Story: Fortified Wine Trail
Episode: 2
Presenter: Carmen Braidwood
Air Date: 21st August 2022
Take a drive to the Swan Valley over winter to explore the Swan Valley Fortified Wine Trail, featuring more than 30 wineries!
- This trail is unique to Australia and is thought to be the only one of its type in the world.
- Fortified wines created in the Swan Valley are some of the most unique and complex made anywhere in the world, often blended from many vintages, and rated among the very best.
- The Swan Valley’s warm Mediterranean climate allows for a range of grape varieties to be grown, and styles to be produced. From rich and luscious liqueurs made from Muscat and Pedro Ximenez, through to Shiraz, Verdelho, and aged Tawny fortified wine
- Given the age of some of the vintage wines blended into fortified – you are tasting history in every glass.
For more information:
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