Weekend in a pub in Australia? Lager beers, Shiraz and Sauvignon blanc

An article by Bonnie Malkin in Sydney about lager and the “amber nectar”, shiraz and sauvignon blanc. Cities quoted are Melbourne and Sydney.

Friday November 11, 2011 and today, some seconds ago

Syrah and a crimson red wine?

Yalumba Organic

South Australia Shiraz 2009

Canadian dollars? 

The book

Beer and Breweries in Australia,

paperback (Hephaestus Books)

Including: Foster's Lager, 

Victoria Bitter, XXXX, 

Tooheys Brewery, 

Carlton Draught, 

Lion Nathan, 

Foster's Group, and Coop

Beer and Breweries in Australia, Including: Foster's Lager, Victoria Bitter, XXXX, Tooheys Brewery, Carlton Draught, Lion Nathan, Foster's Group, Coop

 The Penguin Good Australia Wine Guide.



Paying with British pounds? The same book linked above.

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Learning words through beers, wines and, above all, this article? Sure - teetotal, swapping, tipple, yarn and hailing.

Names quoted are: Wine and Brandy Corporation, National Bureau of Statistics, Prof Steve Allsop, the National Drug Research Institute and Curtin University.