A little more winemaking goes into this Chardonnay compared to the Kalgan River version. This gets plenty of solids influence...

I like the way the winemaking has maximized the fruit characters here. On the nose the mix of savouriness and...

A crisp and very pure, high tension Riesling from this excellent area. Doesn’t have the textural feel of the Ironrock...

This cool region near Albany in the Great Southern is ideally suited to Riesling, having made some beauties over the...

Here we have a very classy modern Adelaide Hills Chardonnay. It’s not showy and packed with fruit but impresses more...

A lovely gentle salmon pink colour is followed by a surprising volume of aromatics for a rosé. White strawberry and...

Premium fruit from Blewitt Springs and Seaview is written all over this wine although it still retains the casual Varney...

Made from a mix of fruit from Clarendon, Blewitt Springs and Whites Valley, this is a well composed and sophisticated...

85% Carignan 15 % Syrah – who doesn’t love a bit of Carignan with your Syrah, yes, I am biased...

41% Grenache, 39% Shiraz, 20% Mourvèdre. The whole bunch addition creates a pretty wine that floats across the palate. Chalky...

This wine is a ripper and being from the cooler end of the valley, it’s totally my cup of tea....

Single vineyard wine where the whole bunch and old oak tempers the style and means this wine is not going...

This is a selection of their best Shiraz vineyards, dubbed the super blend. Not a lot of fruit came off...

Planted in 1853 this is a pretty impressive wine and I do love a single vineyard Mourvèdre. As the oldest...

Sourced solely from a 1-hectare vineyard showing depth and concentration, think fruit cake, mocha, chewy chalky tannins and dried black...

There was a time when Sangiovese was destined to be the next big thing. It has not really ever come...

Named after the patriarch of the Pike family, Edgar Walter Pike, who would no doubt be very happy to have...

One of the debates that wine geeks will indulge in, late at night with a glass or two of top...

For many years, winelovers would moan that the chances of finding enjoyable Pinot Noir for twenty bucks or less was...

For those concerned that the NRA might be setting up branches in McLaren Vale, fear not. The name comes from...

As the old Python team used to say, ‘and now for something completely different’. Gamay from the Mornington Peninsula. It...

We move to the younger vintage and again, what we have here is a fine and accurate reflection of the...

Fascinating to see a pair of wines where the only difference is the vintage which gives real insight. And that...

Beautiful medium-bodied Tempranillo captures so much about this Spanish variety when put in Australian hands. Supple red fruits fill the...