Nicolas’s father, Gerard, was a famous name in Burgundy (as is Nicolas) and made some wonderful wines. He had many...

The sibling to the delicious Chardonnay we encountered earlier, this hails from vines planted on clay and limestone soils. Excellent...

From a fine vintage in the Burgundy region, this is a great entry to those keen to explore what Burgundy...

The third vintage of this wine. Plenty of aromatics jumping out of the glass, with some nice typicity. Breezy purple...

Approximately a fifty-fifty blend of these varieties from the Geographe region in Western Australia. The nose is subdued, with ripe...

A 10-year-old Adelaide Hills Shiraz is something of a rarity. Equally, an Adelaide Hills Shiraz bolstered by 15% alcohol. Rest...

This is the step-up in reputation for Nicolas Potel’s Chablis (well, everyone’s Chablis with Petit Chablis sitting the rank below...

From Sicily, it seems we rarely see examples from any other maker of this attractive white variety. A bit of...

Another of those traditional Italian varieties, here from Sicily, that we so rarely encounter down under. For some years, we...

From the Mâconnais region in the south of Burgundy, this wine is from a co-op moving to a much more...

The Trentino region in the Italian Alps is a famous destination for those looking for top-notch Pinot Grigio. This wine...

The team behind this northern Italian Pinot Grigio use the pergola method for trellising their vines, something rarely seen down...

There was a time when many local drinkers would turn their noses up at a basic Burg such as this....

Houghton’s blend with fruit coming from the iconic Justin vineyard. Blackberry plush with tobacco herb edges, sweet vanilla bean paste,...

Thick glass and imposing packaging celebrating  Thomas Yule, pioneer of Houghton. Bruise purple. Base, earthy aromas of roast beets and...

With fruit coming from the famed Wilyabrup sub-region of Margaret River, the wine honours renowned viticulturist and long-time supporter of...

The Icon release from Houghton’s Justin vineyard. Deep and profound with serious black and purple fruits over fresh turned earth,...

The low alcohol – 11% – might suggest an old school style of young Hunter Semillon where acidity rules. Take...

So sleek, so good. Old vines shine in this lightly savoury, lovely, medium-bodied encapsulation of a Hunter Shiraz. Brings all...

A serious value option here with plenty of age already. The colour is a garnet red and this is an...

A structured and powerfully framed Pinot that in many ways is still a work in progress. More and more new...

A super impressive Pinot Noir of elegance and such poise. It’s a blend of just two barrels of different clones...

It was a pretty mild year in Tassie, contributing to a wine that is refined and so supremely elegant but...

Top marks to a winemaker who looks beyond the obvious fruit bomb styles now favoured by some Pinot Noir producers....