Toro Loco is back with a vengeance. That's right, from the super 2009 Barossa vintage comes the Toro Loco 'Crazy Bull' Shiraz. The 2008 was a big wine, not for the faint hearted. But in 2009 we've toned it down - not much - just a little bit but t...

What else do you drink with fish and chips really? After extensive testing (which involved us eating both fish and/or chips) we've landed on this Sauvignon Blanc - a crisp and snappy, gooseberry and citrus driven wine with super clear and fresh...

Don’t get us wrong – we love Australian bubbly but there is still something very special about those French bubbles – they just seem a little bit more delicate, more refined, more elegant and eminently drinkable. So here we have Cruse Non-vintage,...

The Honeymoon is far from over with the 2011 Honeymoon Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc as fine and juicy as the last vintage. Loads of pungent tropical passionfruit flavour with a bit of grassiness finishing as fresh and pure as a mountain stream....

A typically characterful grower Champagne showing the extra layer of intensity and flavour that most 'big house' Champagnes can lack. Complexity and power to burn here, all in an entirely well priced package.

A cheeky Albarino from Northern Spain, the appeal of this unwooded dry white is that lovely juicy texture and salty tang, all of which just sings out 'drink me with seafood or a good paella'. Excellent thirst slaker...

Some may well argue the point, but we think that this is one of the finest Chardonnays in Australia. Admittedly this is a warmer vintage for the wine, but no questioning the glory on show here. So what makes it so good you ask? Refinement. Foll...

When you look at this wine you’ll see an alluring pale salmon colour with bronze hues. There’s something about a pink fizz that tends to ignite the senses, and Bollinger tend to do it brilliantly. Vivid expression of strawberries, Turkish delight ...

Gemtree are not only famed for their delicious McLaren Vale wines but their commitment to the environment. They try to produce their wines in the most sustainable way possible and there’s nothing tree hugging about it, more a philosophy that makes...

As consumers increasingly cry for more sustainable goods, so winemakers are making the effort to make wines that use organic farming methods. Here Angove’s show it’s possible to make a Chardonnay that did not need fertilisers or herbicides. It’s g...

Ring the bell and hold the phone. We don’t give away five stars that often but this wine certainly gets it. Just a deliciously fascinating mid-weight Shiraz with earthy spicy characters and really impressive length. Far from a block buster this i...

Mildura has become a prized epicentre for the production of wine and Deakin were at the forefront of the regional revolution. The catch phrase has always been grab a Deakin and that’s because this wine offers so much for just so little. A cracking...

The McWilliam’s Hanwood range constantly confounds us. We simply don’t know how they manage to make such a convincing bunch of wines for under $15. Yet McWilliam’s have always proved to be smart operators at both the premium and bargain end of the...

What a delicious cheeky Spanish red this is - sourced from La Mancha it couples Shiraz with Tempranillo to make for a medium bodied, savoury yet still quite juicy sort of red that is purpose built for chorizo consumption. It's hardly a complex red...