When the Clare and Eden Valleys were hit by a record heatwave of twelve days over 35oC in January/February 2009, some commentators were quick to write off the entire Riesling vintage before the grapes even commenced ripening.
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Australia’s finest expressions of Riesling are to be found in South Australia’s Clare and Eden Valleys.
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