The name wild south was chosen to mirror the raw beauty of Marlborough and to capture the essence of the region in every wine they make. Raw beauty is what winemaker Christie Brown has caught in this Pinot. We love its varietal aspect, showing viv...

Waipara is so hot right now. Hot like a tar road on a sunny January Sunday. Hot like a bowl of soup straight out of the microwave (without that annoying hot/cold thing that microwave soup gets). Suffice to say it's hot... Wines like this show us ...

A positively frisky wine this one from the plain chilly 2011 vintage (particularly so in the Adelaide Hills). Despite the cool temps this manages to balance out such frisky acidity with some nice tropical juiciness to make for a zingy but still ap...

Bold hearts, bold wine, particularly from the bold 2010 vintage which will go down as a particularly great year for the region. This fittingly has lots of flavour, plenty of impact and density ahoy, all the good things you would want in this sort ...

We don't often get to showcase mature reds here at Cracka. Well, we do sometimes but it's still a rarity and definitely something to be celebrated, particularly when they're as good as this. A leafy, characteristically dry red in a very structured...

Here’s a cheeky red blend from Clare Valley producer Mitchell that gets us excited. Excited because it’s a little bit different but fuses the best of European varieties to produce a food friendly red. We can seriously imagine nothing better than d...

Prepare to be seduced by the Snake Charmer as it won’t take long to be put under its spell. This is as full bodied as an Anaconda and just as curvy in the glass. It’s a classic South Australian Shiraz, exhibiting dark plum and chocolate before a ...

It’s hard with so much good Chardonnay on the market to say something unique about this brilliant white from near the Margaret River. What we can tell you is that it’s a brilliant price for a classic taste of modern Oz Chardonnay and it will keep ...

At Cracka Wines, we love to find interesting wine labels from vineyards all over Australia and this sexy, slurpable number from Teusner Wines definitely fits the bill. We believe it’s a wine that demonstrates the Cracka three Q rule. It’s quintess...

In the Great Southern they say that life is a Cabernet. Well, actually they don’t but it sounds romantic. The noble thick-skinned grape gets to ripen evenly in the cooler climate of this part of W.A. allowing Cabernet characters to properly expres...

Longview is run by brothers Peter and Mark Saturno, who returned from the hustle and bustle of New York to the relative calm of the Adelaide Hills with a view to transforming the family run business. This is their take on the great Australian blen...

The Lawsons Hill wines are now a quintessential part of the Marlborough winemaking firmament. The fruit is sourced from vineyards in the cool Wairau Valley and show a dedication to crafting wines of varietal charm. This is a fuller example of Char...

Lots of drinking joy with this pack of value tipples, including a juicy white from St Hallett, a crisp Semillon Sauvignon Blanc from Beelgara plus a very popular Sauvignon Blanc from from sunny Marlborough Then in the red department is the sumptuo...

Sweet dark berry fruits combine on the nose with hints of white pepper and earthy aromas. A full bodied Shiraz with tight dark berry characters are balanced by fine soft tannins giving excellent length and structure.

The Hills are alive with the taste of cool climate Shiraz, thanks to boutique operators like Deviation Road. We are talking about the Adelaide Hills, which has started to gain a well-earned reputation for its elegant Shiraz that is distinctively s...

From a single vineyard in the King Valley, this premium Sangiovese shows that, when done correctly, Sangiovese can be rather tasty indeed. In this instance it's probably a softer sort of beast than many more savoury Italian styles but still packs ...

Pinosity is the buzzword for this Burgundian variety, but what does that mean exactly? Well, it’s the seductive perfume that signifies the grapes allure, sometimes savoury, sometimes sweet perhaps masculine or feminine. One thing this wine can’t h...

The Lawsons philosophy is to make wines of great character and varietal expression and you can see that in this ridiculously good Riesling. Load up with oysters before you crack one of these beauties as it will undoubtedly make your day. You’ll e...

This wine hails from Denmark, not the country famed for Vikings, but the region in WA and is a classic case of small batch boutique winemaking. An enviable winemaking team was established by Sam Castelli, to get the best out of his vineyards and t...

From the outside, the Great Southern doesn't look like necessary prime Riesling territory. It's flat-ish for a start (except for Mt Barker/the Porongorup range) and has a warm and dry summer. What makes it special is the cool nights and the rocky ...