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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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Atlas 172 Single Vineyard Riesling 2024

Sourced from old dry grown vines, there is a voltage of electricity here. Marigold, lemon balm and grated lemon skin....
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Atlas Clare Valley Pinot Grigio 2025

Mangosteen, freesia blooms and cider apples. This is the crisp freshness and clean cut Grigio vibe but with some added...
ATLAS Watervale Riesling NV

Atlas Watervale Riesling 2024

The Watervale Riesling shows its pretty white blossoms on first opening and then reveals its orchard of tree hanging fruit....
Cloudbreak Pinot Noir

Cloudbreak Nouveau Collection Pinot Noir 2024

Summer strawberries and dried goji berries. Red toffee apples and cumin spice. A haze of cinnamon and maple candies. There...
Cloudbreak Sauvignon Blanc

Cloudbreak Nouveau Collection Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Fresh dill, green kiwi and lime skin. There is a lemongrass freshness that plays well with slivers of aloe and...
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Atlas Andromeda Shiraz 2021

A wine with deep pools of black fruit and intensely savoury flavours. Mulberry and blackcurrant, kombu and cassis. There is...
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Yangarra Kings Wood Shiraz 2023

20% whole bunch, open fermenters, and 20 days on skins. Basket pressed and matured in a combination of French and...
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Yangarra Hickinbotham Clarendon Grenache 2023

The first vintage of certified fruit comes from bush vines on the Clarendon Vineyard Block 301 planted in 1962, all...
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Yangarra Ovitelli Blanc 2023

Some wines transcend their varietal makeup. While the technical details—winemaking choices, percentages, élevage—may matter to some, they dissolve entirely in...
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Yangarra Ovitelli Grenache 2023

Adjacent to the herald High Sands block, the Ovitelli comes from vines planted in 1946. Fermentation occurs in Clayver ceramic...
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Yangarra Ironheart Shiraz 2022

Grown on ironstone gravel soils, the fruit sees open fermenters and 21 days on skins before maturation in French and...
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Yangarra High Sands Grenache 2023

The High Sands block is the highest section of the 1946 bush vine plantings. Destemmed and 50% whole berries restained....
NV Nitschke Block Shiraz

Schwarz Wine Co. Nitschke Block Shiraz 2022

A spice box of perfume from another time. Lavender, sandalwood and cardamom hits you first but you are drawn in...
The Grower GSM nv

Schwarz Wine Co. The Grower GSM 2023

Rhubarb stem, hibiscus florals and some creeping ivy. The palate circles in on blood plum and morello cherry with that...
Meta Shiraz

Schwarz Wine Co. Meta Shiraz 2023

A wealth of Acai, blueberries and blackberries baked into a pie. The darker shades of carob, coffee and poppy seed...
Flametree SRS Non Vintage Wallcliffe Chardonnay

Flametree SRS Chardonnay 2024

Blossoming wattle, silver fern and blush nectarine. Hot tin, beeswax and grated nutmeg. There is a mosaic of spring flowers...
Flametree SRS Non Vintage Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon

Flametree SRS Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Like a well earned bruise this is all the hues of blue, rouge and black tones, but unlike a sore...
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Handpicked Collection Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019

Destemmed with regular pump overs. Matured for 12 months in French oak hogsheads and puncheons, one third of which were...
Clairault Reserve Chardonnay

Clairault Streicker Reserve Chardonnay 2023

Fruit is from the Bridge Lane Vineyard in Karridale (Clone 5) and the Ironstone Vineyard in Wilyabrup (Gingin Clone). Candied...
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Clairault Streicker Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Fruit is from the A1 block, the Clairault Vineyard in Wilyabrup. Aged in French barriques for 18 months of which...
Handpicked Capella Pinot Noir

Handpicked Capella Vineyard Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2023

A mix of MV6 and 115 tipped into open fermenters and aged in French oak of which 33% was new....
Handpicked Collection Barossa Valley Grenache

Handpicked Collection Barossa Valley Grenache 2022

Fruit is from 50 year old bush vines in Koonunga region, 30% was fermented as whole bunches and aged in...
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Eastern Peake Intrinsic Chardonnay 2023

Grown in volcanic loam soils over weathered basalt at 430m of altitude. Indigenous yeasts fermented in 300L hogsheads of French...
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Eastern Peake Mount Block Pinot Noir 2023

This block was established in 1994, all MV6 and sits at 430m in altitude. Only two other single bottlings have...

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Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking is a wine label created by Belinda and John Hughes in dedication to their close friend, Tom...
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The new Mumm Prestige releases come from the capable hands of Trina Smith, recently appointed as Mumm Terroirs Pacific Winemaker,...
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Since college days at Roseworthy Ag College, best mates Brad Rogers and Steve Flamsteed goaded each other on. This is...
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The McLaren Vale Wine Guide 2026

By Shanteh Wale McLaren Vale’s success lies not only in the quality of its wines and the careful custodianship of...
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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...
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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...
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