Ric wrote:
"Australian" and "white wine" is close to oxymoronic.

Hunter Semillon.
Riesling from the Clare/Eden Valleys, Tasmania, and occasionally the
Barossa (Peter Lehmann's are magnificent).
Margaret River Chardonnay (not a Chardonnay person at all, but have
been very impressed by the ones that came out of Leeuwin Estate,
particularly the Art Series), etc, etc.

There's plenty of fine white wine Down Under, you just need to search
in the right places.

As for St. H's recommendation, I shall keep that in mind. Am quite fond
of Viognier (despite having had very little), so will seek out a bottle
when back in Singapore (no hopes of finding one while in Chicago).

Salil