Closer to Highway 101, Zenaida Cellars is a Zen master of zin, along with lush estate-bottled red blends like Fire Sign and Zephyr.

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After a meal of filet of kangaroo -- deliciously tender in a light pepper sauce, and served in the elegant dining room -- I wandered over to the century-old stone Woolshed Winery where estate-bottled wines and 20 other labels from local wineries are on sale at the cellar door.

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This consistency and volume allows Southcorp, which exports 65% of its bottled wine, to develop global brands (Wynns Coonawarra Estate and Seppelt are two other Southcorp labels).

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