A few whole berries included in the ferment here, which is in open vats with heading-down boards for three weeks,...

Named after the address of their winery, the fruit here comes from deep sandy loam soils in the Barossa and...

This is a seriously good Coonawarra Cabernet, young, perhaps, but with enormous promise. The wine is deep red in colour...

Quality McLaren Vale fruit here, which spent a lengthy period in French oak, a proportion new. Deep maroon hue, the...

From the legendary Coonawarra region, the wine saw extended time in French oak, a significant percentage of it new. Crimson...

The name Kindred has links to Orcas and who among us doesn’t love killer whales, although I am a little...

An attractive pale garnet hue here for this appealing Yarra Pinot. Spices, red fruits, redcurrants, dried herbs, and warm earth...

The Yarra Valley has established a most deserved reputation for some of this country’s best Pinot Noir. This one kicks...

Another very fine Yarra Chardonnay, although this one is a little more muted at this stage. Under cork so that...

Stunning stuff from the Yarra Valley, the juice undergoes a wild fermentation before spending nine months in French oak barrels,...

This wine, from a vineyard in the Sellicks Road sub-region of McLaren Vale, spent 14 months in a combination of...

This wine, from a McLaren Vale vineyard, spent 13 months in a mix of older French (80%) and American (20%)...

Another superb McLaren Vale Shiraz from the Mitolo team, the name here refers to a mythical dragon which, as does...

After tasting, I try and share the bottles with friends. This one, when one of my friends set eyes on...

One of the heavy bottle brigades – expect these to go the way of the dinosaurs as we move to...

This terrific McLaren Vale Shiraz is named after Frank Mitolo’s Gemma, Alexander, and Marco, which seems just a tad prosaic...

An absolutely cracking McLaren Vale Cab. Who says warm regions can’t do Cabernet? Sure, it might not be a Bordeaux...

Apparently, ‘Harena’ is an ancient Roman word meaning arena. In Roman times, their arenas were sandy stages for gladiatorial battles....

Great value McLaren Vale Shiraz from a sensational vintage. After a cool fermentation, the wine spent 14 months in a...

From McLaren Vale, this is a delightful Rosé, made from Sangiovese, which is picked early morning, destemmed, crushed and pressed...

You know that Cabernet from McLaren Vale is going to have plenty in the middle palate. Sure, it’s medium bodied...

From one of the more respected small wineries on Queensland’s Granite Belt, these aged wines were crafted by Peter Scudamore...

From the Ballandean sub-region of Queensland’s Granite Belt, there would be very few wines of this age available from the...

Yet another fine example of Shiraz from the Margaret River region, from yet another excellent vintage. Twelve months oak maturation,...