What To Drink In Australia
Although Australian have been known to be large beer drinkers, we are also lovers of fine wine. There are approximately 10,000 different varieties of Australian wines, as well as alcoholic lemonade made from Australian lemon crops, and a beverage made from rhubarb. You can also purchase imported wines, beers or spirits, however when you are there it is highly recommended that you purchase an Australian brand. There are also many non alcoholic drinks for those that prefer to take the healthy route or are nominated as the designated driver.
White Wine: When Australians first adopted table wine sin the 1960s and 1970s,their preference was for a sweet,Moselle type wine – Riesling and Gewurztraminer.Later,they embraced drier styles of wine such as Semillon,Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, the worlds leading white wine grape. They also began to show a passion for wood-matured wines. Today other varieties, such as Marsanne, have been successfully planted. Australian winemakers also use noble rot to make luscious desert wines.
Red Wine: The Grange Hermitage brand is the benchmark for Australian red wine. It was created in the late 1950′s by Max Schubert and he believed that wines needed decades of cellaring before they are at there optimal taste. At the other end of the spectrum, Wolf Blass, became popular with the make it and drink it now approach, with quickly maturing wines.
Beer: Australian beer is vat fermented real ale or lager, consumed chilled. At full strength is has an alcohol content of around 4.8 percent, while light beers have less then 3 percent. Some of the more popular lagers and stouts of today are James Boag and Cascade from Tasmania,Castlemain XXXX from Queensland, Fosters and Victoria Bitter (VB) from Victoria, Tooheys red and blue labels from New South Wales and Coopers Sparkling Ale (known locally as lunatic soup) from South Australia.
Spirits: Australian distillers produce fine dark and white rums from Queenslands sugar cane plantations. The more notable labels are Bundaberg from the town of the same name and Beenleigh.Australia’s grape vintage is also the basis of good value domestic brandies .Popular labels include St Agnes and Hardy’s.
As always, It is important to remember….No matter where you are when you are drinking DO NOT DRIVE HOME. There are car services available to take you home and if you are with a group of friend you should also have one a designated driver.
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