MARGARET RIVER around the flagship Wilyabrup sub-region. With a Margaret River is one of the most geographically consistent run of 90 point press endorsements, this isolated wine regions in the world and a grape under-$20 Cabernet offers an incredible value, with growing paradise, specializing in powerful, yet great shelf appeal. elegant Cabernets, Chardonnays and Semillon Sauvignon blends. A young wine region, Margaret Price Item# River crafts 20% of Australia’s premium wines from less than 3% of Australia’s total crush.

Y Series Viognier Viognier may not be the first varietal people think of when you say ‘Australia,’ but Yalumba is the world’s largest producer of Viognier. Y Series Viognier is the #1 Selling SKU in our portfolio, and the #1 selling SOUTH AUSTRALIA imported Viognier, and it deserves a place on any South Australia has a diverse geography and list. In fact, Wine Spectator thought so and placed it on its Top 100 list of 2018. This is hands down the climate which enables winemakers to grow best quality Viognier at this price point. With aromas and produce a range of grape varieties—from of white flowers, honeysuckle and ginger, a creamy cool climate Riesling in the Clare and Eden mid palate and a silky textural finish, this is the white Valley wine regions to big, full bodied Shiraz wine for red wine lovers. from the Barossa Valley. Price Item#

OTHER REGIONS TO CONSIDER Barossa Valley / Eden Valley SOUTH AUSTRALIA Pewsey Vale Vineyard HUNTER VALLEY SEMILLON Yalumba TASMANIAN SPARKLING YARRA VALLEY PINOT NOIR When it comes to sparkling wine, The Hunter Valley is Australia’s oldest One of Australia’s foremost cool climate Margaret River Tasmania is one of the very few regions producing wine region with vineyards wine regions, vines were first planted in WESTERN globally that can challenge Champagne. dating back to the 1860’s, and the Yarra Valley in 1938. It is now home to a AUSTRALIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA Tasmania produces Australia’s finest warm and humid climate of the region new breed of revolutionary winemakers Ringbolt The Y Series sparkling wines, reflecting high levels of is unique in Australian wine. Hunter pushing the boundaries of grape growing expertise and the advantages Valley Semillon is a distinctive Australian and winemaking, while also respecting the of a naturally pristine, cool environment. white wine that keeps getting better traditions of the region. Giant Steps and Jansz Tasmania is a great example. with age. Some great examples include: Mac Forbes are good examples of Yarra ©Imported by Winebow, Inc., New York, NY York, Inc., New Winebow, by ©Imported Brokenwood and Tyrrell’s. Valley Pinot Noir.