Every winery has a mantra or a philosophy, Amelia Park just believe in making the best wine possible from top quality Margaret River fruit. They focus on the essential and keep only the exceptional, a bit like the way we do things at Cracka. This ...

"A good wine from a very difficult year in SA for Pinot Noir producers." That's putting it mildly really, with 2008 throwing up a heatwave from hell to really make life hard for many. Still, those makers who got fruit off early enough made some ni...

The 'entry level' bubbly from Josef Chromy but no less of a serious wine, this nails the balance between crispness and generosity pretty well, showing a fraction more grapefruit fruit characters than the vintage version but also with a more affabl...

If you're a Tasmanian winery and you don't have a sparkling these days then you're not trying hard enough really. The crew at Josef Chromy thankfully are trying hard enough (clearly) which brings us this vintage sparkling, a serious bubbly made wi...

Super dry Riesling this one. Bone dry. Dry enough that suddenly you want to drink more of it just to keep hydrated. What is so attractive about this wine though is that it's not hard - just refreshing. Like slightly acidic rainwater (though much m...

The Dandelion Vineyards is a clever one, coupling some seriously well connected local grapoegrowers (Carl Lindner in particular) with some equally clever marketing/winemaking nous (Zar and Elena Brooks). The end result is just generally better qua...

Smart wine this one. A smart wine from a producer that is continuing to build it's reputation for quality Tasmanian booze at very fair prices. Indeed this might be their best wine to date - a medium to full bodied Pinot Noir that carries plenty of...

Abundance. That's the word to use with a wine like this, a Pinot Gris with richness and texture built by picking the grapes ripe and then leaving a little grape sugar for balance. If you're looking for a wine of texture look no further.

Wrattonbully is one of those regions that sits in the background and quietly achieves. It’s part of the Limestone Coast, which includes Padthaway and Coonawarra so you can be assured of full bodied reds with an earthy and spicy character. This is ...

It's time to get wine nerd for a second. Don't worry it won't be hard, just bear with me for a second. There is an important number to be looked at when tasting this wine. It's called the 'TA' and stands for Total Acidity which is, unsurprisingly,...

Peter Logan personifies the new wave of winemakers from the Central Ranges of NSW who are pioneering and forging ahead with interesting varieties from Orange and Mudgee. The Apple Tree Flat range represent his entry level wines but you’d think the...

2011 was a challenging sort of vintage in the Adelaide Hills, a positively frosty one in the scheme of things and a year that produced super cool, super crisp wines. in this case it has made for a lovely grassy sort of wine, a snappy and super dr...

Talk about personality - spicy fruit flavour with a bit of Spanish 'ole' thrown in from some Tempranillo. It is a seriously impressive wine showcasing the grand Houghton name. Houghton does plenty more than just tasty White Burgundy! Mothers milk.

Got someone coming round for dinner that fancies themselves as a wine buff? Serve them this Margaret River blend and watch them melt thanks to seductive waves of berry fruits, mulberries, plum and cassis. Pair it with something like lamb and see h...

The Hardy’s Oomoo wines are an iconic range from South Australia that draw on vineyards in the Adelaide Hills district to make this wine. This bracingly fresh Sauvignon Blanc sums up why this variety is still so popular for white wine drinkers wit...

The Oomoo Brand from Hardy’s represents one of the oldest labels in their portfolio drawing on the best parcels of South Australian fruit to present regional excellence in the bottle. This Cabernet is sourced from Coonawarra – considered to be the...

Hardy’s Oomoo has been one of the iconic names in Australian wine and one of the first label devised by the Hardy’s wine company and was resurrected to celebrate 150 years in business. It draws on the best fruit available in the McLaren Vale and d...

Brookland Valley is one of the Margaret River’s most awarded wineries and this Chardonnay is a shining example of what the region does best. Forget what you think about Chardonnay being the daggy grape of the 80’s as it’s back with a vengeance. It...

Besides the rather stunning bottle ('is that a water jug? Or a perfume bottle?') what's in the bottle is pretty handy too. It's a dry pink wine made in a rather savoury style. A savoury style that sees it as a much more attractive food wine than m...

Margaret River can lay claim to more than just white blends, because it has forged ahead with producing Cabernet blends that are sought the world over. Chalice Bridge’s philosophy is to make individual wines of the highest quality with vibrant, di...