Forrest Wines The Doctors’ Riesling 2018
NZ Lighter launched into Australia at the end of 2019, after successfully being available since 2014 in New Zealand internally. With 18 wineries participating, the initiative sees naturally produced lower […]
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West Cape Howe ‘Hanna’s Hill’ Cabernet Malbec 2018
Malbec has a stronghold in Western Australia. West Cape Howe, ‘Hanna’s Hill’, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Frankland River, 2018 This Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec blend offers milk chocolate, perfumed blackberry, mulberry, […]
Chaffey Bros. Wine Co. LUX VENIT 2019
LUX VENIT roughly translates to “the light has come.” Old vine Barossa Valley Grenache (88%) and Mourvèdre (12%). Rarely in Australia is rosé making taken so seriously. Wild ferment, maturation […]
Wolf Blass Exclusive Release Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Exclusive to Aldi stores, this “Australian” blend of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon from the Barossa, Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale Wolf Blass, Exclusive Release, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2018 Aromatic “Fruits […]
Glenguin Estate Schoolhouse Block Shiraz 2018
From a single block on Glenguin Estate. The estate was founded by Robin Tedder MW (Master of Wine) and this vineyard is comprised of original Busby and new Penfolds clones, […]
Glenguin Estate Stonybroke Shiraz 2018
Glenguin Estate founder, Robin Tedder MW, believes the Hunter Valley can grow Shiraz to rival the best in the world. This wine matured in small format older French oak for […]
Glenguin Estate Glenguin Vineyard Semillon 2019
Glenguin Estate, founded by Robin Tedder MW, is located in the north-east region of the Hunter Valley known as Broke Fordwich. Heartbreakingly, they were unable to pick any fruit for […]
Gundog Estate Wild Semillon 2020
The first release from Matt Burton for 2020. With the Wild, he employs natural (wild) fermentation and allows the wine time on skins, and leaves a hint of residual sugar […]
Grandis Wines Unearthed Touriga 2018
Touriga Nacional is more associated with Portugal than New South Wales. Touriga is more attributed to fortified wine production but has a strong history of producing interesting table wines. The […]
Hastwell & Lightfoot Fat ‘n Skinny Picker’s Choice 2017
The lighthearted Fat ‘n Skinny range from Hastwell & Lightfoot. The wine matured for 12 months in French and American oak. A splash of the H&L rosé has been tossed […]
