south east australia

Lindenman’s Bin 65 Chardonnay 2018

The Story The Lindenman’s Bin 65 Chardonnay 2018 is one of CheapWineFinder’s perennial favorites it is an amazingly inexpensive Chardonnay (this time we found it on sale for $2.99, Binny’s Chicago) that delivers year after year. Sourced from multiple vineyards in Southeast Australia, Lindeman’s is no longer an operating winery, it is a brand. A large…

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Jacob’s Creek Classic Chardonnay 2017

The Jacob’s Creek Classic Chardonnay 2017 is sourced from vineyards in South Eastern Australia, which is a huge grape growing area that encompasses most of Australia’s main growing districts. Jacob’s Creek is one of Australia’s oldest wineries, the first vineyard was planted (in Barossa) in 1847 and the first vintage was released in 1850. This is…

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Lindeman’s Bin 65 Chardonnay 2016

The Lindeman’s Bin 65 Chardonnay 2016 is sourced from grapes grown in South Eastern Australia. The South East Australian wine region covers 1/3 of Australia, though the majority of the land is desert or mountains and most of the grapes are grown in the cooler coastal areas. Lindeman’s was founded in 1843 and Bin 65 Chardonnay was…

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FishEye Merlot 2012

The 2012 FishEye Merlot is sourced from vineyards in South Eastern Australia. FishEye is one of The Wine Group’s (the 3rd largest wine producer in the world) family of labels, other brands include Franzia, Mogen David, Big House, Concannon, flipflop and Cupcake, along with several others. The FishEye winery is located in New South Wales,…

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Lindeman’s Bin 50 Shiraz 2012

The 2012 Lindeman’s Bin 50 Shiraz is sourced from multiple vineyards in South Eastern Australia. Lindeman’s has been making wine for 170 years and is currently owned by Treasury Wine Estates, who also produce Beringer Vineyards, Chateau Ste Jean, Stags’ Leap, Penfold’s as well as 50 others. The Bin 50 is aged with some sort…

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Yellow Tail Chardonnay 2012

The 2012 Yellow Tail or [yellow tail] (as it says on the label) is sourced from vineyards in South Eastern Australia. The 2012 vintage in Australia is possibly the best vintage in the last 20 years. If you are looking for inexpensive wines from Australia, 2012 is your year. This Chardonnay sees a little bit…

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19 Crimes Red 2012

The 2012 19 Crimes Red Wine is a blend of Shiraz and Durif sourced from vineyards in South Eastern Australia. Shiraz and Durif translated from Australian to American is Syrah and Petite Sirah. The 19 Crimes referenced in the brand name refers to the 19 felonies you could commit that would get you shipped out…

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Berton Vineyard The Black Shiraz 2011

The 2011 Berton Vineyard The Black Shiraz is a $7.49 Trader Joe’s imported wine, sourced from several contracted vineyards in the Barossa Valley growing region of southeast Australia. Berton Vineyard is a wine Estate located in the Eden Valley area of the Barossa Valley and the The Black Shiraz is their “bang for the buck”…

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[yellow tail] Bubbles Rose’

yellow tail] Bubbles Rose’ is a blend of Semillon, Traminer (in the Gewurztraminer family), Shiraz and Frontignac ( the Australian name for Muscat Blanc) sourced from vineyards in southeast Australia. This is designated a Dry Bubbly meaning that is on the sweet side. They don’t say which production method they used to add the bubbles,…

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Fisheye Moscato

The Fisheye Moscato is a non-vintage wine sourced from Muscat grapes grown in Southeast Australia. Fisheye is one of Underdog Wine Merchant’s labels (others are flipflop, Cupcake, Big House and many more) and they are in turn part of The Wine Group, which used to be Franzia. Sweet wines are all the rage this year, with…

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2010 The Lucky Country McLaren Vale Shiraz

The 2010 Lucky Country McLaren Vale Shiraz is sourced from vineyards in McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley, Australia. It says McLaren Vale as its point of origin on the front label (in Australia 85% of the grapes must be sourced from one region to be identified as being  from that growing area) but the winemakers…

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2010 Rawson’s Retreat Shiraz Cabernet

The 2010 Rawson’s Retreat is a blend of 62% Shiraz and 38% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from multiple vineyards in South Eastern Australia. The Rawson’s Retreat brand is Penfolds entry level wine and in the past the Penfolds name was boldly written in red across the front (the photo on the left is an example of…

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2011 Fisheye Chardonnay

The 2011 Fisheye Chardonnay is sourced from vineyards in Southeastern Australia. Fisheye is one of Underdog Wine Merchants labels, they also produce Cupcake, Flipflop and Big House wines. They don’t give a great deal of information on the making of the wine, one hint they do give is that the wine tastes of “fresh picked…

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2008 Razor’s Edge McLaren Vale Shiraz Grenache

The 2008 Razor’s Edge McLaren Vale Shiraz (75%) Grenache (25%) is an Australian take on the wines of the southern Rhone Valley. McLaren Vale has a climate similar to the Mediterranean and Rhone grapes grow well there. The wine was aged in 50%, 2 and 3 year old French oak barrels and the other 50% is aged…

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2010 Lindeman’s Bin 65 Chardonnay

The 2010 Lindeman’s Bin 65 Chardonnay is sourced from various vineyards in Southeastern Australia. This wine has been solid and consistant, but an under the radar wine for several years. A small percentage of the wine is aged  in French and American oak barrels for  6 months, the majority of the Chardonnay is aged in…

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