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Taylors Limestone Coast Clare Valley Shiraz 2019

You’ve gotta love the fact that when you open a bottle of Taylors entry level shiraz you have a wine ready to go, the very

Taylors Limestone Coast Clare Valley Merlot 2020

The question here is, what do we expect from a $22 merlot? The answer has to be, fruit, fruit, fruit. Merlot is generally not shy

Taylors Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Ever the reliable one, Taylor’s Estate Riesling from the Clare Valley doesn’t do less than top drinking at an everyday price.Rest assured the 2020 vintage

Bream Creek Riesling 2020

This wine presents a powerful argument for why we need more Tasmanian riesling in our lives. The grape is overshadowed by the success of chardonnay

Mitchelton Estate Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Okay, okay, I know that we here in Victoria may not have as much street cred compared to McLaren, Margie and Coonawarra when it comes

Dicey The Inlet Pinot Noir 2019

Made from an almost twenty year old Bannockburn vineyard Dicey’s The Inlet Pinot Noir makes a grand statement from the get go. It’s immediately beautifully

Dicey Black Rabbit Pinot Noir 2019

Dicey make wines from two Pinot Noir vineyards – The Inlet and Black Rabbit. The Black Rabbit is planted on a steep north-facing slope at

Dicey Pinot Noir 2019

There are not many in Central Otago that know more about pinot noir than the Dicey clan. Father Robin with sons Matt and James have

Dicey Riesling 2020

Off-Dry Rieslings have become the popular style in Central Otago as that little bit of sweetness is needed to tame the acidity found in wines

Dicey Chenin Blanc 2020

Chenin blanc must be the most underrated grape variety on the planet. In its home in France’s Loire Valley it helps to craft not only

The Other Wine Co. Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2020

The Adelaide Hills is regarded as one of the leading regions for pinot gris in the country, vying with Mornington Peninsula for the national crown.

O’Leary Walker Seasonal Release Grenache 2020

You don’t often see grenache from Watervale, especially from vines over 100 years old. The cool Watervale climate has certainly turned out a slightly unusual

O’Leary Walker Oakbank Pinot Noir 2020

O’Leary Walker is principally known as a Clare Valley-based wine producer. Its foray into pinot noir and the Adelaide Hills is a good indication of

Juniper Cornerstone Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

In 2019, Wilyabrup was recognised as a sub-region within the larger Margaret River wine region. Today, it is seeking full regional status on its own

Below & Above Chardonnay 2017

The Southern Forests wine region is a new one in between Great Southern and Margaret River and this wine shows little touches of both those

Below & Above Merlot 2015

Merlot – it is the grape variety that Australia struggles to get right. Often the local wines are too big and bold, lacking the delicacy

Spring Vale Estate Pinot Noir 2018

Spring Vale is one the earliest vineyards planted in Tasmania, all the way back in 1986. It is located on the Freycinet East Coast. which

Cat Amongst the Pigeons Fat Cat Mataro 2018

I am a big fan of comfort food when it’s prepared with care. Meatballs with pasta is a bit of speciality at home. As always,

Wolf Blass Platinum Label Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018

The pick of the newly released Wolf Blass Luxury Collection, Platinum Label also happens to be the wine with the highest price tag. This wine

Wolf Blass Black Label Cabernet Shiraz 2018

Black Label, which represents Wolf Blass’ best fruit in any given year from across South Australian wine regions, was created in 1973. That wine took

Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2019

A wine not necessarily for this week . . . or perhaps even this year. What we have here is a muscular, structured red that

Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019

A real crowd pleaser here from a producer who has traditionally read the wine crowd better than most. The fruit is sweet and succulent, the

Wolf Blass Grey Label Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2019

The 2021 Wolf Blass Luxury Collection launched this month contains a lone white wine, a chardonnay that hails from the Adelaide Hills. Once upon a

Leura Park Estate Pinot Noir 2019

Great depth with a cool (climate) intensity. Mixes the regional pinot strengths of raspberry, stewed plums and heady aromatics, namely violets, with dark chocolate, spice