National Wine Challenge (Top 100) - Double Siler - Martin Meinert and Brendan Butler make a very small and personalised range of wines in limited quantities at the hillside Devon Crest vineyard outside Stellenbosch. Their Cabernet Sauvignon, with a dash of Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot is aged for 24 months in oak barrels to produce a wine with silky soft tannins, and polished, ripe fruit. Dense deep fresh red colour. The nose displays red berries, typical Cabernet herbs, spicy toasty

Gold Medal, Grande Prova Vinhos do Brasil.  This award winning, biodynamic, 100% Tempranillo wine from Lidio Carraro has been carefully hand harvested, with meticulous vineyard management and non invasive winemaking techniques to produce the purist expression of Tempranillo possible. Intense, with a persistent taste and a feeling of filling the palate, confirming its density. Ripe tannins, pleasant refreshing and aftertaste of roasting and chocolate. With no oak barrel aging, this wine is a joyo

94 Points - Luca Maroni. A lovely soft and silky Valpolicella from the family run winery Tinazzi. Displaying classical Valpolicella notes of ripe cherry, this excellent value wine is highly rated by the wine press for its quality and value. Blend: 90% Corvina and Corvinone, 10% Rondinella Taste Bright red with intense aromas of rope cherry, on the palate, fresh with soft and silky tannins with the cherry notes following through. Wine Press Ratings 94 Points - Luca Maroni (2022) Gold Medal - Asia

91 Points - Decanter / Silver Medal. Intense lifted aromas of ripe red berries play with notes of violet, pepper and dark chocolate. Full bodied with complex forest fruits, plums, spice and velvety tannins. Situated on a similar latitude to renowned wine regions like Gisborne in New Zealand, Sonoma and Napa Valleys in the USA, Mendoza in Argentina, Sicily in Italy, and Jerez in Spain, Victoria stands as the southernmost and coolest state on mainland Australia and has gained fame for its diverse

90 Points - Silver Medal - Decanter World Wine Awards. An exquisitely elegant English sparkling rosé wine showing great finesse, beautifully delicate bubbles and wonderful structure. A perfect companion to any celebration. Works well with most seafood; scallops, prawns or tuna carpaccio. Taste It has a delicate salmon-pink hue with tiny bubbles. Enticing aromas of wild strawberries and white peach mingle with a hint of rosehip. There are subtle autolytic notes of vanilla-scented brioche and scon

Rated as "Top Value Wine" in Australia by The Real Review, the Grove Estate Hilltops cool climate shiraz has lashings of blue fruits, sour cherry, anise, cola, brambles and all with a sappy, complexing edge. The acidity and the tannins work beautifully with the lively and plush fruit and provide cut, structure and grip. Awards Ranked The Real Review’s No.1 Shiraz in Australia for 2021. Awarded Top Value Wine, Top Rank and Gold Medal.  Taste Purple and delightfully youthful in the glass. Lifted a

Gold Medal - 2017 NSW Small Winemakers Show. This Cabernet Sauvignon is grown at their Bit O’ Heaven vineyard on the southern side of Young at an elevation of 550 metres. The rich red soil produces magnificent cabernet delivering cabernet’s fragrance, lovely red-berry flavours and assertive tannins. A standout wine from the Hilltops. Awards Gold – 2017 NSW Wine AwardsGold – 2017 NSW Small Winemakers ShowSilver – 2017 Hilltops Wine Show About the Producer Situated within the picturesque Hilltops

Cahors, in the South West of France is the ancestral home of Malbec, where in its French form, it is a more savoury, dark skinned & brooding variety that its Argentinian cousin. Perfected over the centuries, The 'Grand Vin' of Clos la Coutale, Grand Coutale, is a blend of Malbec, Merlot & Tannat with an average yield of only 25 hl, then matured in new oak barrels for 2 years with regular stirring to produce supple and silky tannins. This is an intense, inky, black fruit dominated full-bo

Bronze Medal - DWWA. A great Barolo from the cru Ravera, close to the villages of Barolo and Novello, from the extraordinary 2019 vintage. This Barolo from Cagliero is pure and authentic, beautiful structure with a bouquet of violets, ripe fruit (plums) and spices. Layered and round in the mouth and beautifully balanced, young but pleasant tannins on the tongue, resulting in an endless finish. Already very good today, this wine will age beautifully for years to come! Wine Press Ratings / Awards

The Lirac Blanc is a blend of Grenache Blanc, Bourboulenc, Clairette, Roussane & Viognier, grown on limestone scree soils which give white wines outstanding fruit and depth. This a very food friendly wine which can be cellared for 4 to 5 years, but is drinking beautifully now, serve at 10 to 12°C . Taste Winemakers tasting notes: This white wine has a dazzling brilliant colour. It delivers the characteristic minerality of its terroir that combines harmoniously with the aromatic expression of

In order to be labelled as “Sélection de Grains Nobles”, each grape (infected with noble rot) is harvested manually one by one. The grapes are then progressively pressed in a pneumatic press in order to extract the juice and aromas. The naturally present yeast on the grapes will start the alcoholic fermentation process that will change the grape juice into wine. A sweet white wine with a straw-yellow colour, full of complex aromas dominated by honey and exotic fruits. On the palate, its candied

In order to be labelled as “Sélection de Grains Nobles”, each grape (infected with noble rot) is harvested manually one by one at the end of October or beginning of November, under state control. The grapes are then progressively pressed in a pneumatic press in order to extract the juice and aromas.The naturally present yeast on the grapes will start the alcoholic fermentation process that will change the grape juice into wine. Temperature controls are conducted throughout the fermentation proce

Halliday 5 Red Star Winery. Referencing Briar Ridge's over 50 year history of winemaking, this is a blend of Shiraz from two of their oldest family-owned vineyards in the Hunter Valley (40 years) & Wrattonbully, SA (25 years). Hints of white pepper and lifted violet notes leading into a palate of rich, juicy red fruits with bright crunchy acidity. Fine grained, silky tannins provide great structure and length supported by clove and aniseed oak spice notes. Awards Halliday 5 Red Star Winery "

96 Points - Luca Maroni. This is a modern take on a classic Amarone. Made using the appassimento method with semi-dried grapes in Tenute Ca’s patented Fermentino Ca'Botta tank to give even greater richness and body.  This opulent, heady wine is aged in 225-litre French oak barrels and allowed to rest in the bottle before release.  This is Tenute Ca’s signature wine, one that is a must-try for lovers of powerful reds. Vivino Rating: 4.3 (May 2024) Wine Press Ratings 96 Points - Luca Maroni. (2016

Halliday 5 Red Star Winery. The Squire Vineyard was the original name of Briar Ridge's estate in Mount View, Hunter Valley. Chardonnay was the first planted white variety on the grounds, and this wine pays homage to the crucial role that this grape has in Briar Ridge's history, as well as the history of the region.A traditional style Chardonnay, rich & opulent packed with notes of peach & melon. Subtle influence of oak provides structure & spice notes, with a natural nectarine like a