The following articles written by Clive Hartley appeared first in the Australian Wine Selector Magazine
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Learn about Tyrian, Cienna, Vermilion and Rubienne.

The World of Wine is not too dissimilar to humans. Good and bad years come and go, the place is full of different races and creeds (or in wines case, varieties). There is the occasional epidemic that wipes many of us out (i.e. Phylloxera), but then there are the constant re-births. The birth of children is always a special time and we are currently witnessing the emergence of a new wine ‘family’ in Australia, bred by our own CSIRO. The team at Merbein in Victoria have brought together parents cabernet sauvignon and sumoll and are pleased to announce the arrival of four offspring. Click on the article to learn more.

CSIRO Article

Cope-Rule Britannia.

An article about the Macedon winery and tourism complex that is Cope-William.

Cope Williams

At Loggerheads with Len Evans

As I entered through ‘Loggerheads’ solid oak castle doors, Leonard Paul Evans OBE was on the phone despatching visionary statements “…plan that, build this, get young people involved in wine…..”. Small dogs barked at my heels, creating a scene reminiscent of an English Hogarth painting. Showing immediate hospitality, he beckoned me to sit, oblivious to who I actually was or why I was invading his home. Click on the article to learn more.

Len Evans

Games that People Play

Wine option games can be played with a small group of friends or thousands of people at formal dinners. Learn more by clicking on the article

Games
 

Hawke's Bay

Corporate Capers
An overview of the wine industry and who owns what.

Globalisation

Digging The Dirt