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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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Aristotelis ke Antholua Nanima Road Red 2024

Pinot Noir grown in Murrumbateman shows macerated red cherries, brandy oranges and stewed rhubarb, some sweet cola spice and pink...
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Aristotelis ke Antholua Retsini 2024

My love for Greek culture, food, wine and its people runs deep, and I have been fortunate to taste some...
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Holm Oak The Wizard Pinot Noir 2023

A wine I always look forward to tasting, this vintage opens with some toasted maple bark, red morello cherries and...
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Holm Oak Shiraz 2023

A powerful mix of blackberries and rose water. Pomegranate and rhubarb. Some Christmas bush, paper bark and mace spice. Moderate...
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Holm Oak Riesling 2025

A wildly enticing wine with seasonal appeal. This is filled to the brim with orchard apple blossoms, candied lime skin...
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Holm Oak Rosé 2025

Made from Pinot Noir grapes, most of which were destemmed for purity and a small portion was pressed from red...
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Holm Oak Protégé Chardonnay 2025

A wine with the delicate touch of white peach and Frangipani flowers, this is giving those long evening summer vibes....
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Holm Oak The Wizard Chardonnay 2024

Bec Duffy loves Chardonnay and it shows, from the way the fruit is cradled and gently plucked at the exact...
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Mt Bera Vineyards Wild & Free Shiraz 2024

Lavender, blue plums and blueberries. This is a wine for those that seek unbound energy, black and blue fruit and...
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Mt Bera Amphitheatre Blaufrankish 2024

Dark licorice, blood plums and hibiscus florals. Intoxicating in its allure. Powder puff, sandalwood and rhubarb stems. The wine moves...
MtBeraEbullient Pinot Noir Cuvee

Mt Bera Vineyards Ebullient Pinot Noir Cuvée Sparkling 2023

Let’s be clear this is a sparkling red wine made with Pinot Noir. It’s elegant but dark glass bottle and...
MtB W&F Pinot Noir

Mt Bera Vineyards Wild & Free Pinot Noir 2024

A wildly lifted and herbal wine, lilac, kombu and bush mint. Some Christmas cherries, peppermint and dark chocolate. Whole bunch...
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Château Yaldara Icon Shiraz 2022

You can feel safe pouring this flagship wine, as it spills forth the brilliant crimson of well kept fruit. A...

Craggy Range Te Muna Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 

This is Ben Tombs first vintage as chief winemaker, here he states his mark, not as hen honcho but as...
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Craggy Range Te Muna Road Martinborough Pinot Noir 2024

This is Ben Tombs first vintage as chief winemaker, as he follows in the well trodden path of those before...
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Pewsey Vale Estate Riesling 2025

It’s clear Riesling is an obsession with the entire range of Pewsey Valley Riesling being of the highest quality and...
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Pewsey Vale 1961 Block Riesling 2024

Vines planted in 1961, the wine captures the first morning dew balancing on blades of grass. A hint of flint,...
Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling Year No Vintage

Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling 2018

Walk into a bath house and you’ll be met with trickling water, essential oils and the feeling of calm, this...
Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling Year No Vintage

Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling 2015

The miraculous pilgrimage of Riesling can be found here. It’s hard to taste young Riesling and imagine just how it...
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SOUMAH Crescent Moon Methode Traditionelle 2020

Base wine is a blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay. Aged on lees for 4 years and disgorged...
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Riposte The Dagger Pinot Noir 2025 

It’s perhaps easy to think Pinot Noirs under $30 might be easy drinking but simplified. That’s not the case here...
LOTTouriga

Land of Tomorrow Touriga 2024

A dynamic Touriga from McLaren Vale that opens with Pepper berries, juniper and black cherries. There is sandalwood, poppy seed...
LOTChard

Land of Tomorrow Chardonnay 2024

White blush nectarines, rainier cherries and pomelo pulp. Some fresh linen, lotus and lemon tea. Acidity climbs like a vine,...
Thiele Rd Grenache

Schwarz Wine Co Thiele Road Grenache 2024

Vines were planted in 1941 and speak of their site with the rouge tones of Gala apple, and the precise...

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Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking is a wine label created by Belinda and John Hughes in dedication to their close friend, Tom...
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The new Mumm Prestige releases come from the capable hands of Trina Smith, recently appointed as Mumm Terroirs Pacific Winemaker,...
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Since college days at Roseworthy Ag College, best mates Brad Rogers and Steve Flamsteed goaded each other on. This is...
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The McLaren Vale Wine Guide 2026

By Shanteh Wale McLaren Vale’s success lies not only in the quality of its wines and the careful custodianship of...
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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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