Aylward and Ashton say Australia has 10 great wineries- beacons in a bleak landscape . They wanted to write Twelve Apostles , but only ten came up to standard. Oblivious to the wine glut , these ten battle to keep pace with demand. Each wine tells a story, creates memorable connections between producer and consumers. Worldwide, they’re ranked with the best. There are big names missing from this book, but the plain-speaking authors aren’t looking for industry friends.
Innovative techniques last century gave Australia the headstart in mass-producing good wines. The world caught up, Australia’s lustre evaporated, and wineries face painful restructuring or extinction. Not the apostles. This book reveals how they ignored the celebrity winemakers; carried on family traditions and resisted the laboratory approach; listened to the TERROIR of their vineyards, seeing themselves as custodians of the grape, not manipulators.