Barossa Shiraz named best in the world

A TINY vineyard in the back blocks between Truro and Kapunda in the northern Barossa districts has blitzed the rest of the wine world with a red wine judged to be the best Shiraz on the planet. The St Kitts Vineyard, owned by Angaston based Thorn-Clarke, was the exclusive source for the winery’s flagship red, the Ron Thorn 2012 Shiraz ($95), which this week was voted the world’s top shiraz by judges at the prestigious London-based International Wine and Spirit Competition.