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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.
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Gilberts Riesling 2025

Fruit is from the first block of vines planted in 1985. This is filled with familiar apple strudel, white flowers...
Gilberts HandPicked Chardonnay

Gilberts Estate Hand Picked Chardonnay 2025

Fruit is from the first block of vines planted in 1985. Peach and melon, this has stone fruit alongside golden...
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Gilberts Estate Reserve Shiraz 2023

From Gilbert’s first planting of Shiraz in 1987. A bramble of red fruits, rhubarb and persimmon meets with Picholine olive...
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Gilberts Estate Reserve Cabernet 2024

This is Gilbert’s inaugural year of Reserve Cabernet from a warmer vintage, produced in micro batches from vines planted in...
Fiano Hunter Valley

Briar Ridge Limited Release Fiano 2026

A basket of fruits to find here. Pineapple, backyard lemons, nectarine and dried pear. A wisp of musk and rockmelon...
Stockhausen Hunter Valley Semillon

Briar Ridge Stockhausen Semillon 2025

Lemon skin, pineapple core and golden apples. Some sourdough starter and kefir grains. This is approachable with its supple acidity...
Albarino Hunter Valley

Briar Ridge Limited Release Albarino 2026

A joyous wine in every sense beginning with cantaloupe, cut pineapple rings and mango skin, followed by freshly juiced lemon...
Briar Ridge Cold Soaked Cabernet Sauvignon ()

Briar Ridge Cold Soaked Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

The Cold Soaked Cabernet is fruit from both Orange and Wrattobully. The aromatics of the cool Orange region coupled with...
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Briar Ridge Big Bully Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

I find it hard no matter what the story to ‘love’ the name but it does invoke the intensity of...
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Briar Ridge Stockhausen Shiraz 2025

A wine that brings all the cherries and red berries into view, some Gala apple and cumin spice, red clay...
MRE Trueman Vineyard Chardonnay F

Main Ridge Estate Trueman Chardonnay 2025

Situated on an east facing slope in Red Hill planted in 1984. The wine is whole bunch pressed, native yeast...
MRE Trueman Vineyard Pinot Noir F

Main Ridge Estate Trueman Pinot Noir 2025

Situated on an east facing slope in Red Hill planted in 1984. The grapes are destemmed with 17 days on...
Beresford Rose

Beresford Rosé 2025

Made from 100% Grenache and a pale Rosé quartz hue in the glass, this opens with a very attractive pink...
NV YS RES CHA

Yering Station Reserve Chardonnay 2024

Fruit is sourced from predominantly the Yering vineyard and Copperhead in Coldstream, with a first inclusion of the 2017 planted...
NV YS RES CAB

Yering Station Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

Fruit is predominantly from Spring Lane Block planted in 1988. Matured in French oak barriques for 18 months of which...
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Yering Station Reserve Shiraz Viognier 2024

Fruit is predominantly from Carr vineyard in Coldstream. Co-fermented with 35% Viognier. Matured in French barriques of which 14% were...
Paracombe Sauvignon Blanc

Paracombe Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Elderflower and Granny Smith apples, this captures the zesty character of lime skin and a touch of crunchy margarita salt....
Paracombe Reserve Chardonnay NV

Paracombe Chardonnay 2026

I will first draw your attention to the price tag of sub $25, the second to the reputation of the...
Paracombe Pinot Noir NV

Paracombe Pinot Noir 2025

Davidson plum, hawthorn and blackberries. Sprig of mint and dainty violet flowers. Crushed caraway and cardamom, some wet potting soil....
Paracombe Shiraz NV

Paracombe Shiraz 2019

There is a noticeable perfume of Mediterranean edibles here, flecks of Abequina olives, red pepper and dried thyme and oregano....
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Holm Oak Shiraz 2024

10% whole bunch and matured for 10 months in 20% new oak. A wine of sophistication, svelte lines, there is...
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Holm Oak Hot Shot Pinot Noir 2022

A blend of 777, D4V2 and MV6 percentages vary depending on seasonal variations. Basket pressed to French oak of which...
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Holm Oak Fearless Pinot Noir 2025

The third vintage of the Fearless Pinot Noir. Wild fermented in small batches, hand plunged and into seasoned oak for...
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Holm Oak Pinot Noir 2025

Matured in barrels of which 25% was new French oak for 9 months, all destemmed fruit. A trusted favourite for...

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Dawning Day Farms

Dawning Day Farms is a micro-vineyard in Exeter, in the Southern Highlands. Michael and Katrina Archer branched out into winemaking...
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Greg Clack believes that each vineyard possesses its own inherent aptitude — a natural ability for growing grapes that express...
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Sheehan Vineyards

Nick Sheehan purchased three distinguished sites in the upper reaches of the Piccadilly Valley: St Margaret’s in Summertown, Allyra in...
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Small Acres Cyder

Small Acres Cyder is exactly that—small in scale but rich in intent. Run by the Geoghegan family in Orange, NSW,...
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Castello Di Meleto

Located in Gaiole in Chianti, in the heart of Chianti Classico, this estate traces its connection to wine back to...
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Thunderstone, Porongrup

Thunderstone is a new venture from Tony Davis and Remond Sweeny. This union of two mates, sometimes known under the...
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