Visits different wine growing regions around Australia, interviewing winemakers and sampling their wines.

A whirlwind tour of Australia's diverse natural and man-made environments. We kick off with the Great Dividing Range's impact on rainfall and human habitation, and then dive into the Great Barrier Reef, revealing the impact of global warming on this fragile ecosystem. Next we explore the indigenous connection with Kakadu National Park and Uluru, before examining the significance of the Murray-Darling Basin as Australia's food bowl. We conclude with the gradual erosion of the Twelve Apostles and two of Australia's most significant urban environments - Canberra, the nation's capital, and Sydney, the international face of Australia.

The Rough Guide to Australia is your indispensable guide to one of the most unmissable countries on earth. Packed with practical information on once-in-a-lifetime experiences in Oz, from sunrise walks around Uluru to viewing Kangaroo Island's wild seals, sea lions, kangaroos and koalas; bush-camping safaris and much more.

Robin Esrock has the definitive list of the most spectacular destinations and experiences this sunburned land has to offer. From big-ticket tourist sights to the secret, the hidden, and the entirely surprising, these bucket-list-worthy experiences lead you across a land that is beautiful, thought-provoking, diverse and often very funny.