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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.
Mount Pleasant Maurice O'Shea Shiraz LR

Mount Pleasant Maurice O’Shea Shiraz 2024

First created in 1987 as a tribute to the great man himself.  This is the top barrel selection of Old...
Mount Pleasant Vines Shiraz LR

Mount Pleasant 1946 Vines Rosehill Shiraz 2024

Another remarkable moment for Maurice O’Shea was walking the Rosehill block and recognising its potential. Vines planted in 1946, Rosehill...
St Hallett Faith Shiraz

St Hallett Faith 2025

St Hallett is a faithful household name to many, my extended family included and it is the Faith Shiraz that...

Shadowfax Pinot Gris 2025

Grown at the Little Hampton vineyard. An all around delightful wine that marries the ripe pear and golden apple fruit...
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Shadowfax Gewürztraminer 2025

Grown at the Midhill Vineyard. This is fragrant with lychee, mangosteen and rose spray and pineapple. Candied lemon skin and...
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Shadowfax Midhill Chardonnay 2024

Midhill Vineyard is planted on deep volcanic red soils at an elevation of 550 meters above sea level. A flicker...
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Shadowfax Pinot Noir 2024

A wine that invites you into the Shadowfax world with beckoning gestures. The wine opens with a few swirls and...
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Shadowfax Little Hampton Pinot Noir 2024

Grown at the Little Hampton Vineyard on red volcanic clay soils at an elevation of 720 metres above sea level....
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Shadowfax Straws Lane Pinot Noir 2024

Grown on the close planted single vineyard site Straws Lane at an elevation of 800m above sea level. Soils are...
Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Heart Pinot Noir ()

Marnong Heart Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2025

This site sits at the centre vineyard of the estate. This is quite the deeply pigmented Pinot Noir with aromas...
Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Weatherstone Pinot Noir ()

Marnong Weatherstone Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2025

This is the most elevated of Marnong’s sites and that is clear by its dainty red florals. Some rosehip, cherry...
Marnong Estate Reserve Pinot Noir ()

Marnong Reserve Pinot Noir 2024

The Reserve is a selection of top parcels and barrel selection. Here you can see Alex Beckett’s ability to fit...
Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Sangiovese ()

Marnong Single Vineyard Sangiovese 2025

The potential for Sangiovese here in Sunbury isn’t lost on Alex Beckett, in fact the story and potential of the...
Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Montepulciano ()

Marnong Single Vineyard Montepulciano 2025

A boysenberry bramble, blood plums and juicy pulpy nature, this is full bodied but svelte in nature. You’ll saunter past...
Paracombe Gruner V NV

Paracombe Grüner V5 2023

An aromatic blend of Gruner Veltliner, Pinot Blanc, Gewürtraminer, Riesling and Pinot Blanc. This as you would imagine is quite...
Paracombe Pinot Gris NV

Paracombe Pinot Gris 2025

A buffet of honeydew melon, nashi pears and star fruit. There are juiced limes and red apples too. A tickle...
Paracombe Gamay NV

Paracombe Gamay 2025

Partial carbonic maceration and into 500L puncheons. Vivid purple flowers, with cranberries, boysenberries and cordial like notes. There is some...
Paracombe Somerville Shiraz NV

Paracombe Somerville Shiraz 2015

Held under natural cork, this is a  witches brew of satsuma plums, raspberry commode and sandalwood. There is billy tea...
HH Hilltops Classic Pinot Grigio

Hungerford Hill Hilltops Pinot Grigio 2025

A primary fruited wine with consideration for picking an obvious touch point. This is crisp with Jazz apple, supple pear...
HH Hilltops Fiano

Hungerford Hill Hilltops Fiano 2025

The kind of wine you’ll enjoy smelling for long moments. This is bursting with Jasmine, custard apple and guava. There...
Classic Chardonnay Tumbarumba

Hungerford Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2025

A sultry sulfite note opens swiftly making way for sparkler dust on lemon cream icing. There is pomelo and candied...
HH Hilltops Shiraz

Hungerford Hill Hunter Valley Shiraz 2023

A halo of dotted violet florals surround raspberry, black cherries and rhubarb. Kalamata olives swim in rosemary scented brine. A...
SV Savarro

Soumah Hexham Vineyard Savarro 2025

What a wine to get you to step out of your box. The folk at Soumah have always championed Savarro...
FF Barbera Front

Foreign Friends Barbera 2025

Give this a swift decant and you’ll be met with blood plums, mulberry and notes of cherry cola. There are...

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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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