I was lucky enough to attend a Coonawarra tasting put on by Coonawarra.org...Great event with large tasting glasses...It was $30 which is pretty fair although probably on the steeper side for tastings in Sydney.
Overall, Coonawarra had some very nice Cabernet Sauvignons...most of them were consistently good...but I will say the region itself seemed to have a very similar style to them....which I guess on one hand is good....on the other, you start looking for things that are different...
Highlights....I really like Katnook's Cab, great fruit, fairly tannic but felt right..Great cab...Their special Barrel selection was really good as well...Oddly enough, I wasn't as happy with their high end wines which are the Prodigy and Odyssey....To me they were big fruit, low tannin, basically made for the US type of wine...Good here and there and probably good for people that aren't into wine...but it felt like something was missing..
Kidman wines...This one surprised me..both the Cab and Shiraz were both pretty good...and for 20 or less? Probably one of the best QPRs at the show...
Raidis. All of their stuff tasted like it should....Actually, I can say that for most of the stuff at this show but Raidis in particular...Pretty good Sav Blanc, really solid Riesling and a surprising Cab. Actually, their Cab was the most surprising because it was definitely a cab but had fairly high acid which was quite nice. Especially since this was in the later half of my time there, it was actually very enjoyable. Not too tannic which wasn't typical at this show but definitely a great drink me now type of Cab and I imagine it would be great with food....would be interested to see how this one develops.....At 21 for the Cab and 14 for the Riesling, these were also great QPR wines...
Lowlights: really nothing...most of the stuff here was pretty solid and I'm really glad they put on this show...Got to try a few things from Coonawarra I might not have had a chance to try (which is the whole point). I will say, Wynn's had a couple of disappointments....their green label cab was blah...Their black label cab was ok...the rest was pretty good. VA Lane was good....I think on its own I probably would've though their standard black label cab would be pretty decent..but it was just up against a lot of really good Cabs which is a pretty good testament to the entire region...
Monday, August 29, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Good Food and Wine Show
I was looking forward to this...but unfortunately I got rushed around so I didn't get to try everything I wanted..not even close....I left with a few impressions though so I'll share those...
Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon 2005. Smells like an aged Semillon, a bit of toast, lemon, honey...not bad, a bit muted though...It's flat though..it's on it's way out. Where is the acidity? I don't know..What I find most puzzling is the last Elizabeth I had was a 2002 and it was pure acid (which was terrible). I'm not sure what they're doing to this line but unless someone starts telling me they've improved what they're doing, I doubt I'll be buying Elizabeth anymore. I even read somewhere the newest vintage has some SB in it? WTF.
Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon 2005. Everything the Elizabeth wasn't. Had some age on it but still had really good acidity. Beautiful nose....The Lovedale will age nicely, no doubt. Still prefer VAT 1 and a couple of other new jack semillons (Thomas, Meerea Park and other Tyrrells) but compare them in 5 years and the Lovedale might be the best...it's good..
Capital Sangiovese (don't remember the vintage). I actually thought this was decent. Probably the first decent Sangiovese I've had in Australia....Most of them up till now have been..well, terrible. It wasn't great..but it was fairly well made....
Lerida Estate. They make some pretty decent wine. I still don't understand their high end Pinot Noir though. It's big, awkward, it's missing acidity...It's not a shiraz/syrah, I'm not sure why places make it like one. To me if you're going to do this, go full on new American Oak, make it big, make it different...It could be I'm missing something, that it's not my style..but I don't hear/see much about this at all...It's just too expensive. It might stack up ok to other NSW type Pinot Noirs...that's not really saying a lot though... Their Shiraz Viognier is pretty good though..My wife like their Merlot Cab Franc...
D'Arenberg. They have so many different things to try both at the show and their cellar door. They have everything for tasting too which is why I think they're one of the best places to visit. They also have a lot of really good stuff. I was looking forward to trying their Ironstone Pressings and the Derelict Vineyard..both are their Grenaches...Derelict was a bit of a disappointment...I'm finding that if the Grenache is sub 25, they tend to be weak. Ironstone was pretty good but I wouldn't say great. The Coppermine was really good, still really tannic but still quite approachable. I thought this was 2005 but I think their latest is 2007 and it was probably their latest. I'd still wait a few years on this one. The Dead Arm Shiraz was quite good...still very big....I like Dead Arm..it's a big wine but it ages well. I think it's a great example of Australian Shiraz that won't just poop out after a few years.... The funniest thing about the D'arenberg tasting area though was this one Asian guy that basically sat there like it was a bar...giving his opinion about each and every wine to anyone that would listen. I think the winery guys at first enjoyed having an interested customer..but I got the impression they were getting annoyed after awhile...I certainly was...especially cause he basically wouldn't move which meant people had to go around him. After trying a few I left, went to a few other places, and 30 minutes later he was still there...he was there before me...was there way after me...he even brought his own glass....He was passionate about his d'arenberg...Too funny..
Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon 2005. Smells like an aged Semillon, a bit of toast, lemon, honey...not bad, a bit muted though...It's flat though..it's on it's way out. Where is the acidity? I don't know..What I find most puzzling is the last Elizabeth I had was a 2002 and it was pure acid (which was terrible). I'm not sure what they're doing to this line but unless someone starts telling me they've improved what they're doing, I doubt I'll be buying Elizabeth anymore. I even read somewhere the newest vintage has some SB in it? WTF.
Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon 2005. Everything the Elizabeth wasn't. Had some age on it but still had really good acidity. Beautiful nose....The Lovedale will age nicely, no doubt. Still prefer VAT 1 and a couple of other new jack semillons (Thomas, Meerea Park and other Tyrrells) but compare them in 5 years and the Lovedale might be the best...it's good..
Capital Sangiovese (don't remember the vintage). I actually thought this was decent. Probably the first decent Sangiovese I've had in Australia....Most of them up till now have been..well, terrible. It wasn't great..but it was fairly well made....
Lerida Estate. They make some pretty decent wine. I still don't understand their high end Pinot Noir though. It's big, awkward, it's missing acidity...It's not a shiraz/syrah, I'm not sure why places make it like one. To me if you're going to do this, go full on new American Oak, make it big, make it different...It could be I'm missing something, that it's not my style..but I don't hear/see much about this at all...It's just too expensive. It might stack up ok to other NSW type Pinot Noirs...that's not really saying a lot though... Their Shiraz Viognier is pretty good though..My wife like their Merlot Cab Franc...
D'Arenberg. They have so many different things to try both at the show and their cellar door. They have everything for tasting too which is why I think they're one of the best places to visit. They also have a lot of really good stuff. I was looking forward to trying their Ironstone Pressings and the Derelict Vineyard..both are their Grenaches...Derelict was a bit of a disappointment...I'm finding that if the Grenache is sub 25, they tend to be weak. Ironstone was pretty good but I wouldn't say great. The Coppermine was really good, still really tannic but still quite approachable. I thought this was 2005 but I think their latest is 2007 and it was probably their latest. I'd still wait a few years on this one. The Dead Arm Shiraz was quite good...still very big....I like Dead Arm..it's a big wine but it ages well. I think it's a great example of Australian Shiraz that won't just poop out after a few years.... The funniest thing about the D'arenberg tasting area though was this one Asian guy that basically sat there like it was a bar...giving his opinion about each and every wine to anyone that would listen. I think the winery guys at first enjoyed having an interested customer..but I got the impression they were getting annoyed after awhile...I certainly was...especially cause he basically wouldn't move which meant people had to go around him. After trying a few I left, went to a few other places, and 30 minutes later he was still there...he was there before me...was there way after me...he even brought his own glass....He was passionate about his d'arenberg...Too funny..
Central Otago tasting...
A couple of weeks ago I attended a Central Otago tasting in Sydney...It's one of those regions I've been wanting to visit but having them come to me was even better.
The big players weren't there but there was still a really good showing....
General impressions: Central Otago, basically across the board, makes great pinot noir. The only complaint I had was that many of them have developed the same style and so many of them, while good, were just too similar. I guess you can look at that as a good thing as well...
One thing I like about most of the wines is they have good acidity and bright fruit. They also have good complexity and length. Tasty fine tannins. They basically crap all over Australian Pinots which I consider to be on the very heavy side and still having a few oddities in flavor. There are a couple of exceptions like Bass Phillip...or something like Yarra Yering Pinot which is a Pinot made to be that over the top fruit bomb, super vanilla oak red but still tastes good...Victoria has some decent pinot, Tassie has some decent Pinot...but if you're looking for that medium bodied, good acidity pinot, Central Otago is just better....
Notable wineries: Akarua, Aurora, Ceres, Domain Road, Quartz Reef, Rockburn, Surveyor Thomson, Tarras and Wooing Tree.
Wooing Tree had some really good Pinot but made in that very typical Central Otago style. They also had one of the few Rose that I actually enjoyed. You could see that their quality was top notch. they also had a white Pinot Noir....Across the board their stuff was very good. One of the best.
Surveyor Thomson was probably the most unique stylewise. To me, Central Otago is like a New World Burg in mouthfeel and acidity. You can tell it's not a Burg because there isn't enough earth, poop and greeniness. Surveyor Thomson is a New World wine that is made to be like an Old World. A bit more earthiness, maybe a bit less acid than the normal Central Otago, more noticeable oak (but definitely not overoaked), really nice complexity, a bit more tannins than most of the other Central Otago Pinots...Less bright fruit...I don't know if everyone would like this but I thought it was quite interesting and probably one of my favorites of the night. They had the Estate Vineyard and the Explorer. The normal Surveyor Thomson was better by a bit...
Ceres had REALLY bright acidity...As did Aurora...and oddly enough, that stuck out to me. I think it toned the fruit down which wasn't a bad thing...I had both of these near the end of the tasting though so these are ones I wouldn't mind trying again.
The big players weren't there but there was still a really good showing....
General impressions: Central Otago, basically across the board, makes great pinot noir. The only complaint I had was that many of them have developed the same style and so many of them, while good, were just too similar. I guess you can look at that as a good thing as well...
One thing I like about most of the wines is they have good acidity and bright fruit. They also have good complexity and length. Tasty fine tannins. They basically crap all over Australian Pinots which I consider to be on the very heavy side and still having a few oddities in flavor. There are a couple of exceptions like Bass Phillip...or something like Yarra Yering Pinot which is a Pinot made to be that over the top fruit bomb, super vanilla oak red but still tastes good...Victoria has some decent pinot, Tassie has some decent Pinot...but if you're looking for that medium bodied, good acidity pinot, Central Otago is just better....
Notable wineries: Akarua, Aurora, Ceres, Domain Road, Quartz Reef, Rockburn, Surveyor Thomson, Tarras and Wooing Tree.
Wooing Tree had some really good Pinot but made in that very typical Central Otago style. They also had one of the few Rose that I actually enjoyed. You could see that their quality was top notch. they also had a white Pinot Noir....Across the board their stuff was very good. One of the best.
Surveyor Thomson was probably the most unique stylewise. To me, Central Otago is like a New World Burg in mouthfeel and acidity. You can tell it's not a Burg because there isn't enough earth, poop and greeniness. Surveyor Thomson is a New World wine that is made to be like an Old World. A bit more earthiness, maybe a bit less acid than the normal Central Otago, more noticeable oak (but definitely not overoaked), really nice complexity, a bit more tannins than most of the other Central Otago Pinots...Less bright fruit...I don't know if everyone would like this but I thought it was quite interesting and probably one of my favorites of the night. They had the Estate Vineyard and the Explorer. The normal Surveyor Thomson was better by a bit...
Ceres had REALLY bright acidity...As did Aurora...and oddly enough, that stuck out to me. I think it toned the fruit down which wasn't a bad thing...I had both of these near the end of the tasting though so these are ones I wouldn't mind trying again.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Sydney Wine Show
Each year there is a very large wine show in Sydney. The Royal Sydney Wine show...or at least that's what I call it. Over 1000 different wines from all over Australia...Most of the iconic wines are not there but there were a few....
I also attended a Red Wine Tutorial where they review the judging criteria, etc. It started late, ended late and overall we didn't have much time but we got to try some Tempranillo, Sangiovese and Nebbiolo as these were the "up and coming" wine varietals in Australia. My experience in Australia so far as been...The Tempranillo has been ok. Most of them bad..Some good. The Sangiovese has been mostly bad. Nebbiolo has been decent.
The first was a 2009 Tempus Two Copper Tempranillo. Typical of what I've seen in Australia...way over-rippened fruit...A strong nose of raisins isn't really a good thing. Balance seems off...I've tried a different vintage before from here and I wasn't impressed. I wasn't impressed now either...
20010 running with the Bulls Tempranillo...Nice nose of red fruits...Pretty good wine. I think it's missing a bit of acid that I'd associate with Tempranillo...I'm missing that..It has some oak but not as much as I'd think it should have (weird huh?). I don't know how much aging potential this one has but it's very drinkable right now. It actually received a gold medal in it's class and based on how it tastes now, it probably deserved a good score compared to the others I also tried.
2009 Serafino Sangiovese. Again, not a memorable wine. Poor effort in my opinion.
2009 Grove Estate Nebbiolo. The person teaching the class wanted people to experience this as if it were a very new type of wine. I don't really consider that the case but this was definitely the youngest wine from Nebbiolo that I've tried. I love Nebbiolo, especially from Barolo...but in Barolo you won't see anything released in less than 3 years and all of the Nebbiolo I've had to date has been at least 3 years old so this one was definitely my first really young Neb. They say Nebbiolo is very VERY tannic which, to that point, I hadn't really felt was the case for me. Sure it was tannic but not as much as people would say. THIS WINE though, was VERY TANNIC. The most I think I've ever had in fact. I have to believe this is because of the age in which case I have to wonder why they bother to release it so young. With certain types of food you might be able to drink this but it's really close to undrinkable at this point. Decent wine though. Nice smokiness and red fruits on the nose. Had that nice medium bodied feel I enjoy from this grape...but yeah, tannins and tannins and tannins.
A few highlights from the rest of the tasting....
2002 Blue Pyrenees Rose Brut. I'm not an Australian Sparkling fan..in fact, for the most part I think most of the Sparklers I've had have been pretty bad. This one though might change my mind. Very nice balance and had that very nice biscuit flavor you'll get from good Sparkling wines....This one actually got a Silver Medal...
1999 Tyrrell's Vat 1. My first chance to taste this one. I love the 1998. This one is right there with it. This vintage is actually supposed to be better but the 1998 has developed a bit better so far but while I think the 1998 is not going to get any better, the 1999 still has some of that brighter acid that I think will carry this along for at least another 5+ years. Great Semillon. The best one for the day.
Some other Semillon I thought were great. 2005 Peter Lehmann Margaret Semillon. Normally a Hunter fan but this was pretty good.. 2005/2006 Meerea Park Alexander Munro Semillon. Always a fan. Love stuff from the Braemore vineyard. 2007 Thomas Braemore. I'm a big fan of his Braemore Semillon. This one has already started to develop that great aged Semillon mouth feel and taste as well as the nose. Actually really surprised by this one and curious to see what it'll be like later on. It was, at this point, significantly better than the 2006.
I don't really know if any of the reds really stuck out in my mind. There were plenty of really good reds there but nothing I was overly excited about or hadn't had before. It doesn't help when you're rushing through a bunch of them.
2007 Meerea Park Hell Hole is tasting quite good. Better than what I had a year earlier, looks to be developing nicely.
2009 Thomas Sweetwater and Kiss were both good. The Kiss Shiraz is still very young.
Brokenwood Wade Block was a nice change in that it was one of the few fruit bombs I actually had there.
There were a few others like Cape Mentelle Shiraz, Eileen Hardy..that were good but I, for whatever reason, had higher expectations. I don't know why though because the Eileen Hardy I had before was the same..
Biggest disappointment for me on the day was Collector. Marked Tree Red has received so many good reviews, scores, etc. It was good but disappointing. It wasn't anything special although it was very drinkable now and for $25 (if you can still get it), it's not bad. Maybe this was a bit oxidized? I dunno... Collector Reserve was actually pretty good...I shouldn't really call that a disappointment. Probably one of the better reds on the day but I guess I had really high expectations, I'm not really sure.
I came away even more convinced I want more Aged Riesling and Semillon...The problem is I have nobody to drink it with....
I also attended a Red Wine Tutorial where they review the judging criteria, etc. It started late, ended late and overall we didn't have much time but we got to try some Tempranillo, Sangiovese and Nebbiolo as these were the "up and coming" wine varietals in Australia. My experience in Australia so far as been...The Tempranillo has been ok. Most of them bad..Some good. The Sangiovese has been mostly bad. Nebbiolo has been decent.
The first was a 2009 Tempus Two Copper Tempranillo. Typical of what I've seen in Australia...way over-rippened fruit...A strong nose of raisins isn't really a good thing. Balance seems off...I've tried a different vintage before from here and I wasn't impressed. I wasn't impressed now either...
20010 running with the Bulls Tempranillo...Nice nose of red fruits...Pretty good wine. I think it's missing a bit of acid that I'd associate with Tempranillo...I'm missing that..It has some oak but not as much as I'd think it should have (weird huh?). I don't know how much aging potential this one has but it's very drinkable right now. It actually received a gold medal in it's class and based on how it tastes now, it probably deserved a good score compared to the others I also tried.
2009 Serafino Sangiovese. Again, not a memorable wine. Poor effort in my opinion.
2009 Grove Estate Nebbiolo. The person teaching the class wanted people to experience this as if it were a very new type of wine. I don't really consider that the case but this was definitely the youngest wine from Nebbiolo that I've tried. I love Nebbiolo, especially from Barolo...but in Barolo you won't see anything released in less than 3 years and all of the Nebbiolo I've had to date has been at least 3 years old so this one was definitely my first really young Neb. They say Nebbiolo is very VERY tannic which, to that point, I hadn't really felt was the case for me. Sure it was tannic but not as much as people would say. THIS WINE though, was VERY TANNIC. The most I think I've ever had in fact. I have to believe this is because of the age in which case I have to wonder why they bother to release it so young. With certain types of food you might be able to drink this but it's really close to undrinkable at this point. Decent wine though. Nice smokiness and red fruits on the nose. Had that nice medium bodied feel I enjoy from this grape...but yeah, tannins and tannins and tannins.
A few highlights from the rest of the tasting....
2002 Blue Pyrenees Rose Brut. I'm not an Australian Sparkling fan..in fact, for the most part I think most of the Sparklers I've had have been pretty bad. This one though might change my mind. Very nice balance and had that very nice biscuit flavor you'll get from good Sparkling wines....This one actually got a Silver Medal...
1999 Tyrrell's Vat 1. My first chance to taste this one. I love the 1998. This one is right there with it. This vintage is actually supposed to be better but the 1998 has developed a bit better so far but while I think the 1998 is not going to get any better, the 1999 still has some of that brighter acid that I think will carry this along for at least another 5+ years. Great Semillon. The best one for the day.
Some other Semillon I thought were great. 2005 Peter Lehmann Margaret Semillon. Normally a Hunter fan but this was pretty good.. 2005/2006 Meerea Park Alexander Munro Semillon. Always a fan. Love stuff from the Braemore vineyard. 2007 Thomas Braemore. I'm a big fan of his Braemore Semillon. This one has already started to develop that great aged Semillon mouth feel and taste as well as the nose. Actually really surprised by this one and curious to see what it'll be like later on. It was, at this point, significantly better than the 2006.
I don't really know if any of the reds really stuck out in my mind. There were plenty of really good reds there but nothing I was overly excited about or hadn't had before. It doesn't help when you're rushing through a bunch of them.
2007 Meerea Park Hell Hole is tasting quite good. Better than what I had a year earlier, looks to be developing nicely.
2009 Thomas Sweetwater and Kiss were both good. The Kiss Shiraz is still very young.
Brokenwood Wade Block was a nice change in that it was one of the few fruit bombs I actually had there.
There were a few others like Cape Mentelle Shiraz, Eileen Hardy..that were good but I, for whatever reason, had higher expectations. I don't know why though because the Eileen Hardy I had before was the same..
Biggest disappointment for me on the day was Collector. Marked Tree Red has received so many good reviews, scores, etc. It was good but disappointing. It wasn't anything special although it was very drinkable now and for $25 (if you can still get it), it's not bad. Maybe this was a bit oxidized? I dunno... Collector Reserve was actually pretty good...I shouldn't really call that a disappointment. Probably one of the better reds on the day but I guess I had really high expectations, I'm not really sure.
I came away even more convinced I want more Aged Riesling and Semillon...The problem is I have nobody to drink it with....
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Mountain X 2007 Shiraz Pinot
A label created by Gary Walsh and Campbell Mattinson, Mountain X Shiraz was created by looking at the past and going with a blend that used to be made many many years ago which was Shiraz Pinot. This wine is made from Shiraz out the Somerset Vineyard in the Hunter and a touch of Pinot Noir from the Yarra Valley. Rhys Eather (who is the winemaker for Meera Park and several other labels) is the winemaker and let me just say, the combination of great fruit sourced by guys that really love wine and a brilliant winemaker like Rhys, really shows in this great combination.
Nose of leather, dark AND red fruit and a bit of pepper. I have no other way to put it but it smells juicy. It smells like a Hunter Shiraz but not quite. I'm guessing it must be the Pinot or my brain telling myself it must be the Pinot...Either way, very interesting nose.
As soon as the wine hits my mouth I'm thinking DEFINITELY Hunter Valley shiraz with the earth and leather and then I'm hit with very juicy red fruit and almost an orange juice flavor and refreshing acid. Has a hint of pepper and cloves. Soft tannins...Has very nice balance but quite different than what I would've expected from a mainly Hunter Shiraz. Nice length on the finish. Definitely a well made wine. The best way to summarize this wine would be a brighter, juicier Hunter Shiraz. I think there are only 150 cases made so tough to find. I think they're still available for around 30-35AUD. Great pickup for something different to what you'll normally see. I can see this wine having broader appeal than a standard Hunter Shiraz while still appealing to those that want a Hunter Shiraz.
Nose of leather, dark AND red fruit and a bit of pepper. I have no other way to put it but it smells juicy. It smells like a Hunter Shiraz but not quite. I'm guessing it must be the Pinot or my brain telling myself it must be the Pinot...Either way, very interesting nose.
As soon as the wine hits my mouth I'm thinking DEFINITELY Hunter Valley shiraz with the earth and leather and then I'm hit with very juicy red fruit and almost an orange juice flavor and refreshing acid. Has a hint of pepper and cloves. Soft tannins...Has very nice balance but quite different than what I would've expected from a mainly Hunter Shiraz. Nice length on the finish. Definitely a well made wine. The best way to summarize this wine would be a brighter, juicier Hunter Shiraz. I think there are only 150 cases made so tough to find. I think they're still available for around 30-35AUD. Great pickup for something different to what you'll normally see. I can see this wine having broader appeal than a standard Hunter Shiraz while still appealing to those that want a Hunter Shiraz.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Wine...
I've been in Australia now for almost four years and in that time I've tried many many different types of wine from all over Australia and while I doubt anyone else will actually read this, I figure it would be nice to actually start recording my thoughts more or less so I can see how my tastes evolve. I'll probably concentrate on stuff I really enjoyed or I thought was good value...
Currently my normal price range is about 20-60 dollars a bottle. Anything over that and it really has to be special (and sometimes I kick myself for not having pulled the trigger on some things) and I love finding bargains under 20. I tend not to buy too many of one thing (although sometimes I wish I did) because there are just too many things out there I want to try and especially when it's from a cellar door, it's a nice reminder of my trip, etc. Maybe when we move back to the US my buying habits will change (as I'll actually have cellar space and a permanent location)...
I like both red and white (Not so much rose) and I really enjoy both New and Old world which for some people might seem odd but, at least for now, I drink both although when I'm in Australia, it's almost 100% New World because anything that is from outside of Australia is ridiculous expensive. I like both dry and sweet wines... I will say that having lived in Australia, near Hunter Valley, has given me an appreciation for Semillon, which I think the Hunter does better than anywhere else in the world (granted, besides a few blends and sweet wines, not many places make Semillon).
That's enough blabbing for now....Next time I'll actually get to some wine..I think..
Currently my normal price range is about 20-60 dollars a bottle. Anything over that and it really has to be special (and sometimes I kick myself for not having pulled the trigger on some things) and I love finding bargains under 20. I tend not to buy too many of one thing (although sometimes I wish I did) because there are just too many things out there I want to try and especially when it's from a cellar door, it's a nice reminder of my trip, etc. Maybe when we move back to the US my buying habits will change (as I'll actually have cellar space and a permanent location)...
I like both red and white (Not so much rose) and I really enjoy both New and Old world which for some people might seem odd but, at least for now, I drink both although when I'm in Australia, it's almost 100% New World because anything that is from outside of Australia is ridiculous expensive. I like both dry and sweet wines... I will say that having lived in Australia, near Hunter Valley, has given me an appreciation for Semillon, which I think the Hunter does better than anywhere else in the world (granted, besides a few blends and sweet wines, not many places make Semillon).
That's enough blabbing for now....Next time I'll actually get to some wine..I think..
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