AC/DC release wine range

Ageing rockers AC/DC have this week followed the trend of ageing rockers and committed there name to a range of wines, with the wines exclusively produced by Warburn wines and carrying such catchy names as 'Hells Bells' Sauvignon Blanc and Back in Black Shiraz.

Now call us skeptics but here at Cracka we find this cashing on the band's name just a little bit dubious, particularly given the reputation of Warburn tending largely towards simple budget wines. We haven't seen the wines yet, and can't really comment until we do, but all we can think about is how average the Shane Warne wines were to use as benchmarks.

Read more about the AC/DC wines here

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