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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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Eastern Peake Walsh Block Pinot Noir 2025

Fruit is from the 1997 planted Walsh Block through the ambitious friendship of Norm Latta and Frank and Kerry Walsh....
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Eastern Peake Two Mile Hill Pinot Noir 2025

Fruit is from the Schaefer family growers, where vines went into the ground in 2017. Pinot Noir is planted on...
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Shaw + Smith M3 Chardonnay 2025

One of Australia’s most beloved and ordered Chardonnay from wine bars, restaurant lists and bottle shops. Perhaps due to Wadeawitz’s...
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Shaw + Smith Shiraz 2023

I think this is a very good representation of harnessing the seasonal shifts of 2023. It leans into its red...
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Castello Di Meleto Chianti Classico 2022

The 2022 vintage shows some primary ripe rambutan and black cherries. Boysenberry swirls ripple through the five spice and strong...
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Miners Ridge AT Shiraz 2024

A dark and broody wine with a wealth of potent spice as expected from the cool growing condition in the...
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Pipers Brook Vineyard The Lyre 2021

A wine with perfume that carries far and wide with its ethereal nature. Pomegranate, rose bud and lavender. There is...
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Pipers Brook PB Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

The bleeding heart of pomegranate is met with sumac, soft red wild flowers and some sandalwood incense. A touch of...
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Pipers Brook Pinot Noir Reserve 2022

Red cherries, rhubarb, rosehip and dried cranberries. White pepper, jicama and porcini mushroom powder. There is a sarsaparilla and sweet...
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Pipers Brook Pinot Gris 2025

Another wine that can be enjoyed by the Gris or Grigio crowd, but lends itself towards the former for its...
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Rochecombe Pinot Grigio 2025

A wine that shines with Prickly pear, nashi and Pink Lady apple juice. Bursting with fresh and punchy acidity, this...
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Pipers Brook Pinot Noir 2024

This range shows a measured hand of generosity, flavour and highlights what we love about the cool southern states northern...
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Pipers Brook Chardonnay 2024

The cool climate of Tasmania shines in the citrus poise of this wine with yellow peach, nectarine and sunflower kernels...
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Kaesler Old Vine Semillon 2026

Another piece of Australian history, this time telling a story from 1961 planted vines. Another fragrant vintage beginning with white...
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Kaesler Viognier 2025

Winter melon, lemon wedge and honeycomb. There is some green tea savouriness intermixed with the fleshy stone fruit and backed...
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Kaesler The Fave Grenache 2025

Like falling into a redcurrant bush, this has the thicket of bush herbs, translucent red pomegranate seed and wild raspberries....
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Kaesler The Bogan Shiraz 2023

I’d like to think this is elevated Bogan, mullet and singlet with an elite level of world history perhaps. Because...
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Shaw + Smith Sauvignon Blanc 2026

Pomelo and pineapple jelly crystals. This is a reflection of the known and loved Shaw + Smith style, with restraint,...
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Shaw + Smith Pinot Noir 2025

An enticing wine invoking a bramble of cherry, pomegranate and boysenberries. Almost cordial like in its fruit weight and slinky...
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e’STELLAR Chardonnay 2025

Fruit is from a single 40-hectare vineyard operation that brings together the iconic Dixons Creek Estate and the adjacent former...
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e’STELLAR Pinot Noir 2025

Fruit is from a single 40-hectare vineyard operation that brings together the iconic Dixons Creek Estate and the adjacent former...
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e’STELLAR Cabernet Sauvignon 2025

Fruit is from a single 40-hectare vineyard operation that brings together the iconic Dixons Creek Estate and the adjacent former...
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e’STELLAR Syrah 2025

Fruit is from a single 40-hectare vineyard operation that brings together the iconic Dixons Creek Estate and the adjacent former...
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e’STELLAR Blanc de Blancs 2025

Fruit is from a single 40-hectare vineyard operation that brings together the iconic Dixons Creek Estate and the adjacent former...

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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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