RIch. Truffle hunting rich. Truffles with creamy pasta and then more truffle shavings. Suffice to say if you dig the classic combo of omelette with truffle or risotto with truffle then this will be right up your alley - it has that nutty, barrel f...

The driest Riesling in the Bellarmine range, this has lovely crystalline acidity and a purity to it that is really rather beguiling. It's an oddity in the scheme of things though this wine, for Pemberton is better known for it's Pinot and Chardonn...

Semillon Sauvigon Blanc - the blend - is nowhere near as cool as used to be, it's mantle having been taken by Sauvignon Blanc (and particularly Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc). Still, it's a reason that these two were matched up together, with the Sauvignon...

Did you know that Ninth Island is actually a place? Here at Cracka we always just thought it was some sort of mythical label name in the 'Dog Vineyard Mountain Creek Estate' style. What a surprise to hear it actually exists (it's an island in Tasm...

What sets Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Blanc (like this one) apart from it's siblings from Marlborough you ask? Extra richness is the answer, the grapes riper and less herbaceous and grassy flavoured than those from the South Island, making for more mouth...

It's rather intriguing to consider that this is a carefully handled single vineyard Chardonnay, for it's price and it's position within the Te Mata range suggest something more regional and generic. It's like discovering that the ring you've just ...

Appearance: Vibrant pale straw Nose: Nectarine and white peach aromas, with hints of cashew and spice balanced by elegant oak characters Palate: A crisp and elegant structure, with generous fruit weight balanced by barrel ferment characters. A ...

No doubting the appeal with this full bodied Chardonnay, the sort of classically ripe, peachy, golden Chardonnay championed in the Hunter Valley, yet also with the acidity that modern clever Chardonnays from the show. The end result is a lovely fu...

If there is anywhere in the world that still does the classic, super rich and luscious style of Chardonnay then it is Marlborough, a region that is better known for it's Sauv and Pinot Noir than Chardy. This suitably looks generous and rounded...

Dr John Forrest’s love of innovation and experimentation were tested in his attempts to produce this lower alcohol, yet full flavoured Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Careful selection of Sauvignon Blanc clones, vineyard site and microclimate, where ...

Half dry. The immediate question that comes to mind is... What's the other half? In truth, the half dry here refers to an off-dry style (the other 'half' being sweet), with sweetness matched to acidity to craft something juicy but refreshing. Admi...

In some ways this wine saddens us. Saddens us as so few know how good it is, how generous and tasty and plain fabulous this Margaret River Chardonnay is. Conversely it also makes us happy that no-one knows about this wine, for it keeps the price a...

This is arguably Australia’s greatest Sauvignon Blanc and Shaw and Smith have consistently managed to re-create it every vintage to show that the Adelaide Hills is one of the best places to grow Sauvignon. It zings with passionfruit and citrus and...

The White Label range sits about mid tier in the Barwick heirarchy, built to showcase fruit, though drier and more serious than the simpler 'Crush' label (which should be called bronze or wood or something else less tough). Anyway, this white b...

It's a simple sort of wine this one, a white blend of juicy soft sort of fruit boosted up with a dash of residual sugar. Easy wine for easy consumption.

What does an ultra-cool season do to grapes you wonder? It makes them crunchier. A crunch that makes the wines tauter, racier, with more acidity, less grape sweetness and firmer lines. It's like putting a wine on a strict diet one year. The net...

It's a rather well established blend is the Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, a wine that has always been about the texture and palate of Semillon with the nose of Sauvignon Blanc. What makes the best wines though is actually dead simple. F...

Coonawarra Chardonnay is something of an awkward beast really, a wine that will always live in the shadows because it is... not red. Yes that's right, not red. For everything in Coonawarra is red. The dirt is red. The dust is red. The wines are...

Sadly in this quest there are no knights, no dragons to slay or any fair maidens to vanquish (or such). There is an end goal though and for Chalice Bridge that is genuine regional wines produced on a budget. Here that means a medium bodied, quite ...

The fruit for this wine was sourced from Temple Bruer’s vineyard in Langhorne Creek. It was harvested early in the morning, crushed, chilled and pressed into tank for cold settling. Fermentation was complete within three weeks. Following this the ...