A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec this is 100% wild yeast, 100% whole berry and spends maturation in...

Every vintage, this is reliably one of the country’s best Montepulcianos. A touch of oak is included, but if you...

Dark and mysterious from the first sniff, packed with carob, blackberry compote, blueberry yogurt and chocolate-coated licorice, blue plums and...

The nose opens up delicately but steadily – first focus is on the lees work, then candied lemon and a...

A 79% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon blend anchored by Merlot from Block 24 (clone 481), hand-harvested after...

Syrah from a heritage MS clone brought to New Zealand in the 1840s, planted in the stoniest reaches of the...

A spicy and slightly peppery example of this Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvèdre blend that strongly reflects the longer, cooler season. There’s...

See something new every day? Possibly, but this certainly qualifies. A Sparkling Fiano is definitely a first for me. The...

From the Estate’s Farm Block in McLaren Vale, this has a maroon core with a dark crimson rim. On the...

I have to say that of all the sparkling wines I’ve tasted in Australia, I don’t think I’ve seen one...

A juicy and textured Pinot Gris, loaded with all the typical characters you might expect: apple, crumble, a little spicy...

Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris, the wine had twenty-four hours of skin contract before pressing and 1/3rd was fermented in older...

A ruby hue in the glass, the colour giving a good indication that this isn’t trying to replicate the southern...

This is made from the three classic Champagne varieties: Chardonnay, the dominant variety in this case, Pinot Noir and Pinot...

Alan Varney has dwelled on this wine for several years  – and it definitely repays that focus. You’ll notice the...

Tapping into this Spanish origin red variety establishing itself in McLaren Vale, sourced here from Oliver’s Taranga Vineyard where it...

This take on what is more commonly a GSM blend comes here as a 73% Grenache, 18% Mourvèdre and 9%...

Glossy pale pink, contemporary dry Provence-style Rosé from the McLaren Vale region, an 88:12 blend of Blewitt Springs bush-vine Grenache...

This is a rich, textural and confident Gris somewhat redolent of the more opulent Alsatian style. It’s packed with fig,...

Wines under the Sakura label pay homage to the annual festival of cherry blossoms held in Cowra, in honour of...

The variety for this rather enjoyable and youthful Rosé is described as ‘Rosé’, which leaves us none the wiser, of...

Every year, this wine blows me away when it comes to just what cracking value it represents. Inzolia, for those...

Picpoul Blanc is hardly a mainstream variety in this country. Better known from French regions such as the Languedoc and...

Made from the Nero d’Avola grape, the fruit for this impressive Sicilian wine is sourced from different regions such as...