<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Sweet Willie:
Even CA or Australia?
The reds I've had from Washington have not done it for me. (such wine jargon!)</font>
Aha, I sense a blind taste testing required here!!!
Maybe we could set something up for you?
I agree with you, I have not enjoyed the few Washington reds I have sampled, but I tend to focus on BC, Australia and California for reds (only so much time in the day!!).
To be honest, I think most Aussie wines are simple but yummy (and there is nothing wrong with that!), but if you want a little more complexity, I go to BC or California. It's not that Aussie wines don't offer that, it is cost and availability and knowledge of the higher end. But yes, I think there are several BC reds that compare very well. And '98 really was an exceptional year.