Three standout wines from Australia’s Shaw + Smith

Michael Hill Smith is one of the most congenial and experienced characters in the Australian wine industry. In 1988, he became the first Australian to pass the master of wine exam. He is a co-founder of the respected Shaw + Smith winery in South Australia; he is an inter­national wine judge and vice-chairman of the Decanter Asia Wine Awards; and he is part of a tasting panel at Singapore Airlines, helping the carrier select the wines served on flights. In 2008, he was awarded the Order of...