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Shanteh Wale

Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.
HH EPIC SHIRAZ

Hungerford Hill Epic Shiraz 2023 

Fruit is from the Sweetwater vineyard and walks the line of dynamic intensity and sophistication. It’s filled to the brim...
HH SHIRAZ NV

Hungerford Hill Shiraz 2023

Violets and red roses are met with baked clay and tobacco pouches. A hint of pomegranate molasses and inky mulberry...
HH PN NV

Hungerford Hill Pinot Noir 2022

The fruit is Tumbarumba from the Herald Revee vineyard, the oldest in the region. Christmas cherries, rhubarb and baked mulberries....
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Hungerford Hill Revee Chardonnay 2023

The fruit is Tumbarumba from the Herald Revee vineyard, the oldest in the region. A citrus dominant wine with lovely...
HH DALWOOD CHARDY

Hungerford Hill Dalwood Chardonnay 2024

Fruit is sourced from the oldest continually operating vineyard in Australia, named Dalwood on the banks of the Hunter River....
anvers pinot gris gewürztraminer

Anvers Pinot Gris Gewürztraminer 2025

A blend of 77% Pinot Gris and 23% Gewurztraminer, on light lees for 2 months. There is plenty of sunshine...
Syrah NV

Anvers Syrah 2022

Handpicked fruit with around 25% whole bunches in an old open fermenter with hand plunging. Matured in French oak hogsheads...
anvers barbera

Anvers Barbera 2022

A first bottling from newly planted vines. 10% whole bunches into open top fermenters with the rest destemmed with gentle...
Kreglinger Vintage NV

Kreglinger Sparkling 2019

Tinned peaches, apple tarts and the kind of dense lemons, full of juice, that only your grandma can grow. This...
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Pipers Brook Chardonnay 2023

Jonathan apples, mango skin and Meyer lemons. Whipped butter and baked peach danish. The coolness of Tassie’s north maritime climate...
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Kreglinger Sparkling Rosé 2019

Light Pink Lady apple hues in the glass and on the nose. Some baked rhubarb and cantaloupe. Citrus falls in...
MMAD Chenin Blanc [HR]

MMAD Blewitt Springs Chenin Blanc 2024

Fruit is hand harvested, half crushed and half whole bunch pressed. Fermented in a mix of concrete and large format...
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Rochecombe Pinot Noir 2024

Apple and cranberry cordial, with a core of black cherries in syrup. Wet stone, dark pebbles and clove. The palate...
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Rochecombe Sauvignon Blanc 2024 

Green pears, jalapeno jelly and lemon curd. There is plenty of yellow, green and verging on the orange hues of...
riesling NV

Holm Oak Riesling 2023

A beautiful and fragrant, classically cool-climate Riesling from this excellent producer in Tasmania. There’s an engaging mix of bright florals...
Lot Cabernet Sauvignon

Lot 94 BSR Blewitt Spring Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

A dry grown site in Blewitt Springs planted by Geoff Hardy in 1993. This shows off the concentrated and uniform...
Gapsted Estate Alpine Valleys Saperavi

Gapsted Estate Saperavi 2022

The inky flesh of Saperavi is always a good wine to close your eyes and experience tasting it blind, for...
Gapsted Estate Alpine Valleys Chardonnay

Gapsted Estate Chardonnay 2023

Full of sunshine and golden hues in the glass, this is Chardonnay with no holds barred. A confident wine with...
Gapsted Estate Alpine Valleys Grand Manseng

Gapsted Estate Grand Manseng 2023

A wreath of honeysuckle and Freesia. Mango skin and lemon icing. Pineapple slices meet with rocky sandstone dust. There is...
MWP SPARKLING CHENIN

Marri Wood Park Sparkling Chenin Blanc 2020

Traditional méthode 100% Chenin Blanc with 4 years on lees. Fruit is sourced from a single vineyard. Curls of green...
MWP CHENIN

Marri Wood Park Chenin Blanc 2024

Fruit is picked in two separate passes to add balance and complexity. Here in Margaret River the fruit is as...
Scarecrow Sauv Blanc

Pertaringa Scarecrow Sauvignon Blanc 2025

This is filled with frangipani, hot sand and the yellow logan fruit you find atop the highest tree, just out...
MWP SAUV BLANC

Marri Wood Park Sauvignon Blanc 2024

A fully loaded Sauvignon Blanc, showing the tropical and savoury sides of considered Sauvignon Blanc. Beginning with pineapple skin and...
Undercover Shiraz

Pertaringa Undercover Shiraz 2023

For under $35 you can find a basket of black, blue and red berries. A sphere of blueberry, black cherries...

Stories

Castle Rock Estate CREDIT LEE GRIFFITH

A Note on Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noirs

Castle Rock is one of those rare producers where you truly need to taste across the entire Pinot Noir range...
Sisu Wines Olivia Sattler

Sisu: Planting Grit and Grapes in the Coal River Valley

Jake Sheedy earned his stripes working alongside Peter Logan at Logan Wines in Mudgee. When COVID reshaped the world, it...
rowe wines
After a career spanning 50 years, Richard Rowe began his journey under the tutelage of Brian Croser. Cutting his teeth...
OA

Peter Lehmann Wigan

The Peter Lehmann tale begins and ends with community. It’s the story of one man who looked out for a...
Hero x
Stonier has long been a stalwart of the Mornington Peninsula, with its bottles gracing dining tables in restaurants, homes, and...
MCPL

Ten Minutes by Tractor

Trahere is Latin for “to pull” or “to draw.” At Ten Minutes by Tractor, the bottling name signifies the drive...
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