Dessert/Fortified Wines

Here is a lovely introduction to fortified tawny-style wines. Made from a blend of Grenache and Shiraz, it's quite mellow with some appealing, sweet, Christmas pudding aromas and flavours, together with some nutty complexity. It's quite balanced, ...

Sherry is an Anglicisation of Jerez, the central town in the south-west corner of Spain. In it's time it has been invaded by Ottomans, Romans, Huns and the Moors. While these left some splendid architectural traces and pretty ceramic tile work, 40...

This is a French dessert wine style that traces it’s origins back two millennia. It’s grown on the steep rocky vineyards of Beaumes and the way it’s made is unique, as the sun reflects off the imposing limestone edifice known as the Dentilles de F...

We love a port although the powers that be tell us we can’t call it Port anymore, only Port from Portugal is bestowed that honour which means this drop from Chambers is actually just known as Tawny. Either way it’s delicious and comes from one of ...

Chambers are famed as one of the oldest wineries in Rutherglen and continue to make fortified styles as they did over a century ago. In fact before table wine in Australia, this style was all you could find so you could say they’ve spent a long ti...

In 1887, the house of Sanchez Romate laid down its first brandy solera. This idea for this solera was brought to life in order to satisfy the needs of the Sanchez Romate family and a select group of their friends for a brandy of exceptional qualit...

The name Patxaran comes from the Basque baso aran, meaning wild plum; Pacharan is the Spanish (Castillian) spelling. It is a sloe flavoured liqueur from Navarra, commonly drunk in the Basque region and the rest of Spain. Licores Baines was fo...

Variety Composition: Gewürztraminer 85%, Malagouzia 15%. Region / Location / Vineyard: Amyndeon plateau. Amyndeon viticulture zone. North – Western Macedonia. “Horses” single vineyard, at an altitude of 690 meters, with Northwest orientation, faci...

KEO’s Commandaria St. John is produced from a rare ancient indigenous grape variety, Xynisteri, whose grapes come from a denominated area, on the eastern slopes of Troodos mountain range, giving the wine an “Appellation of origin” status. The grap...

Intense rich aromas with blackberry fruit, blackcurrant, chocolate and coffee notes. The mouth is full of ripe plum, marmalade and chocolate, moderately sweet follow through to a full bodied palate, silky tannins and a long finish.

Normally we stick to wines here in Cracka land but after a push by some of the ladies of Cracka we're now stocking this pre-mixed cocktail. A cocktail you say? A tasty one at that too, with genuine vodka sweetened with agave nectar (rather than ju...

A rich mix of white aromatic varietals, Hekate’s grapes are naturally dried in the sun to concentrate sugars and flavors. Appearance: Golden amber. Nose: Notes of dried flowers and chamomile, white- fleshed peaches, dried apricot, honey and spic...

A bright and juicy white from Bendigo, this is made in a moscato style of super juicy fruit, with a light fizz (frizzante). This is so refreshing that you could drink it for breakfast. Or brunch. Or lunch. Or that challenging period after lunch be...

‘Noble rot’ might sound like an aristocratic disease but it’s actually the name given to the shrivelling of grapes caused by disease as they dehydrate and as the water content turns to sugar and fruit acids. This is a classic dessert wine without ...

Traditional port varieties, mainly Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Barroca and Tinta Roriz from La Rosa’s A graded vineyards. A lively, profound ruby colour with initial young, fresh aromas of wild berries and dog roses („esteva.)...

Traditional port varieties, mainly Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Barroca and Tinto Roriz. Our Tawny Port exhibits a nuttiness and a complexity not often found in these types of tawnies. Compared with the Ruby, the Tawny is much pale...

Vin Doux, a member of the prestigious Vins de Liqueurs family is the most popular Samos wine! Both its appearance and its aromas prove irresistible to wine lovers who appreciate its pale golden color and the tantalizing aromas of apricot jam, over...

A wine with a beautiful golden yellow colour. Powerful, elegant and fine on the nose, with hints of botrytis (honey, exotic fruits), spices (cloves) and tropical fruit (mango). Mellow, rich and ample on the palate with a s freshness typical from ...

Nice yellow color. Very intense nose of highest purity with hints of honey, dryed apricot, quince and lavender. On the palate, the wine is ample, rich, wide and not heavy at all thanks to its nice freshness. Its syrupy character makes this wi...

Sacred Hill was inspired by the name given by a local hermit to the low rocky outcrop that overlooks the Riverina plain. The hermit, who now has almost mythical status in the region, inhabited a cave in the hillside for many years. Sacred Hill has...