A traditional Greek style — Retsina — reimagined in Australia. It’s the first local spin I’ve seen, and not the...

This is undoubtedly one of the better Rosé’s of the year. The winery team moved from their traditional Cabernet Sauvignon-based...

Sourced from a high vineyard in the Adelaide Hills. This is a light-bodied but textured and flavoursome Pinot Gris, with...

This most attractive Adelaide Hills Rosé is a blend of 46% Sangiovese, 39% Tempranillo, 10% Grenache and 5% Pinot Noir....

The fruit here comes from a single vineyard in the Kenton Valley, a district in the Adelaide Hills, from an...

A very pretty and precise Grenache from McLaren Vale. It’s typically pale, in fact, super pale, with pink onion skin...

A bit of a tangent to the usual Melba Cabernet, this wine was fermented and matured in 1,000L clay amphorae....

Shiraz and Mataro blend from two estate vineyards with Grenache from a neighboring property. Ripe red berries with a slight...

Verduzzo is a grape variety that hails from Italy, best known in the northern Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto regions. Intensely...

I love that Pizzini has leaned into a more obscure Friulian variety here, and to great success. This is interesting...

Here we have the uber-blend of the Pizzini range: 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Shiraz, 22% Sangiovese and 9% Nebbiolo. Each...

Meaning ‘careful’ in Italian, ‘Attento’ is 100% Pinot Grigio grown at 800 metres on rich volcanic soils. Hand-picked and whole...

A very lifted little number here, with florals and fruit aplenty. Honeydew melon, gardenia, guava, elderflower and kiwifruit lead, with...

This is a successful example of the variety sitting nicely in the value spot. Black cherry liqueur, violets, plum, pepper...

This features a quiet opening with gentle notes of almond, green apple, melon and shaved fennel. It unfurls and lifts...

Bottled under Diam, Pinot Nero is the Italian name for the more familiar Pinot Noir, this example is from the...

A fresh Rosé from Sicily, bottled under Diam. The colour is that of a fading sunset orange. The nose offers...

For those looking to expand their vinous horizons, hard to go past this most appealing French white. From the Rhône...

Those of you experienced in drinking wines made from the Caladoc grape, raise your hand. Didn’t think so. Now is...

Grenache is usually the dominant variety in this Rhône Valley region, supported by Syrah and Mourvèdre. Dollops of Cinsault and...

Wines from the Rasteau region can come from a wide variety of different grapes, though it is usually very much...

Bottled under Diam, this wine is a wonderful example of just how far quality winemaking has come in recent decades....

A very fine vintage for this Tuscan red, the wine is bottled under cork. The colour is a dark cherry/maroon....

Teroldego is a variety indigenous to the northeast regions of Italy. There are a couple of local examples, but they...