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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.
GIMBLETT GRAVELS CHARDONNAY ()

Craggy Range Chardonnay 2024

A lifted wine with energy and richness in quick succession. You are first met with yellow apples, white peach and...
KWay Chard NV ()

Anvers Kingsway Chardonnay 2025

A wine of apples are yellow tree fruit, some honeysuckle too. Oatmeal and churned cream expands the width of the...
anvers pinot noir ()

Anvers Block 8 Pinot Noir 2025

A punchy Pinot Noir with a thicket of whole bunch and glossy Acai berries and Bing cherries. A hint of...
Gamay NV ()

Anvers Gamay 2025

A wine with quiet authority, confident in its blackberried fruit core supported by plums and mulberry with a touch of...
IRVINE SPRING HILL EV PINOT GRIS

Irvine Spring Hill Pinot Gris 2025

This is invigorating with pear drop, green kiwi and finger limes. A jazzy entry into citrus and tree fruit, with...
NVGrenache

Bekkers Grenache 2024

Multiple picking days, with two parcels from Blewitt Springs and one from Kangarilla in the Onkaparinga Hills. An average of...
IRVINE SPRING HILL EV RIESLING

Irvine Spring Hill Riesling 2025

Excellent value here and a wine that screams Eden Valley with small orchard apples, backyard lemons and Frangipani flowers. This...
Spring Hill BV SHIRAZ

Irvine Spring Hill Shiraz 2022

Well, there sure is a lot of flavour here for your dollars. Lush ripe blackberries, boysenberries, chocolate and clove. There...
IRVINE Altitude Shiraz

Irvine Altitude Barossa Valley Shiraz 2023

Raspberry bullets, Gala apple skin and crushed cardamom seed. Some cola and black pepper spice with cedar and tobacco richness...
IRVINE Altitude EV Shiraz

Irvine Altitude Eden Valley Shiraz 2023

Matured for 18 months in 300L hogsheads. This wine speaks of the cooler growing condition in Eden Valley clearly. A...
IRVINE Altitude Cabernet Sauv

Irvine Altitude Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

A classically framed wine with cassis, blackberry compote and dark olive skin. Some Acai berries and lavender leaves. There has...
chardonnay nv

Holm Oak Chardonnay 2025

Three clones of Chardonnay were racked to 30% new French oak barrels and the remainder in seasoned oak. 50% went...
pinot gris nv

Holm Oak Pinot Gris 2025

10% of the fruit is wild fermented and into older oak barrels with 10% wild ferment in the tank. This...
arneis nv

Holm Oak Arneis 2025

25% of the wine is transferred to Numblot egg and the rest into seasoned oak barrels. A wine with fleshy...
protege pinot noir nv

Holm Oak The Protege Pinot Noir 2025

You might first remark on the glistening pink hues of this vintage in the glass, either that or the pretty...
Hare and Hound NV ()

Hare’s Chase Hare and Hound Cabernet Shiraz 2022

This is a wine that will comfort you from within, it begins with a basket of blackberries and blood plums,...
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Hare’s Chase Mataro Rosé 2025

A delicate, pale salmon hue in the glass. The wine opens with rockmelon and nectarine, some two tone strawberries and...
Garden Series Rosé

Bec Hardy Garden Series Rosé 2025

Fruit is from the lower Tintara Road Vineyard. A delicate cherry blossom pink hue in the glass. The wine is...
Gardens Series Grenache

Bec Hardy Garden Series Grenache 2025

Fruit is from the Joseph’s Block planted in 1988. This is strongly scented with black raspberries, boysenberries and native bush...
Lot Syrah

Bec Hardy BSR Lot 94 Syrah 2024

Fruit is from Block 3, an east facing slope in Blewitt Springs. A heady wine filled with spice and purple...
TwoGentlemens GSMNV

Bec Hardy Pertaringa Two Gentlemen’s GSM 2024

48% Grenache, 29% Shiraz and 23% Mourvèdre. A witch’s brew of blackberries, violets and lavender. Some blueberries and furry sage...
Tomich Hill Pinot Noir

Tomich Family Estate Grown Pinot Noir 2024

This is fragrant with wild red fruits, spice and delicate herbal nuance. Red Lingonberries, redcurrant and cranberries bobbing in their...
Woodside Vineyard Pinot Noir

Tomich Woodside Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

A wine of earthy beauty, forest floor and a day of pottering around your garden, so is the link between...
Sparkling Blanc De Noir NV

Cloudbreak Sparkling Blanc de Noir Adelaide Hills NV

This is brimming with wild strawberries, baked plum and rhubarb tart and vanilla and cinnamon scrolls. It’s bursting with white...

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