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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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MMAD Grenache 2022

15% whole bunches fermented in oak and stainless steel. Maturation in concrete and seasoned French oak barrels. Lavender and Forget...
TOWC Pinot Gris (new cap)

Other Wine Co. Pinot Gris 2023

Fermented on full solids in a combination of large format oak foudres, seasoned French oak puncheons, and stainless steel. It...
TOWC Barbera

Other Wine Co. Barbera 2022

Whole berries went into an open fermenter with about 10% whole bunches. Basket pressed to seasoned 500L puncheons and blended...
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Other Wine Co. Grenache 2022

Violets, Damson plums skin and black cherries. Mulberry and kalamata olive. Hot sand, black fungi and carob. Paperbark, clove and...
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Other Wine Co. Arinto 2023

Clover, Lilies of the Valley, crab apple and nashi pear. Honeydew melon, celery heart and lime juice. Almond milk creaminess,...
Mitolo Marsican Shiraz

Mitolo Marsican Shiraz 2020

Made from the best barrels from the finest parcels of Shiraz. Heady aromas of tonka bean, blackberry bush, boysenberries and...
Mitolo Masso Montepulciano

Mitolo Masso Montepulciano 2022

Blackcurrants, prune plums, Nyon olive. Carob and oolong tea. Wood ear mushroom, Madagascar vanilla and violets. Linear and supple on...
Mitolo Harena Grenache

Mitolo Harena Grenache 2022

Picked blackberries, mulberry and cassis. Red tulip, raspberry and Bing cherries. Rosemary, bay leaf and thyme. Granite, tar and clove...
Mitolo Cinquecento Sangiovese

Mitolo Cinquecento Sangiovese 2022

Rosehip, Morello cherries and cranberries. Wafts of kiss peppers, birds eye chillies and rose petals. Sage leaf and rosemary stem....
Mitolo Scylla Nero d'Avola

Mitolo Scyalla Nero d’Avola 2022

Hibiscus, Rosella and tobacco leaf. Raspberry compote, strawberries and bleeding pomegranate seeds. Red clay, dried paperbark and paprika spice. Red...
Mitolo Of the Wind Chardonnay

Mitolo Of the Wind Chardonnay 2023

Sliced pineapple, white peach and Meyer lemon. Crème brulée toffee, apple friand, nutmeg and cinnamon. Elderflower and fennel seed. The...
Mitolo Perduto Pecorino

Mitolo Perduto Pecorino 2023

Sourced from McLaren Vale’s first Pecorino plantings. Star fruit, golden kiwi, Johathon apples and calamansi lime. Bubbling hot honeycomb, thyme...
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Precious Little Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021

15% whole bunch, cold soak and pressed to a mix of new and old large French oak vessels. Violets, barberry...
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Precious Little Clare Valley Riesling 2023

Mock orange blooms, lime sherbert and homemade lemonade. Chrysanthemum tea, star fruit and bronze fennel frond. A touch of margarita...
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Marri Wood Park Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Sourced from a biodynamically farmed block and fermented in a combination of clay amphora and French barriques of which 20%...
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Schild Estate Lorraine Three Spring Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Blackcurrants, blackberries, lavender and lilac. Poppy seed, black peppercorn and mace. Heady spices of clove, nigella seed and allspice. The...
SchildEstate CabSavNV

Schild Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

From the three Schild Estate vineyards. Blackberries, hawthorn and thistle. Prune plums, boot polish and crushed cloves. Preserved vine leaf,...
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Schild Estate Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2019

40% Grenache 30% Shiraz and 30% Mataro. Red delicious apple skin, Morello cherries and blackberries. A hibiscus floral note with...
SchildEstate ShirazNV

Schild Estate Shiraz 2020

Select parcels from three vineyards, the wine is deeply pigmented and dense with youthful aromas of blackberry, wild raspberry and...
SchildEstate MerlotNV

Schild Estate Merlot 2020

Dried rosella florals, blood plums, pomegranate, and boysenberry with red cherries in syrup. Mocha, tonka bean and coffee pods. Vanilla...
SchildEstate MoscatoNV

Schild Estate Moscato 2022

Lychee martini, elderflower and lime cordial. Rose sprays, rambutans and blush nectarine skin. This is clearly Moscato but with a...
Woodside Vineyard Pinot Grigio

Tomich Woodside Vineyard Pinot Grigio 2023

Nashi pear skin, crab apple and pomelo juice. Pineapple hull, Greek yoghurt and dry sandstone. Lifted but not forced wash...
Woodside Vineyard Gruner Veltliner

Tomich Woodside Vineyard Grüner Veltliner 2023

Yellow grapefruit, golden apple and logan fruit. Parsnip, honeysuckle, and wet sand with a hint of galangal and enoki mushroom...
Woodside Vineyard Riesling

Tomich Woodside Vineyard Riesling 2023

Mandarin skin, yellow apple and calamansi lime skin with shaved green papaya. A off-dry style with a dollop of fruit...

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