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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.
E&T Wild Cape Cabernet Sauvignon HR NV

Evans & Tate Wild Cape Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon with a sliver of Malbec. A portion of the Cabernet was racked to new French oak hogsheads,...
DW Estate Chardonnay NV NEW

Deep Woods Estate Chardonnay 2023

Like most of Deep Woods wines the variety is the star of the show. Here Chardonnay is embraced like a...
DW MR Harmony NV NEW

Deep Woods Harmony Rosé 2023

This has been made with Shiraz 50%, Merlot 30%, Tempranillo 15% and Cabernet Sauvignon 5%. Delicate cherry blossom, Rainier cherries...
Millbrook Chenin Blanc NV

Millbrook Chenin Blanc 2023

Dried hay, winter melon and star fruit. Lemon cream pie, apricot and yellow plum. Long stretched acidity with nuances of...
mitchell riesling

Mitchell Watervale Riesling 2024

Juiced Granny Smith apples, white pear and Feijoa flesh. Calamansi limes, Jonquil and Frangipani blossoms. Spring has sprung when you...
Filius Cabernet Sauvignon NV

Vasse Felix Filius Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

90.4% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9.6% Malbec and yes the decimal point of a percentage was scrutinised over. This is Vasse Felix,...
Filius Chardonnay

Vasse Felix Filius Chardonnay 2023

Maturation occurs in 5% new barriques, 5% new foudres, 90% 1-7 year old barriques, for 7 months. Delectable and at...
Filius Shiraz

Vasse Felix Filius Shiraz 2022

Matured in seasoned French barriques for 12 months. A heady mix of blackberries, rhubarb and Adzuki bean paste. Some deeply...
Filius Sauvignon Blanc Semillon NV

Vasse Felix Filius Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023 

71% Sauvignon Blanc, 29% Semillon matured in a mix of stainless steel and puncheons. Lime water, coconut juice and blue...
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Bleasdale Floodgate Shiraz 2022

Langhorne fruit with 15% whole berry. Matured in 10% new oak for 12 months both hogsheads and barrels. As comforting...
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Bleasdale Sparkling Rosé 2022

A blend of Syrah, Dolcetto and Chardonnay. Lychee, white nectarine and cherry plum. Pickled ginger and pink lady apple skin....
Twin Valley Prosecco

Twin Valleys Single Site Prosecco 2024

Fruit is sourced from the Alpine and King Valleys. A delicate white floral scent of star jasmine and Freesia is...
Twin Valley Pinot Grigio

Twin Valleys Pinot Grigio 2024

When you think of great Grigios you think of spring time freshness and zeal, which is all captured in the...
Shaw + Smith Riesling [HR]

Shaw + Smith Riesling 2024

The cool vintage has resulted in lifted white florals that splash from the glass. Freesia and star jasmine. Apple blossom...
Shaw + Smith Shiraz [HR]

Shaw + Smith Shiraz 2022

A wine you’ll see on almost any city restaurant list because it fits the bill of real cool climate elegance...
Tolpuddle Chardonnay [HR]

Tolpuddle Chardonnay 2023

The 2022 vintage will be a very hard act to follow, I tell myself, as I brace for disappointment. And...
Tolpuddle Pinot Noir [HR]

Tolpuddle Pinot Noir 2023

This vintage strikes out again with surprise and intrigue, just when you think the S+S winemaking team have got the...
MMAD Rose [HR]

MMAD Vineyard Rosé 2024

A field blend of Grenache, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chenin Blanc. A celebration of all things MMAD. A delicate salmon...
MMAD Chenin Blanc [HR]

MMAD Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2023

Following the heights of the 2022 vintage the 2023 is leading the charge once again for a modern linear style...
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Pannell Family Pinot Noir 2022

Rhubarb stem, raspberry and Davidson plum skin. Rosella and rosehip florals.  A sliver of red cherry and Gala apple skin....
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Picardy Chardonnay 2023

Meyer lemon zest, white Gardenia and mock orange blooms. Crushed Lilly Pilly, white nectarine cheeks and yellow plum. There is...
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Picardy Pinot Noir 2022

This is a wine with plenty of distinction, not only because it is one of Western Australia’s top produced Pinot...
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Picardy Merlimont 2019

 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc. When time does its inevitable thing and a wine fuses and...
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Picardy Tête de Cuvée Pinot Noir 2022

A blend of clones and largely sourced from 0.1 hectare high density block. I fell in love with the wines...

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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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