An exploration of the history of the wine region, the wine styles, and what a Roman poet and Black Swans have to do with any of it.
Resources from this episode:
Websites:
Académie du Vin Library: Swan Diversion - an unsung Australian wine valley, James, A. (2 May 2024) https://academieduvinlibrary.com/blogs/vinosity/swan-diversion-an-unsung-australian-wine-valley
Australian Atlas: Swan Valley https://www.australianatlas.com.au/wine-regions/swan-valley
Australian Wine: Swan District https://www.australianwine.com/our-places/western-australia/swan-district-wine-region
Britannica: History of Western Australia https://www.britannica.com/place/Western-Australia/History
Britannica: Juvenal https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juvenal
Britannica: Swan River https://www.britannica.com/place/Swan-River-Australia
Britannica: Western Australia https://www.britannica.com/place/Western-Australia/People
Ebird: Black Swan https://ebird.org/species/blkswa
Gutenberg: The Satires of Juvenal, Persius, Sulpicia, and Lucilius (Literally translated into English Prose, with notes, chronological tables, arguments, etc.), Evans, L. (1881) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/50657/50657-h/50657-h.htm
Houghton Wines: Our Story https://houghton-wines.com.au/pages/about-us
International Fund for Animal Welfare: Swans https://www.ifaw.org/international/animals/swans
Marketing Mag: A big bloody controversy, McConnell, S. (2016) https://www.marketingmag.com.au/hubs-c/big-bloody-controversy/
Olive Farm Wines: https://www.olivefarmwines.com.au/our-story
Pond Informer: Seven Swan Species and Swan Type (How to Identify) H. R. (14 June 2020) https://pondinformer.com/swan-species-guide/
Swan Valley Wine: History in the Making https://swanvalleywine.com/
Vineyards: Wine Map of Western Australia https://vineyards.com/wine-map/australia/western-australia
Western Australia Now and Then: Swan River (Updated 17 August 2026) https://www.wanowandthen.com/Swan-River.html
Wine Australia: Swan Valley Geographical Indication https://www.wineaustralia.com/labelling/register-of-protected-gis-and-other-terms/geographical-indications/swan-valley
Wine With Seth Wine Wiki: Swan Valley https://www.winewithseth.com/winewiki/swan-valley/
Glass in Session Episodes Referenced in this Episode:
S6E3: A Sweet, Sticky Story - Rutherglen Fortified Wines https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s6e3-a-sweet-sticky-story-rurtherglen-fortified-wines
Glass in Session® swag mentioned in this show: https://www.teepublic.com/user/glass-in-session
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Music: "Write Your Story" by Joystock (Jamendo.com cc_Standard License, Jamendo S.A.)
