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Vancouver, BC | What’s in a region? For starters, each has different soils, climates, temperatures and altitudes. All of these things affect what grapes grow best there and the overall wine ‘style’ that is produced. Wines from a specific region have a sense of place that you can taste; they tell a story of origin. At Regional Crush, Wine Australia and house wine will take you on a tour of the regions of Australia to discover each of these ‘places’. Find the minty-ness in Coonawarra’s Cabernets, discover the lime in Eden and Clare Valley Rieslings, uncover the new style of Chardonnay emerging across the country and see if you can pick the regions in our blind Shiraz Challenge at the South Australia Tourism focus table. The event will feature 100 wines from 35 producers. Details after the jump…

We will be joined by winery principals, including Bill Hardy (Hardys), and Ian Hollick (Hollick Wines), Edwina Mitchell (Mitchell Wines), Alice Hemming (Shingleback), Julian Forwood (Wirra Wirra), Liz Mencel (Stella Bella) and Scott Washington (Negociants-Yalumba).

Taste the diversity of Australia’s regions:

2006 Barossa Valley Estates, ‘E&E Black Pepper’ Shiraz, Barossa Valley $100
2009 Bleasdale, ‘T&M’ Tempranillo Malbec, Langhorne Creek $20
2007 Cooralook, Shiraz, Heathcote $22
2010 Cumulus, ‘Rolling’ Shiraz, Orange $17
2010 Elderton, Chardonnay, Eden Valley $25
2009 Fowles Wine, ‘Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch’ Shiraz, Strathbogie Ranges $40
2010 Fraser Gallop, Cabernet Merlot, Margaret River $30
2009 Hollick, ‘Tannery Block’ Cabernet Merlot, Coonawarra $28
2010 Josef Chromy, Pinot Noir, Tasmania $30
2010 Mitchell, Watervale Riesling, Clare Valley $25
2007 Mitolo, ‘G.A.M.’ Shiraz, McLaren Vale $45
2008 Redbank, Shiraz, Pyrenees $18
2010 Tahbilk, Viognier, Nagambie Lakes $25
2009 Wirra Wirra, ‘Dead Ringer’ Cabernet Sauvignon, McLaren Vale $59
2006 Yabby Lake, Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula $51

Date: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Harrison Galleries
901 Homer Street, Vancouver, BC
Cost: $49 + HST*

For tickets visit: http://housewine.ca/events/events.php?pageID=58