Cyndal

Cyndal Petty

A hopeless romantic for wine and food, Cyndal is nearing 15 years in hospitality while still (just) under 30. A Chef-turned-Sommelier and award-winning wine professional, Cyndal recently left a Group Sommelier role where she curated seven wine lists across multiple venues and led the wine team to Gourmet Traveller Wine Bar of the Year—just months after opening. Now freelance, Cyndal is a wine consultant, event host, wine judge, and wine writer. Passionate about sharing wine’s story with the world, she brings a fresh voice and creative solutions to the industry. After studying and traveling through most of her 20s, she’s now based in WA’s southwest, proudly embracing her role as a WA coastal cowgirl.
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Yering Station Village Pinot Noir 2025

Fresh. Wise. Vibrant. Australia needs more wines of this quality, sitting at the thirty-dollar mark. Take a bow. Salted strawberries,...
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Yering Station Shiraz Viognier 2023

Firm and spring-loaded. If you like cedar, spice, ripe strawberry purée, strong forearms, free will and high-grain beef, this wine...
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Yering Station Little Yering Pinot Noir 2025

Another Pinot from Yering Station overdelivering in its category. Take notes, Australia. Silky. Bright. Expressive. Wild strawberries, Aperol, orange zest....
Passel Lot Reserve Syrah

Passel Estate Lot 71 Reserve Syrah 2021

From the slightly cooler-than-average 2021 vintage this Syrah has a lovely flow to it. Black olives, green herbs, and raspberries....
Passel Estate NV

Passel Estate Shiraz 2021

This 2021 Passel Estate Shiraz is Seductive, vintage-inspired and dedicated to being an enjoyable drink. Cocoa powder, plum pudding and...
Passel Estate NV

Passel Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Cabernet can sometimes skew overly intellectual, with savoury-tones and firm structure confusing the unassuming-everyday-punter. But then there are wines like...
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Passel Estate Lot 71 Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

As I’m (drinking) writing this, in January 2026, the 2018 Passel Estate Lot 71 Cabernet Sauvignon has stepped out of...
Bloomfield Gruner

Bloomfield Grüner Veltliner 2025

Kiwifruit, white pineapple juice and salty radishes. This Grüner Veltliner is pleasing, energetic and full of life. The kind of...
Bloomfield Petit Verdot

Bloomfield Petit Verdot 2025

Red liquorice, wet concrete and radish – the latter from a touch of reduction. An easy-going wine, and one I’d...
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Luda Mala Shiraz Tempranillo 2025

Raspberry leaf, blood-and-bone mix, pink peppercorns and red liquorice. I like it. It’s  a joyous, well-made wine. And just like...
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Luda Mala Chardonnay 2025

An outstanding debut from Luda Mala. This could very well be Australia’s best $35 Chardonnay. The fruit is dank, dense...
Bloomfield Mencia

Bloomfield Mencía 2025

Blackcurrant juice, red fig paste and graphite. This is a terrific example of a (chilled) red that absolutely hits its...
Albarino

Orbis Wines Albariño 2025

From Orbis’ regeneratively farmed Kurrajong vineyard comes this textural, untamed Albariño. Star fruit, pineapple core (the firm inner part) and...
Orbis Grenache Blanc Blewitt Springs McLaren Vale

Orbis Wines Grenache Blanc 2025

This wine transports me to Greece — maybe Crete — though I can’t fully explain why. Chamomile tea, beeswax, lemongrass,...
Orbis Cinsault McLaren Vale

Orbis Wines Cinsault 2025

Orbis has a way with chillable reds, and this one proves the point. Wild strawberries, fresh sage and toffee apple. ...
Swinney Mourvedre Rosé

Swinney Rosé 2025

I can hear it — the sound of pink paradigms shifting. Finally, Here’s hoping the future brings a global annihilation...
Swinney Syrah

Swinney Syrah 2024

Bouncy, fragrant and smart — it smells deliciously raw and pure, almost pheromonal. Raw cacao powder, blackcurrant and raspberry liquorice...
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Lenton Brae In Good Hands Sangiovese Rosé 2025

It’s giving… “I’ll do it anyway.” And it did — fabulously. Two years in a row, this Rosé kills. Detailed,...
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Lenton Brae In Good Hands Riesling Gewürztraminer 2025

What BYO Thai dreams are made of. Light energised and smart sugar work. Both varieties were co-fermented in a mix...
LentonBrae CheninBlanc NoVint

Lenton Brae In Good Hands Chenin Blanc 2025

A mouthful of sunshine and sherbet dreams. Lenton Brae has some serious Chenin game these days. White pineapple, meadow flowers...
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Aristotelis Ke Anthoula Retsini 2024

A traditional Greek style — Retsina — reimagined in Australia. It’s the first local spin I’ve seen, and not the...
NV Pinot Noir

Monty’s Leap Pinot Noir 2023

Charming and gentle. Cranberry, maraschino cherry and strawberry purée. The palate glides — graceful and flowing — with fine, integrated...
NV Rose

Monty’s Leap Rosé 2024

Confected and giddy. Watermelon, strawberry candy and pomegranate seeds. The palate is easy, glossy and bursting with energy — simple,...
NV Riesling

Monty’s Leap Riesling 2025

Riper in style — rich even, for a Great Southern Riesling. Cumquat skin, lemon sherbet and musk sticks. The palate...
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