There’s 1,000’s of red grape varieties grown around the world making a diverse range of wines.
Exploring the red wine world will take you from lighter more elegant wines to brash, bold wines.
There are infinite combinations of different colours, aromas, flavours, and, textures making for a lifelong pleasure fest for your senses.
A dozen varieties make up the majority of the red wines produced. Think Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, and, Merlot.
Are travels to Italy, Spain, and, France have seen more Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto, Sangiovese, Nerello Mascelese, Grenache, Carignan, and, Tempranillo red wines being poured into our glasses.
The wine world is producing better wines than ever before. In regions where laws permit broad experimentation with growing and making red wines is resulting in rapid evolution and refinement of styles.
In countries like Australia, cooler climate reds are really making a name for themselves.
Gobally, there’s been a welcome shift away for cumbersome, overripe, high alcohol, oaky wines, to red wines made with more restraint and freshness.
Our tip, celebrate the different personalities of each!
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Dominik’s Vineyards are in the centre of Priorat around the town of Torroja. Click to enlarge🔎
Superb! Draws you in! Anne Gros' wines clearly have that extra spark, twinkle in the eye. Delicious!
A Brunello in all but name ... and, a bloody good one at that!
Right on the back of 2018 we have another stunner from 2019 showing both the quality of the vineyard and the deft hand that guides the wine to bottle!
A wonderful rendition of Terre Nere. Showing the 2017 vintage to be a little more elegant and restrained.
The highest altitude of Marco's vineyard makes for an elegant wine! Always a favourite!
Sophistication, perfectly rip yet not over ripe fruit. Very much in the mould of the Guardiola and Rampante Contrada!
The Feudo di Mezzo from Terre Nere has more immediate generosity. Showing more of itself earlier than higher vineyards of Santo Spirito and Guardiola
The bold flavour and structure are deftly knit into a graceful and harmonious package
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Yet another insanely drinkable sub $20 wine from Spain. Along with some of the Italian Reds, Pizza & Jamon have found some friends!
This Valpolicella is made in the nouveau style, fresh juicy fruit at 12.5% alcohol.
Perfect Intro to Sangiovese! All the Bits in All the Right Places!
You'd be hard pressed to fined a better value Pinot than this!
The Wait is Over … Our 1st Wine Decoded Wine is Here!
The Crimson, Oakdene's Blue Label Pinot & all of the Hoddles Creek Pinot's rank as some of the best value on the Market
The Wait is Over … Our 2nd Ever Wine Decoded Wine is Here!
An excellent rendition in 2017. As you pour the wine wafts of pepper, perfume and vibrant dark berry fruits are a sign of what's to come.
Perfume and intrigue. Love the nose here. Grenache though is the hero!
From the same vineyard the Wine Decoded Bathtub Shiraz comes from, this'll take you to a happy place!