Make no mistake about it: Australia is one of the World Powers of wine. In the course of a few decades, the wine industry of Australia has catapulted itself into the most technologically advanced wine nations on earth. Australia's wines epitomize user-friendliness. New Zealand, on the other hand, situated further south than Australia, is a cooler wine region and their Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir receive consistently high ratings by wine experts.