A SHINING STAR IN A CHALLENGING YEAR Winemaker Jo Gear says the 2017 vintage “was the most challenging harvest I …
→ moreA well-made style that will please many Chardonnay fans. Layers of peach, ripe melon, oak, spice and butterscotch sit on …
→ moreA well-presented, slightly mealy style with alluring layers of white peach, grapefruit and flint. The palate is lush with some …
→ moreA fleshy style with some tropical melon notes balanced by stone fruits with a warm vanillin overlay. The spicy expression …
→ moreA very polished, uncluttered wine with peach, lemon and apple flavours complemented by subtle oak and an underscore of a …
→ moreWith an impressive array of bold flavours, this wine is no shrinking violet. The fruit thankfully has a stout frame …
→ moreVilla’s increased commitment to organics is to be applauded, and wines like this also indicate a payoff in terms of …
→ more“IT’S NOT THE BIGGEST wine in the line up, but nor is it small. What it does have is seamless …
→ moreRongopai translates as ‘good taste and feeling’. Plenty of that here, along with outstanding value for money. The fruit is …
→ moreFor the past few vintages, this well-balanced, well-priced wine has been one to look out for. Malbec makes up 44% …
→ moreBased on an Eden Valley vineyard of 90-year-old Shiraz, this young wine reflects the Eden Valley’s slightly cooler growing conditions …
→ moreMilawa in north-eastern Victoria is Brown Brothers’ heartland, but the winery hasn’t stood still, expanding into other parts of the …
→ moreFrom the prized upland Victorian region of Heathcote, this complex, lively young shiraz offers red cherry and berry aromas, a …
→ moreChapel Hill’s McLaren Vale tasting room is situated in a 150 year old chapel on the property, and churchy allusions …
→ moreMiamba is an old southern Barossa vineyard site, once owned by Orlando and replanted by Grant Burge in 1983. This …
→ moreA recreation of a 19th century Hardys label graces this traditionally-styled Australian red. A little extra age over most wines …
→ moreWell-mannered Barossa shiraz of good type that’s just a little less emphatic than the time-honoured style. It’s full, rich and …
→ moreKilikanoon’s Clare Valley wines have often impressed Cuisine tasters in the past and the story continues with the 2014 Killerman’s …
→ moreThe Barossa Valley floor bestows warmth and ripeness to shiraz and has done for around 175 years. Langmeil sums it …
→ moreFrom a vineyard located on prized terra rossa soils half way between Adelaide and Melbourne, MEZZO Shiraz is blended with …
→ moreThis top value young McLaren Vale shiraz is mellow and generous, with dark berry fruit, touches of spice, vanilla and …
→ moreAn honest, rather traditional McLaren Vale shiraz, earthy and ripe with tons of personality. Jammy berry fruit leads the way …
→ moreCuisine’s annual Australian shiraz tasting always turns up a fabulous bargain or two and this is one of them. Fifteen …
→ moreThe “Woodhenge” is a timber construction outside the Wirra Wirra winery, a reflection of the quirky sensibilities of Wirra’s late …
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