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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.
Wine Unplugged Pacha Mama Pinot Gris

Pacha Mama Pinot Gris 2024

Fruit is from the Acacia Park Vineyard, 80% transferred to French barriques for fermentation, lees stirred and a portion was...
PachaMama Chardonnay NV

Pacha Mama Chardonnay 2024

Fruit is sourced from Rising Vineyard in the northern Yarra Valley. Partial malo, fermentation in French barriques and extended lees...
PachaMama Pinot Noir NV

Pacha Mama Pinot Noir 2024

Fruit is sourced from two sites in Northern Yarra, Upper Ngumby and Wedgetail. Some cordial like Raspberry and Gala apple...
MARNONG ESTATE SV PINOT NOIR NV

Marnong Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

Once you are reeled in with the Estate Pinot Noir, it is now time to taste the single vineyard wines...
MARNONG ESTATE SV SANGIOVESE NV

Marnong Single Vineyard Sangiovese 2024

A vivid crimson hue in the glass, this wine is pulsating with life—squashed raspberries, bleeding mulberries, and morello cherries spill...
MARNONG ESTATE PINOT NOIR NV

Marnong Estate Pinot Noir 2024

Quite frankly, this is one of the best value Pinot Noirs I’ve tasted all year. The craftsmanship in layering flavour,...
NVSyrah

Bekkers Mclaren Vale Syrah 2023

From four vineyard parcels three in Clarendon and one from Seaview. 27% whole bunch with parcels varying between 0 -38%....
CabSauv

Bekkers Mclaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

All Clarendon fruit and a cheeky 10% Cabernet Franc inclusion. This is all manner of blackberries, huckleberry, prune and plums....
Mount Pleasant Mothervine Pinot Noir LR

Mount Pleasant SV Mothervine Pinot Noir 2024

What can you expect from Australia’s oldest planted (1921) Pinot Noir vineyard, well firstly if you want it, you need...
Mount Pleasant Mount Henry Shiraz Pinot Noir LR

Mount Pleasant Mount Henry Shiraz Pinot Noir 2024

I have called this wine the gateway drug to Mount Pleasant’s wine before, but it is also the wine I...
Fulltime Fantasy Rosco

Fulltime Fantasy Rosco Chilled Light Red 2023

An equal part blend of Grenache and Sangiovese. This speaks of rosehip, steeped cranberries and strawberry shortcake. A maple leafiness...
NV MAST SHZ

Mount Langi Ghiran Mast Shiraz 2022

A vintage that kept everyone on their toes, picking occurred in early May, from House Block 4, the coolest of...
NV LANGI SHZ

Mount Langi Ghiran Langi Shiraz 2022

The ability to leave picking till early May meant a nice long hang time for the Old Block fruit, this...
Mt Bera ALAGRUNER

Mt Bera A la Naturale Nothing but Grapes Grüner Veltliner 2024

200 days on skins and fermented in Amphora. Unfiltered. Encapsulated in a beautifully squat bottle, this is a citrine yellow...
MtB W&F Pinot Noir

Mt Bera Wild And Free Pinot Noir 2023

10% whole bunch and fermented in French oak barrels Matured in 20% new French oak barrels for 9 months. Raspberry...
MtB AMPHITHEATRE Pinot Noir Zweigelt NV x

Mt Bera Amphitheatre Pinot Noir Zweigelt 2023

I didn’t wake up today thinking I needed a Pinot Noir Zweigelt blend in my glass, but I’ll go to...
Mt Bera AH MENCIA

Mt Bera Mencia 2024

I have been thrilled to see Mencia taking off in the Adelaide Hills. Here you’ll unveil some indigo tones of...
BH Merlot

Mt Bera Boundless Horizons Merlot 2021

This wine deserves a quiet place and a swirl in a decanter, unlike its Bordeaux siblings, this wine isn’t yelling...
Mt Bera AH AMPHITHEATRE Blaufrankish

Mt Bera Amphitheatre Blaufränkisch 2024

The trademark aromas of cobalt flowers are transferred right to the palate in an array of blueberry syrup, menthol, Assam...
BH Cabernet Sauvignon

Mt Bera Boundless Horizon Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Yes we are pure Cabernet territory, no mistaking that on the nose and nor should we. Here you’ll find cassis,...
PTASRO

Pipers Tasmania Rosé 2024

Pink diamond hues in the glass. The nose is filled with maraschino cherry, poached rhubarb and musk. Some blackberries poking...
PTASPG

Pipers Tasmania Pinot Grigio 2023

Bosc pear, cloudy apple juice and traces of cream honey. A wine that hits the palate horizontally with an evenness...
PTASPG

Pipers Tasmania Pinot Gris 2024

Poached pears in syrup, ginger skin and Poire William. A hint of fresh linen and white pepper. Flavours remain true...
PTASSB

Pipers Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2023

The whole package of Sauvignon Blanc is wrapped up here. From blackberry leaf, shiso and yellow plum. Pineapple leaf, lemon...

Stories

Castle Rock Estate CREDIT LEE GRIFFITH

A Note on Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noirs

Castle Rock is one of those rare producers where you truly need to taste across the entire Pinot Noir range...
Sisu Wines Olivia Sattler

Sisu: Planting Grit and Grapes in the Coal River Valley

Jake Sheedy earned his stripes working alongside Peter Logan at Logan Wines in Mudgee. When COVID reshaped the world, it...
rowe wines
After a career spanning 50 years, Richard Rowe began his journey under the tutelage of Brian Croser. Cutting his teeth...
OA

Peter Lehmann Wigan

The Peter Lehmann tale begins and ends with community. It’s the story of one man who looked out for a...
Hero x
Stonier has long been a stalwart of the Mornington Peninsula, with its bottles gracing dining tables in restaurants, homes, and...
MCPL

Ten Minutes by Tractor

Trahere is Latin for “to pull” or “to draw.” At Ten Minutes by Tractor, the bottling name signifies the drive...
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