The Australian Wine Company

The Australian Wine Company is a fine wine specialist in the Netherlands bringing together some of the best Australian winemakers and drinking styles that we Australians enjoy regularly, to suit any and every occassion. Australian premium wine has little to do with price and status but everything to do with quality and value. The wines you'll find here are living proof of this and I urge you to discover it for yourself.

With the abundance of choice available for wine 'Liefhebbers' of Europe, Australian wines are often overlooked for wines from traditional European producers - so instead of trying to decide for yourself between the Australian wines out there to choose from, let us take care of that for you as we bring together some local knowledge to Europe of Australia's best.

The selection of wines available here is only a drop in the ocean of what premium wines Australia producers, so over time we'll be introducing new wines to share.....so check back regularly to see what's on offer or drop an email to adam@theaustralianwinecompany.com

Adam Titterton - owner

After moving from Sydney Australia to The Netherlands 10 years ago, I have thoroughly enjoyed the European wine experience during this time. As an Australian, I have loved Australian wines all my life and believe they have so much more to offer to European lovers of wine. I invite you to experience the Australian wines I've selected and please take the time to share those experiences with me at adam@theaustralianwinecompany.com. Personally, its all about the varietals.........Proost!

A History of Australian Wine

Australia began making wine over two centuries ago. This has given us a country rich in old vines, multi-generational winemaking families and an ingrained knowledge and respect of the craft. Add to that a yearning to explore and innovate, a fearless attitude and a diverse patchwork of  65 wine regions across many climates, and you have the makings of an extraordinary wine country like no other. 

With over 200 years of viticulture and winemaking, Australia has a rich wine, vine and family history to explore. Australia offers distinguished sites, the wealth of some of the oldest vines on the planet and multi-generational families whose long-standing dedication provides inspiration, leadership and custodial care of Australia’s most precious vines and wines.

Style, Variety and Region

Australia burst into the export markets in the 1980s and since then has offered the world vibrant, fruit forward wines of exceptional value. Fast forward to the late 1990s and early 2000s, and intense concentrated examples of Shiraz, Grenache and red blends dominated the Australian wine story. In between these two extremes lies the diverse Australian premium and regional offering that has always existed.

Whether its innovative techniques in the vineyards, pushing winemaking boundaries or experimentation with non-traditional varieties, there is a trend toward innovation. 

Environment

While dependent on good soil for the vines, ultimately its whats above ground that's important for Australian wines - That is, the heat and the rain, which will drive the richness and characteristics of the fruit. From the toasty Chardonnays of the Margaret River, delicious Semillion of the Hunter Valley, the deep Shiraz (Syrah) of the Barossa Valley and to the elegant Pinot Noir of Victoria's Mornington Peninsula and Geelong.

The Fruit

Australian wines are known for their variety strength and the richness of the fruit. It's a large country and the same variety can be grown over a number of regions, thousands of kilometres apart. What makes Australian wines so interesting is the characteristics of the fruit, as a reflection of the local environment in which it is grown, and ultimately harvested, and how thats accentuated in the wine. 

Wine Australia supports a competitive wine sector by investing in research, development and adoption (RDA), growing domestic and international markets, protecting the reputation of Australian wine.

Wine Australia is an Australian Commonwealth Government statutory authority, established under the Wine Australia Act 2013, and funded by grape growers and winemakers through levies and user-pays charges and the Australian Government, which provides matching funding for RDA investments.

The Australian Wine Company values the ongoing support and contribution of Wine Australia to the industry as a whole and the supporting businesses locally and like us, internationally.