Darby’s Vinodiversity Community
Darby HiggsFormerly Darby's Wine Newsletter this publication now supports a community who love alternative varietal wines and who share information about their passion.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 197 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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The Nero Story
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Taste and talk
Our monthly Taste and Talk will be held at 5pm on Thursday afternoon, July 18.
The theme will be Montepulciano versus Nero d’Avola.
These are two exciting Italian varieties which are gradually making their mark in Australia. The styles ma...
Alternative Varieties in the Riverland
The data below is based on my Vindata spreadsheet, which has about 1500 wineries listed that are using one or more alternative varieties. I update the spreadsheet frequently, but not all changes are immediately reflected here.
Darby’s Vin...
Taste and Talk Thursday 21 May
At 5pm Thursday we will have a discussion about the wonderful Fiano variety. All members of the Vinodiversity community are invited to attend. BYO glass of Fiano. You will find the Zoom link in the footer of this newsletter.
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The Fiano Story
Fiano is the most exciting white wine variety around today. I started this article, then decided I needed to make sure my database was accurate. It had 250 wineries in the November 2025 version, but when I had a look around, I found another...
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Specialist info on Australian wine - alternative varietal wines. Author What Vareital is That? & Rare Ozzies: a hundred Rare Australian Grape varieties.
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