In particular, the wines of the Leeuwin Estate in Western Australia have drawn raves from the Wine Spectator, and nods of approval from Mr Parker.

ECONOMIST: Australian wine

But note that the Wine Spectator index of auction prices on 150 of the most popularly traded wines of quality vintages is up 16% over last year.

FORBES: Grape Expectations

Pretty much like clockwork, the wines get 5-stars from Decanter and Quarterly Review of Wines just about every year, and consistently are rated between 91-98 points by Wine Spectator.

FORBES: Caymus, A Wine Lover's All-Time Favorite Wine

After a steady couple years of smooth Top 100 sailing, history may have repeated yesterday: The programming of the Spectator website possibly allowed some clever wine enthusiasts to discover and share on bulletin boards wines 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 ahead of their announcements by the magazine through the end of the week.

FORBES: Top 100 #Fail?