An attractive and approachable consumer-friendly style of chardonnay with juicy ripe peaches, pineapple and citrus set against oak spice both …

Pask demonstrated a commitment to the Gimblett Gravels over 30 years ago as the first winery to plant vines in …

An unusually delicate style of Hawke’s Bay syrah, this wine has a very floral, pretty fragrance, with pristine plummy fruit …

Pale in the glass with vibrant tropical fruit coming through with good intensity on the nose. This wine is immediately …

This is a good introduction to Veneto red wines influenced by dried grapes. Made from corvina and merlot, its nose …

Lovely lifted and lively florals on a very expressive nose. A dry style of prosecco with a fantastic fine acid …

The moment you pick up the dark rose and lilac scents you know you’re in for a treat. In the …

John Belsham eloquently described this South Australian classic thus: “a quiet nose that opens out and unfolds with lovely layers …

Koonunga Hill has been a well-priced example of the famous Penfolds red-wine style for nearly 40 years. The 2012 follows …

A legendary example of Australian wineries’ ability to over-deliver, this bold, generous style continues a quality tradition that began with …

For 40 years Koonunga Hill has given us a taste of the famous Penfolds red wine style without breaking the …

A powerful and very ripe style with a toasty overlay. The full-bodied ripe core is filled with raspberries, cherries, blackcurrants and molasses. A well-structured …

The Pepperjack label is affiliated with one of Australia’s most famous wineries, the respected Saltram Wine Estates in the Barossa, …

From the historic Saltram winery, this deeply coloured young Barossa shiraz straddles tradition and modernity beautifully. It has floral and …

Born out of the old Saltram Barossa stable, Pepperjack shiraz offers plenty of personality. A nose of dark berries, peppercorn …

Moving to Peregrine’s lower-tier label represents a far bigger drop in price than in quality.  This is a light, bright, …

Cava, Spain’s famous sparkling wine, can polarise tasters due to its rustic qualities. This example has lemon curd, honey, herb …

Bright and light in the glass this is an elegant chardonnay with some very smart oak and intriguing secondary notes …

This is a ripe and complete Barossa shiraz with a nose of blackberries, dusty spice and a whisper of sweet …

A classic style with notes of violet, eucalyptus and sweet vanilla oak. The fresh palate is expertly balanced with flavours of ripe raspberries, …

From the winery closest to the epicentre of the Seddon shakes comes a bold wine that should trigger a tremor …

John Belsham was impressed by this wine’s elegance; John Saker by its “pristine personality”. It has meadow-fresh clarity and lift, …

There’s great energy and tension in this wine – perhaps unsurprising now that the local lines company is a Yealands …

French winemaker Damien Yvon is a devotee of sauvignon blanc à la Marlborough. Texture and flinty flamboyance, rather than primary …

In collaboration with Maison Mumm, Pernod Ricard has developed this New Zealand sparkling with delicate lemon-lime and vanillin aromas. The …

A crowd-pleasing South Australian shiraz, Pillar Box is a soft, seamless wine with a raspberry- and blackberry-scented fruit core, touched …

Transformed in the 1990s from a lean, mean type of Champagne into something much more friendly by the late Daniel …

This one entranced Tony Jordan – “fine, elegant, lovely.” It leads with patisserie and wet chalk aromas. In the mouth …

Citrus-flower aromas are fresh while toasty notes provide punctuation. Flavours of sweet stone fruit and ripe citrus are tempered with …

Cranberry, raspberry and redcurrant spice and savouriness on the nose leading into the palate with a bright, juicy, vibrant red-fruit …

Punchy, alluring and simply delicious this youthful and toasty wine with spice and freshness has most of the elements that …

CONSIDERING THE international popularity of prosecco is a relatively new phenomenon it can be easy to forget that it has …

Vibrant, generous and delicious. Everything that we want in a juicy young Pinot Noir. The clove and nutmeg spices reminiscent …

Perfumed primary aromas of wild thyme and raspberries and even some confected notes reminiscent of boiled sweets combine with spicy …

“Irreverent and hedonistic,” says the marketing blurb. “Fleshy and spicy,” said panel chair John Belsham. This wine was grown on …

Dark and dense with a youthful purple hue. Aromas of mulberries, blueberries and blackberries leap from the glass with plenty …

Deeply coloured and youthful with a purple rim evident. Sweet berry aromas sit alongside toasty oak, spice and game aromas. …

Nettle, boxwood and a touch of sweat… here’s to the scents of Marlborough. A label that always offers great value …

Aromas of lovely juicy limes and intelligently integrated vanilla oak nuance on the nose. The palate boasts mouthwateringly succulent acidity …

Beautifully coloured (garnet and ruby), this wine has an attractive smoky earthiness which offsets the succulent, dark fruit flavours. Warm …