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Howard Park Great Southern Riesling x

Howard Park Great Southern Riesling 2023

Mt Barker and Porongurup fruit, dominated by the latter. Free run juice fermented in stainless steel. A very pretty nose of...
NV Howard Park Museum Riesling x

Howard Park Museum Release Riesling 2018

Each Mount Barker vineyard block is vinified separately. Electric mid gold. Toasty and honeyed with lots of lime spritz on...
Passel Cab Sauv

Passel Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

10 months in French Oak Barrique (35% new).  In a world obsessed with youth, it’s a delight to find current-release...
Houghton EV Old Vine Chenin Blanc()

Houghton Old Vine Chenin Blanc EV37 2023

The Houghton name is one that has a strong history with Chenin Blanc, so it’s fantastic to see this premium...
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Below & Above Pinot Noir 2020

Earthy and aches of undergrowth and autumnal decay. Red fruits simmer underneath, but this is not a fruit-forward wine. Red...
Berrigan Sangiovese

Berrigan Shining Rock Sangiovese 2022

Adelaide Hills, from a vineyard 400m above sea level and shallow, rocky soil comprised of mica shist, granite and clay...
Viveur Adl Hills Shiraz Don

Viveur Shiraz 2022

Adelaide Hills, basket pressed and matured in oak. This range of wines is certainly focused on fun. The labels are...
Jilyara Heath Road Chardonnay

Jilyara Heath Road Chardonnay 2023 

Bright and pithy, this is all citrus, soft morning light and a haze of sea spray. A dusting of jasmine...
Jilyara Heath Road Cabernet Sauvignon

Jilyara Heath Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

A Cabernet that is reflective of the warm(ish) year, abundant ripe red fruits, both soft and juicy whilst the oak...
Piertro sangiovese a

Pietro Wines Sang 100% Sangiovese 2023

McLaren Vale fruit. Juicy, vibrant, fresh, and a darn right delicious Australian iteration of the variety, which originally hails from...
Pietro nero d'avola a

Pietro Wines Nero 100% Nero d’Avola 2023

Fleurieu Peninsula fruit. Lovely dark fruited juice hits the nose on opening, with vanilla-toned oak supporting a firm base. A...
ChicaRose

Oliver’s Taranga Chica Rosé 2023

A wine to make you smile, ‘Chica’ is a vibrant and fruit-driven rosé. There aren’t many wines made with Mencia...
Marchand Burch Villages Rose x

Marchand & Burch Villages Rosé 2023

What a delight. 56% Old Vine Swan Valley Grenache, 29% Great Southern Pinot Noir, 15% Margaret River Shiraz. Here’s a...
Percival Norman Barossa Shiraz High Res

Corryton Burge Percival Norman Shiraz 2020

100% French oak hogsheads and matured for 18 months. Rather compressed and a tight, black-fruited and shiny resinous nose. A...
The Brigadier Cab Sauv

Corryton Burge The Brigadier Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Barossa fruit, eight months of oak maturation and unmistakably Cabernet on the nose, opening with choc mint, red compressed fruits...
NEW Corryton Barossa Grenache NonVin

Corryton Burge Grenache 2023

Juicy, wine gum juby, a kick of spice and a lining of toasty oak. What more could one want from...
NEW Corryton Barossa Shiraz NonVin

Corryton Burge Shiraz 2021

Not too punchy on the nose, with oak taking the first jab in the ring. Black brambles, mulberry juice and...
The Patroness Chardonnay

Corryton Burge The Patroness Chardonnay 2022

Named after a mother, wife and business partner: the siblings’ Grandmother Ethel Nancy. Fruit sourced from the Porter family, a...
NEW Corryton Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris NonVin

Corryton Burge Pinot Gris 2023

White fruits, green melon, fresh stonefruit and pretty golden florals. A bit of summer countryside and rounded prettiness form an...
NEW Corryton Eden Valley Riesling NonVin

Corryton Burge Riesling 2023

Lemon pith and a slippery slide of steely minerality. This is undoubtedly Eden Valley Riesling. Lots of wet stone at...
Domaine Naturaliste NV Rebus Cabernet

Domaine Naturaliste Rebus Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

There’s no spice rack of Malbec, Merlot and friends here. 100% Cabernet from 24-year-old vines matured for a full year...

Domaine Naturaliste Discovery Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

95% Cabernet Sauvignon is framed by 4% Malbec and 1% of Merlot, each managed and matured separately in seasoned 225L...

Domaine Naturaliste Rachis Syrah 2022

Part whole berry, part whole cluster, the ferment is finished in oak puncheon, followed by a dirty rack and 10...

Domaine Naturaliste Discovery Syrah 2022

Whole berry, cool open ferment, hand plunged, pressed, and aged on lees for 10 months in seasoned oak. Old school...

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Barossa Guide 2025

This eJournal explores the history and terroir of the Barossa combined with over 300 reviews of new releases by Andrew...
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SA Wine Guide 2025

December is here and it is time to track down wines for the Festive Season. To help guide your wine...
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McLaren Vale Wine Guide 2025

Never have I been more enamoured and captivated by the wines of McLaren Vale. Leave your expectations at the door,...
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Adelaide Hills Wine Guide 2025

The beauty of the Adelaide Hills is about its breath-taking landscapes. Its valleys and high points. Around its forever-winding roads...
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Barossa Wine Guide 2025

While other regions around the country may like to debate the idea, the Barossa Valley, located some 60 kilometres northeast...
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Limestone Coast (Mount Benson, Padthaway) and Riverland Wine Guide 2025

If you can pardon the pun, variety is the spice of life, and the Limestone Coast wine region is brimming...
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