A little extra time in bottle has allowed this wine to develop beautifully. Slightly toasty, lemony and brioche-like characters on...

Simple, fruity, easy-drinking Savvy that makes no bones about it. Drink it now while it’s youthful, fresh and vibrant. Loads...

A little more is happening with this Sauvignon Blanc from Frankland. In fact, a third of the wine was fermented...

Eden Valley Riesling at its finest. The recent purchase of a vineyard on Mengler Hill has allowed the team to...

Neil Ashmead was the original force behind Elderton, although sadly no longer with us (as you have probably guessed, he...

Warm climate Cabernet, again proving that when done well, this is a delicious drinking style. The wine spent fifteen months...

A fine tribute from the Ashmead boys to their mother, Lorraine, one of the co-founders of the Estate. The wine...

A variety that seems to be as much at home in the Adelaide Hills as it is in its native...

Okay, here’s a variety, Zweigelt, that may be a little new to you, not surprisingly. It’s a later-ripening variety, which,...

A native variety of Austria, Blaufränkisch is a mighty impressive expression here. It’s a lovely light- to medium-bodied red wine,...

An interesting story surrounds the St. Laurent variety. It was almost extinct 150 years ago before being rescued in a...

This is a blend of Adelaide Hills-grown Austrian varieties that are not exactly on everyone’s lips: St. Laurent, Blaufränkisch and...

Being sourced from the Adelaide Hills means that this is an example of cool-climate Shiraz from an excellent year that...

Another excellent example of cool-climate Shiraz from the Adelaide Hills. It shows the typical combination of red and black fruits...

Awarded best Pinot Noir at the 2026 Royal Adelaide Wine Awards, this first tier in Sidewood’s wider range of class...

Adelaide Hills Sauvignon from Sidewood’s own vineyards around the villages of Charleston and Oakbank, this focuses on the tropical fruit...

Adelaide Hills Rosé will often dial in the Pinot Noir variety, here in clear vision, pale pink, gently fragrant, native...

Sourced from two of Sidewood’s estate Adelaide Hills vineyards in Charleston and Oakbank, a part of the fruit was whole...

Juniper’s Karridale vineyard is 40 kilometres south of its Wilyabrup quarters. It’s a beautiful site. Undulating, quiet and slightly inland...

The last Juniper Wilyabrup Vineyard Chardonnay I looked at was the 2023 vintage, and I wrote a lot about acid....

This is a soft, round, plump and delicious Shiraz from the Greenock sub-region within the Barossa. Loads of plummy blackberry...

A nice example of Eden Valley Riesling, a variety that this region does so well. There are lots of floral...

What a great-value GSM blend this wine is. It’s sourced from two important sub-regions within the Barossa, Greenock and Marananga,...

The vibrant, deep colours of Greenock in the Barossa Valley are immediately evident as the wine pours into the glass....