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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.
NVSyrah

Bekkers Syrah 2022

Fruit is sourced from 46% Clarendon and 54% Seaview in the incarnation. This is the first inclusion of the Clarendon...
NV YS RES PN

Yering Station Reserve Pinot Noir 2022

12 days skin contact and matured in 10% new barrels for 10 months. Mostly a mix of MV6 and D5V12....
NV YS RES SHZV

Yering Station Reserve Shiraz Viognier 2022

97% Shiraz and 3% Viognier. Matured in 26% new barrels for 18 months. This wine never fails to impress me....
NV YS RES CHA

Yering Station Reserve Chardonnay 2022

Matured in 14% new barrels for 10 months with zero malolactic fermentation. Citron zest, grapefruit juice and grated ginger. Burdock...
Peter Lehmann Masters Margaret SQUARE

Peter Lehmann Margaret Barossa Semillon 2017

The unusual growing season boded well for this vintage of Margaret. Oriental white lilies, lemon lime cordial and margarita vibes....
Peter Lehmann Masters Songs SQUARE

Peter Lehmann 8 Songs Barossa Shiraz 2021

Matured for 18 months in 40% new French oak hogsheads. Just picked blackberries, top of the tree mulberries and boysenberry...
Peter Lehmann Masters Wigan NV

Peter Lehmann Wigan Eden Valley Riesling 2017

Named after Andrew Wigan’s talent with white wines the 2017 is released after 5 years bottle age. Lemon myrtle, calamansi...
Peter Lehmann Masters Mentor SQUARE

Peter Lehmann Mentor Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Matured for 18 months in 40% new French oak hogsheads. Blackberry, rhubarb and bilberry. Juniper, caraway and mint tea. A...
mw sevenhill vineyard cabernet sauvignon

Mitchell Sevenhill Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Black cherry, boysenberry and charcoal ash. Nyon olives, bitter chocolate and coffee grinds. A wisp of raspberry compote. Allspice and...
mw pinot gris

Mitchell Pinot Gris 2023

A basket of fruits in this 2023 vintage. Gala apple skin, cantaloupe and lemon zest. Peach, mango and lime blossom....
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Mitchell McNicol Riesling 2015

This wine is like a long awaited homecoming, you feel the nostalgia in its aromas of backyard lime zest, wet...

Epic Negociants Semaphore No 40 Shiraz 2018

McLaren Vale fruit from 35+ year old vineyards. Matured for 12 months in French oak. Pomegranate juice, stewed rhubarb and...

Epic Negociants The Apollonian Chardonnay 2021

White nectarine, lemon pith and Jonathan apples. Flannel flower, honeysuckle and creamed butter. A hint of lemon buttercream and vanilla...
Joseph River Estate Reserve Cabernet NV

Joseph River Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Raspberry, blackcurrant and pomegranate. Cedar, maple leaf and tree bark. Blood plums and wild fig. A caraway and nutmeg spice,...
Joseph River Estate Reserve Chardonnay NV

Joseph River Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2022

A crackle of sparkler flint, pineapple skin and yellow peach halves. Lemon curd tart, apple crumble and nutmeg. A wash...
Fishbone Blue Ruby Rose NV

Fishbone Ruby Rosé 2023

Made from Shiraz and a sliver of Gewurztraminer. Red currants, raspberry gels and ruby grapefruit citrus. Sugared gummies and fresh...
Evan Evans Wines FIANO Barossa px

Evan Evans Fiano 2023

Fruit from the vineyard is in organic conversion as we speak. The wine leaps out of the glass with glace...
Evan Evans Wines BIANCO Eden Valley px

Evan Evans Bianco 2022 

The Bianco wine is a step into another culture, where language is foreign and time moves differently. Such is the...
Handpicked Single Vineyard Auburn Road Pinot Noir

Handpicked Auburn Road Pinot Noir 2022

A single vineyard on the west side of the Tamar River. North facing slope and organic certified as of 2022. ...
Handpicked Collection Sparkling Cuvee NV

Handpicked Sparkling Cuvée NV

A blend of 50% Chardonnay and Pinot Noir made in traditional method, a portion of oaked reserve wines is also...
Handpicked Collection Chardonnay Tasmania ()

Handpicked Collection Chardonnay 2022

Wild yeast ferment, partial malolactic fermentation and matured in new and seasoned barrels for 11 months. Well butter my butt...
V Hi

Yelland and Papps Blanc 2023

Made from Roussanne grapes. 64% into seasoned French puncheons for 8 months and 36% into tank. Ripe lemon skin, papaya...
V Hi

Yelland and Papps Vin de Soif 2023

24% whole cluster into seasoned French puncheons for 8 months. Percentage of varieties is kept close to their chests as...
V Hi

Yelland and Papps Shiraz 2023

20% is whole cluster. 62% of the wine goes into seasoned French puncheons for 8 months and 38% into stainless...

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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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