How low-profile Dilip stunned the big names Source: Maitland Mercury SEEING RED: Dilip Kumar whose Dimbulla tempranillo shiraz caused a stir when it was named top red in the recent Hunter Valley Wine Show. Chances are you haven’t heard of Dimbulla wines. Don’t worry, until recently a lot of Hunter Valley wine people probably hadn’t either. But they do now. Located in the “back blocks” at the far northern end of wine country, this tiny operation with a very low profile stunned the industry when they were awarded best overall red wine at the recent Hunter Valley Wine Show. Not only that, but in territory where shiraz is the undisputed red wine king, they did it with a blend made up mostly (75 per cent) of the Meriterranean varietal tempranillo, and the remainder shiraz. ...