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in recent times trend is, all the really good stuff is pre-ordered/sold years in advance, never reaches the markets/shelves, they dont make a lot of it some places.. used to be able to get rockfords basket press shiraz for 40 bucks a bottle, try an get it now lol
yep hensche's mt edlestone is my fave upper reasonably priced shiraz, hensche's rock man... never tried hill of grace, that would be interesting!
those treat 'em mean keep em keen dry grown, low yield wines are the best!
but summer i would be going for a chilled crisp refreshing white, like a magaret river art series chardonnay, or petaluma (remember bubbly is mustly a fizzy chardonnay), cab sav is the safest way to go with cheap reds, recently i drank a cheap Wirra Wirra Church Block Cabernet Shiraz Merlot 2007(mcclaren vale) blend, it was ok for 20 bucks, god bless the wine glut! but still has preservatives from morning after test, the good (expensive)stuff doesnt, relies on natural good tannins to do that..
i read the tassie sparkling wines are getting close to french champagne in quality these days, havent tried em but, not a big drinker, cheap champagne is made like coca cola, artificially adding the bubbles, carbonated, not same as expensive time consuming double fermentation in bottle
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