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Cullen Diana Madeline 2023 - “Is this the finest and best Diana Madeline made to date? Perhaps! What a wine. “

Margaret River has enjoyed a seemingly endless run of great vintages dating back well over a decade.  Cullen Diana Madelaine 2023 may well go down as the best ever release for this label.

Sohm & Kracher Gruner Veltliner Lion 2021 - what happens the world's best sommelier and Austria's greatest producer join forces?

Sohm & Kracher is the collaboration of multi-award winning Austrian sommelier Aldo Sohm and Gerhard Kracher, son of iconic Alois Kracher.  The 2021 vintage of Gruner Veltliner Lion possesses great varietal character and crystalline purity.

Henschke Hill of Grace 2021 - one for the ages - up there with the legendary 1990

The mild 2021 vintage produced a wine that will go down as one of the great releases for Henschke Hill of Grace.  It is a wine of tremendous balance and poise that will evolve superbly over two to three decades.

Triacca Alpi Retiche Nebbiolo 2022 - user-friendly, hip-pocket friendly Nebbiolo from Italy's far north

Triacca Alpi Retiche Nebbiolo 2022 is a vibrant, fleet-footed example of Nebbiolo from the Valtellina appellation in the north of Lombardy.  This is a demure, savoury wine with suoer-fine, 'barely there' tannins that delivers big on the drinkability…

One of Australia's best Pinots - Holm Oak 'Hot Shot' Pinot Noir 2021 - miniscule quantities

With original plantings that date back to the early 1980's, Holm Oak is a veteran by Tasmanian standards.  'Hot Shot' Pinot Noir is only released in great years - 2021 was on such year.  This is one of Australia's best Pinots.

Kistler, Giaconda......Tony Bish Skeetfield Chardonnay 2021

Tony Bish Skeetfield Chardonnay is a benchmark for nee world Chardonnay that ranks alongside such illustrious names and Kistler and Giaconda.   The 2021 vintage may go down as the best Skeetfield Tony has made to date.

Celebrating 50 years of Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon - "A superb Cabernet."

The 2022 vintage marked the 50th anniversary of Moss Wood.  It was a late vintage of exceptional quality.  Some have even compared 2022 to the legendary 2001 Margaret River vintage.  This is a great Moss Wood Cabernet that will evolve…

The sweet wine deal of 2025 is here......Chateau du Pavillon Sainte-Croix du Mont 2019

The small appellation of Sainte-Croix du Mont is the source of botrytis-affected sweet wines that can be a great value, early maturing alternative to Sauternes.  At $22.50 in 375ml format Chateau du Pavillon Sainte-Croix du Mont 2019 is a a candidate…

Winter is coming....it's time for Pondalowie Special Release Shiraz 2018

Seven years on from vintage, the 2018 vintage release Pondalowie Special Release Shiraz is starting to come into its own.  The tannins have mellows allowing the rich core of fruit to take centre stage.  This is full-blooded Shiraz at its best.

Chateau Lalande de Gravet St Emilion Grand Cru 2019 - affordable Right Banker from the great 2019 vintage

2019 could well be the greatest Bordeaux vintage of the modern era.   Chateau Lalande de Gravet St Emilion Grand Cru 2019 of proof positive of the the quality that can be found in Bordeaux for a modest price.  It can be enjoyed now and…

Cru Beaujolais - France's great (and affordable) gift to wine-lovers world-wide

There is no more exciting region in France than Beaujolais.  Of the 10 Beaujolais crus, Moulin-a-Vent and Morgon produced some of the longest lived and most compelling examples.  Domaine de Colette Moulin-a-Vent 'Le Mont' 2021, is an exceptional…

Boasso Dolcetto d'Alba 2023 - "Great wine. They can do this with Dolcetto? Exceptional buying."

The 2023 vintage of Boasso Dolcetto d'Alba shows just how good Dolcetto can be.  It is a great 'all-rounder' to enjoy with Italian-inspired fare. Drink it now and over the next few years.

Talenti - Rosso di Montalcino 2022 + Brunello di Montalcino 2019 - great value

Based south of Montalcino, Talenti produces high quality Rosso di Montalcino and Brunello di Montalcino at attractive prices.  Both of the current releases are excellent wines.  At $42 per bottle in a straight six-pack Talenti Rosso di Montalcino…

Symons Georgica Pinot Noir 2023 - stunning debut from industry veteran

Former Stonier chief winemaker Michael Symons has made a wonderfully perfumed and elegant Pinot Noir from the Georgica vineyard in Red Hill in the 2023 vintage.  To say that it was an impressive debut for his own label would be an understatement.

Thymiopoulos Young Vines Xinomavro 2022 - delicious red from Greece's superstar winemaker

Apostolos Thymiopoulos is crafting world class wines from the Xinomavro grape in rugged northern Greece.  There is no better way to get a feel for Xinomavro than his Young Vines cuvee. 

Moorooduc Estate Devil Bend Creek Pinot Noir 2024 - as close as one gets to a 'sure thing' in Australian Pinot Noir

Moorooduc Estate is one of the 'founding fathers' of the Mornington Peninsula wine industry.   Its entry level Devil Bend Creek is about a close as you can get to a sure thing in Australian Pinot Noir - it's pretty much without peer.

Pike & Joyce Sirocco Chardonnay 2023 - full-flavoured Chardonnay that tastes like.......Chardonnay!

Pike & Joyce Sirocco Chardonnay is a full flavoured expression of Chardonnay from a high elevation site in the Lenswood sub-region of the Adelaide Hills.  At less than $30 per bottle it represents outstanding buying.

Jenny Dobson Florence Fiano 2023 - a pioneering wine from a trailblazing winemaker

Florence Fiano is a pioneering wine made from New Zealand's first Fiano plantings.  It comfortably holds its own with examples from Italy's Campania region.

Domaine Henri & Gilles Buisson Bourgogne Aligote Pierre Percee 2022 - "Feel the flint!"

Prior to the 2022 vintage, the Buisson family sold their Aligote fruit.  Not any more!  Buisson Bouegogne Aligote Pierre Percee 2022 is taut, steely and flinty.  It is a great example of Aligote.

Domaine AC - new vintage release of Australia's best value white Burgundy

Domaine AC Bourgogne Blanc has just rolled on to the 2021 vintage.  Thanks to extremely diligent work in the vineyard, this wine is looking as good as ever.  Even better, pricing has been held at the same level as the 2020 vintage.

Pelaverga - perfect warm weather red from Italy's Piedmont region

Pelaverga is pretty much exclusively grown in the commune of Verduno, which is situated in the northern sector of Barolo. Bel Colle Pelaverga is a benchmark example of the variety, pale garnet in appearance with red fruits and a twist of spicy complexity.…

Back-vintage single cru Barolo at current release pricing - Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric del Fiasc 2009

A small parcel of Paolo Scavino's Barolo Bric del Fiasc from the 2009 vintage landed in the country recently.   This is a rare opportunity to buy a few bottles of perfectly cellared, mature single cru Barolo at current release pricing.

Patrick Sullivan Chardonnay 2024 - cutting edge Chardonnay at a great price

Gippsland-based Patrick Sullivan has carved out a reputation for producing high quality Chardonnay.  The second release of Patrick Sullivan Chardonnay, drawing on fruit from south-eastern South Australia, exceeds expectations.  It is a cracking…

Thierry Mothe - high quality Chablis

Thierry Mothe produces textbook Chablis, with notes of gunflint, grapefruit pith and crushed stones. With Chablis supplies under severe pressure, this is your last opportunity to buy at $65 per bottle.

Garde Eden Valley Single Vineyard Shiraz 2022 - outstanding value premium Eden Valley Shiraz

The latest addition to the Garde line-up is a premium single vineyard Shiraz from the Eden Valley.  This is a stylish high elevation Shiraz from a great vintage at a very attractive price.

Champagne Barnaut Blanc de Noirs Bouzy Grand Cru NV - 100% Pinot Noir, 100% Bouzy, 100% grand cru

Sourced exclusively from the grand cru village Bouzy, Barnaut Blanc de Noirs Bouzy Grand Cru NV is an exceptional grower Champagne that walks the tightrope of power and finesse. 

Domaine de Colette Beaujolais Villages 'Coteaux de Colette' 2023 - serious wine at a ridiculously good price

Domainde de Colette Beaujolais Villages ;Coteaux de Colette' is a model of consistency.  The 2023 releases is loaded with pulpy forest fruit.  With pretty aromatics and soft tannins, it is an irresistible wine for any occasion.

Chateau Hyot Cuvee Prestige 2020 - a 'baby St Emilion Grand Cru' in all but name - new vintage just landed

The Right Bank satellite appellations can be a sourced of great value red Bordeaux.  Chateau Hyot Cuvee Prestige, from the Cotes de Castillon is a case in point.  Qualitatively it punches well above its modest price.

Banchetto del Cinghiale Chianti DOCG 2023 - best ever release of great value Chianti

The 2023 vintage release of Banchetto del Cinghiale Chianti delivers a beautiful balance of vibrant cherry-accented fruit married with savoury earthy, tobacco-tinged notes.  It's a delicious unpretentious wine at a modest price.

Henschke Keyneton Euphonium 2021 - “Really delicious and satisfying wine." - free Hill of Grace book offer

Henschke Keyneton Euphonium is a classic example of the Shiraz Cabernet blend.  The 2021 vintage release is in great from.  Order one dozen bottles and receive a free copy of 'Hill of Grace, 150 Years Under Southern Skies' valued at $90.

There's more to Crawford River than Riesling - "utterly gorgeous" Crawford River Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Cabernet Sauvignon is as important to Crawford River as its iconic Riesling.  The 2022 vintages marks the first release of a Reserve wine from the estate's original Cabernet plantings in 1997.  This is Cabernet at its most elegant and refined.…

Sauvignon Blanc of the Year 2024 - Terre a Terre Crayeres Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Over the course of its 15 year history, Terre a Terre Crayeres Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc has established itself as the pre-eminent example of the variety in Australia.  The 2023 vintage is a refined wine that merits comparison with top Sancerre.

MMAD Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2023 - "2023 was a brilliant season for MMAD Vineyard Chenin Blanc."

MMAD Vineyard Chenin Blanc is the best example of the variety in Australia.  That's not surprising given that the talented Shaw + Smith team are behind the wine.   The 2023 vintage release may well surpass the award-winning 2022.

Obscurite Shiraz by Hentley Farm 2016 - $175 super-premium Shiraz for $65 per bottle

When the opportunity presented itself to secure a parcel of super-premium Shiraz from Hentley Farm under our Obscurite label, we jumped at the chance.  This is full throttle Barossa Valley Shiraz at its very best.  Presented in wooden six-packs.…

Perfect 100/100 - the successor to the legendary Penfolds Grange 1953

Neldner Road Kraehe Shiraz 2021 is the best wine David Powell has made in his storied career.  It is also the first current release Australian wine Jeremy Oliver has scored 100 points.  Oliver anointed it as the successor to another legendary…

Villa Dugo Pinot Grigio 2022 - exceptional value from one of the world's great white wine regions

Villa Dugo Pinot Grigio is a wine of aroma and texture.  Grown in Friuli Isonzo, it is characterful Pinot Grigio at a modest price. 

Feathered Friends Shiraz Cabernet 2019 - the collaboration of two Heathcote icons

Feathered Friends is a classic Aussie 'Claret' fashioned by top Heathcote producers Wild Duck Creek and Whistling Eagle,  At $20 per bottle in a straight dozen, it is an outstanding wine for everyday drinking.

Andre Goichot Givry Champ La Dame 2021 - "Givry is a wonderful wine to discover and the town is not short of winemakers."

Beaune-based merchant house Andre Goichot is a significant player in the Cote Chalonnaise including the village of Givry. It's Givry Champ La Dame 2021 is silky and possesses considerable depth of flavour. 

Cullen Grace Madeline 2023 - a rival for top white Bordeaux at a fraction of the price

Cullen Grace Madeline 2023 is among best Sauvignon Blanc Semillon blends made in Australia,.  Biodynamically farmed, it is a wine of texture and complexity.   Cellar up to 15 years.

Champagne Barnaut - 150 years of Bouzy history (quite literally) in a bottle

Based in the village of Bouzy, Champagne Barnaut makes extremely good value, full flavoured, Pinot Noir dominant Champagne.  Reserve wines for its Grande Reserve Cuvee a drawn from a solera started in 1874 and replenished annually.

Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 - cut from the same cloth as the legendary 1975

Moss Wood proprietor likened the 2021 vintage of the estate's Cabernet Sauvignon to another cool year - 1975.  In Mugford's eyes, 1975 ranks as one of the all time great Moss Wood Cabernets.

Chateau Cailleteau Bergeron Prestige 2020 - great value Right Bank Bordeaux

The outlier appellations of the Right Bank are a rich source of great value red Bordeaux.  Chateau Cailleteau Bergeron Prestige 2020 punches well above its weight and at less than $40 per bottle is ridiculously hip pocket friendly.

Sedgley & Sons Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023 - premium Peninsula Pinot from a great vintage at a great price

Sedgley & Sons Single Vineyard Pinot Noir is sourced from a tiny vineyard just outside of Hastings on the Mornington Peninsula.  It is a premium small volume Peninsula Pinot at a great price.  Made by Moorooduc Estate vigneron Richard McIntyre.. …

Schloss Gobelsburg Gruner Veltliner Loess 2023 - 850 years of winemaking heritage

With a history dating back over 850 years, Schloss Gobelsburg boast a rich winemaking heritage.  Its regional Gruner Veltliner is a great introduction to the estate.  It punches well above its price and is a textbook example of the variety.…

Rill House Chardonnay 2021 - refined Macedon Ranges Chardonnay

The tiny Rill House Vineyard situated at 650 metres elevation in the Macedon Ranges is the source of the one of the best barrel-fermented Chardonnays we have come across in recent times.  Made by Curly Flat winemaker Matt Harrop.

Rustenberg Stellenbosch Chardonnay 2022 - full-flavoured South African Chardonnay

The history of Rustenberg winery dates back over 300 years.   Rustenberg Stellenbosch Chardonnay 2022 delivers plenty of Chardonnay flavour cosetted by well judged nutty, spicy oak.

Durand® Vintage Wine Cork Remover - the tool the pros use

Anyone who has cellared and drunk mature bottles of wine sealed under cork knows how much of a challenge removing old, crumbly corks can be.  This is where the Durand® Vintage Wine Cork Remover comes into play. 

Domaine Jaume Cotes du Rhone 2021 - great value all-rounder

Nestled in the hillside village of Vinsobres, Domaine Jaume is one of the leading family-owned estates of the Rhone Valley.  The estate's keenly priced Cotes du Rhone Rouge is a simply delicious red blend.

Riedel Ouverture Magnum six-pack - the great all-rounder

The Riedel Ouverture Magnum glass is the perfect wine glass for all styles of wine and all occasions. We use it for all of our wine events.  Available for the first time ever as a straight six-pack.  Pay just $16.50 per glass.

Redolent Late Disgorged Brut 2007 - mature, complex sparkling wine

Like Dom Perignon P2 Plenitude and Bollinger RD, Redolent Late Disgorged underoges extended lees ageing prior to disgorgement.  The difference is that it sells for less than $40 per bottle!  This is complex and mature sparkling wine from the…

Poderi Colla Nebbiolo d'Alba 2020 - 'baby Barbaresco' from a Langhe legend

Beppe Colla is a legendary figure in Barolo and Barbaresco having taken Prunotto to fame. Although he passed away in 2019, his legacy lives on through his family's estate.  Poderi Coilla Nebbiolo d'Alba is like a 'baby Barbaresco', but at half the…

Full-flavoured, fully worked Yarra Valley Chardonnay

Toodle Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2020 is proof positive that one can find high quality, barrel-fermented Chardonnay for around $20 per bottle.  It is the real deal.

Jean Pernet Brut Tradition NV - boutique Champagne serves it up to the big brands

Jean Pernet Brut Tradition NV is the small volume, family-owned Champagne that serves it up to the big names in the Champagne game.  Pay $65 per bottle in a straight six-pack.

"Who is Burgundy’s next superstar? Who’s the next Roumier, Rousseau or Coche?"

English wine scribe Neal Martin recently anointed Domaine Henri + Gilles Buisson as one of six estates that could become Burgundy's next superstar - that's high praise indeed.  The brothers Buisson make very smart entry level Bourgognes under their…

Tony Bish Golden Egg Chardonnay 2021 - cutting edge Hawke's Bay Chardonnay

Few people in the wine world understand Chardonnay better than Tony Bish.  His Golden Egg Chardonnay, fermented in concrete eggs, displays exceptional texture and chalky minerality. 

Domaine de Colette Moulin-a-Vent 'Le Mont' 2021 - compelling cru Beaujolais

Moulin-a-Vent is considered by many to be the source of the most powerful and savoury examples of Beaujolais (those in Morgon would beg to differ).  This example marries the lively fruity side of Beaujolais with a serious underbelly.

Domaine de l'Enchantoir - organic Saumur Blanc and Rouge

Made from organically grown Cabernet Franc, the Saumur Rouge l'Ilot des Biches 2020 from Domaine de l'Enchantoir is irresistibly delicious.  It marries the elegance of Pinot Noir with the savoury personality of Cabernet Sauvignon. 

Obscurite - the latest addition to the Heathcote Shiraz 'dress circle'

Obscurite Heathcote Shiraz 2016 joins the likes of Whistling Eagle Eagle's Blood and Wild Duck Creek Springflat as an elite member of the Heathcote Shiraz firmament.  This is one classy Shiraz, for sure.

Hawthorn Estate Coppin Sparkling - Melbourne's own fizz

Located in the inner eastern suburbs just 4km from Melbourne's CBD, Hawthorn Estate is the ultimate urban winery.  Hawthorn Estate Copping Sparkling 2017 outshines many similarly priced Champagnes.

Jaume Gigondas 2019 - full-flavoured Rhone red

Pascal and Richard Jaume followed up the brilliant Jaume Gigondas 2018 with an equally impressive release from the 2019 vintage.  If you like full bodied wines with plenty of spicy complexity, this wine is for you.

Redolent Heathcote Shiraz - your 'go-to' Shiraz!

Bottled for us by one of Australia's best Shiraz producers, Redolent Heathcote Shiraz is a belter of a wine.  If you like Heathcote Shiraz, it's time to acquaint yourself with Redolent.