Wine: Grant Burge “Benchmark” Shiraz 2010
This was not always the case and many producers ripped up their Shiraz vines in the 1980s to plant fashionable Cabernet Sauvignon, something many of them have lived to regret.
Shiraz was first planted in Australia in the 1830s by a Scotsman called James Busby and quickly established itself, as a workhorse grape in the production of fortified wine. By the late 20th century it was clear that Shiraz was the showcase grape for the Australian quality wine industry and all of Australia’s most famous (and expensive wines) such as Hill of Grace or Penfolds Grange are based on Shiraz.
