Wine Gods of Australia: The Tasting Class

All hail the forgotten gods of wine—entombed beneath the dust of the Outback, buried under supermarket critter labels, and banished from American shelves by the unholy rise of mass-market kangaroo juice.

This isn’t that. This is a revelation.

In this class, we break the seal on Australia’s sacred bottles—the ones whispered about in sommelier circles and hoarded in private cellars. The truth? Most American wine lovers have never tasted the real thing. We’re talking Victoria’s spicy, soulful Shiraz. Clare Valley Riesling that sings like a cathedral bell. And Cabernet from Western Australia with more elegance than a Bordeaux first growth.

We’ll offer no tribute to the critter cults. Instead, we drink in honor of the true wine gods: ancient vines, sacred terroirs, and renegade winemakers who reshaped Old World grapes into something mythic.

You thought you knew Australian wine. You didn’t. It’s time for wine school.