Value wines take the gongs - price not the best guide

When it comes to buying wine, price is not always the best guide.

From behind the paywall of Sydney's Daily Telegraph this week:

And from a recent wine review in The Canberra Times by Chris Shanahan:

Jacob's Creek Classic Riesling 2015 $7.85–$12Humble Jacob's Creek often upstages more expensive wines in Australian wine shows. In the recent National Wine Show of Australia, for example, this riesling's cellar-mate, Classic Pinot Gris, topped the pinot gris class and won the trophy as the best "Dry white, other variety" in the show. Jacob's Classic Riesling, an even better wine on my scoresheet, captures the aromatic appeal and lime-like flavour intensity of this great variety – on a delicate, dry and beautifully refreshing palate. Winemaker Bernard Hickin attributes the quality largely to fruit sourcing from several of Australia's best riesling-growing regions.

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