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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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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...
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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...
Tomich Rose

Tomich Woodside Vineyard Rosé 2023

Pale flamingo pink hues in the glass. Watermelon, musk strawberry and white nectarine. Sugared ear gummies, peach and subtle rose...
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Tomich Icon Chardonnay Q96 2021

Ripe yellow peaches, mango, and papaya. Lemon curd, baked apple pie and danish. Churned butter, nutmeg and cinnamon sugar. The...
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Tomich Tomich Hill Pinot Noir 2023

Raspberry jubes, black cherry and soft licorice. Crushed allspice, black sesame and cardamom with a red toffee apple note. Tobacco...
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Riversdale Estate 667 Pinot Noir 2023

High tones from the generous and compact clusters of 667. Black raspberry, bramble and dark cherries. Gala apple skin, red...
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Riversdale Estate MV6 Pinot Noir 2023

Lilac, sweet pea blossom and mulberry. Boysenberry, red cherry and goji. A bazaar of spices with dried cumin, paprika and...
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Riversdale Estate D5V2 Pinot Noir 2023

The UC Davis origin clone is also known in Australia for its droopy growing structure. It has had a good...
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Riversdale Estate Pinot Noir 114/115 2023

By reputation the Dijon clones 114/115 widely used for their perfume and structure transports well here. Dark ruby with purple...
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Riversdale Estate Abel Pinot Noir 2023

The Abel clone, smuggled from a particularly significant vineyard in Burgundy is distinctive both in the vineyard and in the...
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Riversdale Estate Scorpio Pinot Noir 2023

This wine comes from Riversdale Estate’s Zodiac range, Independent and stubborn apparently the discerning features. It is largely red fruited...
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Yelland & Papps Cinsault Mourvèdre Rosé 2023

Onion skin pink in the glass. Strawberry sorbet and raspberry sherbet balls. Potpourri florals, musk and dried peaches. A hint...
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Yelland & Papps Greenock Shiraz 2022

A benchmark wine for the region from a consistently high performing vineyard. The wine is matured in a large French...
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Yelland & Papps Limited Cuvée Shiraz 2019

This edition comes from grapes sourced from the 1960-planted vines called the Old Bamboo vineyard in Greenock. Here we begin...
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Yelland & Papps Limited Cuvée Shiraz 2018

This edition comes from grapes sourced from the 1960-planted vines called the Old Bamboo vineyard in Greenock. To taste this...
Willow Alkimi Chardonnay YV

Alkimi Chardonnay Willow Lake Vineyard 2021

This is the first release of the Willow Lake Chardonnay, a block that sits on the lowest altitude in the...

Alkimi Chardonnay Primavera Vineyard 2021

Wild fermentation and occasional battonage with natural malolactic fermentation. Custard apple, baked pears and lemon custard. Churned butter, flaky pastry...
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Alkimi Duck Pond Vineyard 2021

Duck Pond vineyard is situated at the north-western end of the Mount Dandenong Range. Two parcels make up the wine,...

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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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