Verdelho Wines

Appearance: Pale straw. Nose: A nose of intense pineapple supported by other tropical notes such as paw paw, mango and hints of herbaceous characters. Palate: Highlights of tropical fruit salad create a lovely structure with excellent length...

Verdelho is sometimes referred to as the forgotten white variety, it’s neglected but it has so much widespread appeal. The home of many great Verdelhos in Australia is the Hunter Valley where winemaker of Pepper Tree, Jim Chatto, has a way with th...

Windowrie is a family owned business based in the NSW region of Cowra. From humble beginnings in the 80s, they can now boast the region’s first winery and the fact they employ 14 full time staff. They grow grapes organically allowing the vineyard ...

It’s a rare day when you see a reserve Verdelho but believe the hype because there are certain wineries and regions that this grape his handled sensitively. Take Sandalford in the Margaret River for instance, they have the belief to pull off a res...

An early drinking style, the wine has intense varietal characteristics with aromas of limes, tropical fruit and some spice. The palate is well balanced, with intense fruit sweetness and a crisp, acid finish. Serve slightly chilled. A great ...

Ashbrook Estate continue to be one of the quietest over achievers in the Margaret River turning out a consistently high standard of wines that typify the region. Verdelho like this should be celebrated more often as it’s even more suitable with As...

It’s not that often we see a Verdelho from South Australia but this one from Chapel Hill is as varietal as all get out and shows versatility and drinkability. It’s full of fruit vitality, a cocktail of tropicality, some hints of lime and honey bef...

If you wanted to treat yourself to one of the best tasting aromatic whites from WA, we recommend you jump on this Verdelho from Peel Estate. Verdelho does not nearly get the coverage it deserves and if you were to be going to a BYO Asian, this is ...

The 2012 Verdelho is pale straw in colour displaying an aromatic fruit salad bouquet of pineapple, melon, mandarin and stone fruit with hints of spice and plenty of underlying citrus. The palate is balanced beautifully between lively citru...

Verdelho is usually the Hunter Valleys cellar door 'cash cow', but now the Riverina is having a crack. This value offering from De Bortoli shows aromas of melons, citrus and subtle florals, with just a sniff of toasty oak. The palate is light, bri...

A verdelho grown in the Hunter Valley, and made in Western Australia might have an identity issue, but luckily this one remembered it's passport. In true verdelho style, this is a light, highly glugable wine that shows scents and flavours of tropi...

Here we have another sweet wine offering from Happs for the toothsome amongst us. This late-picked verdelho is verging on a dessert wine style, and shows attractive scents of citrus and tropical fruit salad on the nose. The palate is sweet and sum...

There are some people who dismiss Verdelho as a poor cousin to Sauvignon Blanc but it’s been around a lot longer and delivers as much value for money as well as refreshment. This is made from fruit near Perth and The Margaret River so there are wa...

The quality of Verdelho is getting better and better and we’d love to serve this to anyone who leans towards Sauvignon Blanc as there’s so much to like about this variety. It has a rich vein of tropical fruit that makes it ideal with Asian curries...

Light straw in colour, the nose displays intensely aromatic tropical pineapple, lychee and pear notes with nuances of lemongrass spice. The palate is fresh, sweet and full-flavoured with lemon and lime citrus and tropical pineapple and kiwifruit f...

The slogan for this winery is ‘Love a little’ and it’s hard not to love these wines. Verdelho first came to prominence in the Hunter Valley and it’s one of the main white varieties of the region. Ian and Suzanne Little have the midas touch with th...

Organic wine is not just a hippyish concept made by bearded winemakers on a full moon, it’s a cause to celebrate with the knowledge that the fruit is as pure as mother-nature intended. Tamburlaine are one of the largest producers of Organic wines ...

Australia's most famous Verdelho from Verdelho ground zero. What makes this wine good is not just the lovely tropical fruit salad fruit but the sneaky structure behind it. Heck it will even mature well in the cellar (if you'll let it). A simple wi...

If anyone can nail the tropical trickery of Verdelho it’s Tyrrell’s, they have worked for a long time with this native Portuguese variety and it tends to thrive in the Hunter region. It shows tropical aromas on the nose with a little honey and spi...

This is perhaps the most serious Verdelho in the land, a wine that shows this poor, utterly unsexy variety can perform much better than many give it credit for. Here it makes for a juicy, ripe, thick wine of viscosity but not sweetness, a wine of ...