the grape red hot right now red wines made from lesser-known european grapes are emerging as exciting alternatives to the mainstream here's your guide to the ones to look out for by peter bourne ustralian winegrowers are a restless and the restrictive wine laws their european counterparts must abide by just as the ethnicity of australian cuisine has moved from british stodge to mediterranean marvels and pan- australian winegrowers and wine drinkers have been slowly but steadily shifting their focus from the french varieties that tend to dominate our vineyards the new red revolution began in the 1980s with italian varieties such as spreading to tempranillo from spain and include italianate grape nero d'avola blaufränkisch from austria and saperavi vintagecellars.com.au introducing a new variety is not a quick cuttings of newbie varieties is just the first more before these new wave varieties hit the retail shelves in any meaningful volume then there's the even greater task of mind that most european wines are labelled with regional names such as châteauneuf du well on their way to embracing the joys of australian-made versions or the originals these are the trending reds to try right now and their unexpected food matches
