Wines from the USA

[YosemiteP]

Hi All
Just a general question.
I very rarely see any wines from the USA available for sale in Australia.
Does anybody know of a retailer that does have a good selection?
If not does anyone know why we don’t get many to choose from here? Is it just too expensive to import or is there a general lack of interest

Curious to hear other’s thoughts as I genuinely enjoy a lot of the West Coast wines.

 

[RooFlyer]

I also enjoy some nice west coasters - particularly Russian River Zins!

Just looked up Hobart's 'specialty' wine place and it had a single zinfandel from Oregon, but did have a number of South American wines.

I dare say the exchange rate has a lot to do with the lack of USA wines, plus their styles are comparable to Australia's (as opposed to much of Europe etc).

 

[Dr Ralph]

Been a number of US wines on Grays lately:

Grays Australia - Online Retail & Auctions

Grays is an Australian online retail and auction company, offering a huge range of consumer and industrial goods, direct from manufacturers and distributors.

www.grays.com

Grays Australia - Online Retail & Auctions

Grays is an Australian online retail and auction company, offering a huge range of consumer and industrial goods, direct from manufacturers and distributors.

www.grays.com

 

[cove]

@RooFlyer I agree that Russian River Zins are really good.

 

[TheRealTMA]

@RooFlyer I agree that Russian River Zins are really good.

Russian river Chardonnay is fabulous as well!

 

[georgehall]

Check out USA

They also have a lot of wines not on the website. I've picked up some pretty obscure Californian reds from there.

 

[kookaburra75]

Don't forget about the East Coast whites too. I've had a few good Long Island Rieslings over the years - although they are hard enough to get in the US. They have all sorts of weird licensing laws, which limits how/where you buy the same wines in different states, including mail order

 

[Daver6]

Don't forget about the East Coast whites too. I've had a few good Long Island Rieslings over the years - although they are hard enough to get in the US. They have all sorts of weird licensing laws, which limits how/where you buy the same wines in different states, including mail order

I tend to stick to the iced teas from that region