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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.
Estate Scuro

Lark Hill Scuro 2022

Fruit is from the certified biodynamic Dark Horse Vineyard in Murrumbateman. The 4th bottling of this wine, 12 months in...
Estate Sangiovese

Lark Hill Sangiovese 2023

Fruit is from the certified biodynamic Dark Horse Vineyard in Murrumbateman. A mix of Mat6 and Coriole clone, with 30%...
Estate Chardonnay

Lark Hill Chardonnay 2022

Dried pineapple rings, golden apple and peach melba. A touch of Limoncello and browned butter. Golden fruit beckons in some...
Estate Riesling

Lark Hill Riesling 2023

Lemon aspen, winter melon and candied lime zest. A touch of green apple curls and elderflower. A tingling line of...
Roxanne Pet Nat

Lark Hill Roxanne Pet Nat 2021

Made from 100% Grenache from the Hilltops and a pretty flamingo hue in the glass. This is bedazzled with watermelon...
BW Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz NV

Brokenwood Graveyard Shiraz 2023 

Sourced from the Graveyard Vineyard’s oldest plantings—typically fruit drawn from Pa’s Middle, End, and 7 Acre blocks—the heavy, dense soils...
Hardys HRB Shiraz

Hardys HRB Shiraz 2018

A blend of fruit from McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills and Frankland River. This manages to be an overall cohesive wine...
Hardys HRB Cabernet cork

Hardys HRB Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

A blend of fruit from Margaret River, Coonawarra and Frankland River. Here the stellar fruit sources show in its concentrated...
ESTPIM

Riversdale Pinot Meunier 2025

A potent little number filled with black raspberry, rhubarb stem and licorice root. More blackberries and some inky dark fruit,...
NV EST Syrah

Riversdale Syrah 2023 

This is a heady wine that I always seek out to taste, it’s dense with blackberries, boysenberries and the medley...
NV EST Pinot Noir

Rivesdale Pinot Noir 2023

A marriage of sun warmed strawberries, mulberry and cherry twigs. Some subtle blood orange citrus and a halo of cassis....
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Riversdale Centaurus Pinot Noir 2022

A three year old wine under cork and this is looking youthful and expressive. Davidson plum and Acai berries are...
CRACHA

Riversdale Crater Chardonnay 2022

A pretty wine from barrel selection, just as Jasper knows how to give people what they want, he also knows...
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Riversdale Estate Brut Reserve NV

Made from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier. 36 months on lees prior to disgorging. The wine envelopes you in orchard...
NV ESTRIE

Riversdale Riesling 2024

Walk into a cider mill and you might be met with as much apple flavour as this Riesling presents. Or...
NV EST Sauv Blanc

Riversdale Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Greengage plums, kiwi and a touch of blackberry gums. The wine teeters on tropical but is pulled back with lime...
NV EST Chardonnay

Riversdale Chardonnay 2023

It’s obvious when Chardonnay lovers have crafted Chardonnay, the love affair shows in the magnifying of all its wonders. Case...
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Pasha Shiraz 2021

This vintage of the Pasha once again delivers quite a seamless and engaging Shiraz from the Vale. This vintage dials...
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In Dreams Pinot Noir 2024

What is mostly whole berries with a small proportion of whole bunch 5% goes into open top fermenters for 12...
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In Dreams Chardonnay 2024

I think this may be the most floral and enticing vintage of this wine I have seen. Star Jasmine, Freesia...
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Curtis Gladiator 2021

The fruit comes from 80 year old vines, hand harvested and fermented over 28 days with wild yeasts. Matured in...
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Curtis Tiberius 2021

The emperor of Curtis Winery, Tiberius comes from 60 year old vines off their most treasured blocks. Here fruit quality...
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Curtis Martins Vineyards Shiraz 2021

A treasure of a vintage brings together the black, blue and red fruit coupled with some lilac florals. This is...
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Curtis Cavaliere Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

A woodsy tree herb is met with blackberries and dark plums. Lead pencil, cinnamon and caraway seed sit on the...

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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...
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After a career spanning 50 years, Richard Rowe began his journey under the tutelage of Brian Croser. Cutting his teeth...
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Peter Lehmann Wigan

The Peter Lehmann tale begins and ends with community. It’s the story of one man who looked out for a...
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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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