Lambrook Amelia Reserve Pinot Noir 2025

Only released from the best vintages, this Lambrook Amelia Reserve Pinot Noir shines with patience.
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Lambrook Plant Pinot Noir 2025

 

Composed, silky and elegant, this Lambrook Plant Pinot Noir really shines with time in the glass.

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Lambrook Seed Pinot Noir 2025

 

A bright, fruit-forward Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir that is laced by an attractive crushed red petal perfume.
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Oakridge Coldstream Shiraz 2024

 

I might be wrong, but this Coldstream Shiraz is a newbie in the Oakridge range.

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Sutton Grange Fairbank Rosé 2025

 

A terrific food wine that screams for tapas, pizza and paella, this Sutton Grange Fairbank Rosé is a reliable go-to.
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First Ridge Uova Bella Fiano Vermentino 2025

 

From the first swirl of the glass, this brand new blend from First Ridge wines immediately announces its individuality.

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Parker Estate Terra Rossa Merlot 2024

 

Give this Parker Estate Terra Rossa Merlot some time to breathe and the difference is immeasurable.

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Sutton Grange Fairbank Syrah 2023

 


What a delightful Syrah this is from Sutton Grange. A welcoming embrace in a bottle, yes please!

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Cooks Lot Allotment 333 Riesling 2025

 

Another reliable and well-made wine from Cooks Lot, these wines are great value for $25. This Riesling hits the mark with pretty aromatics and delightful fruit. Yes!

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Cooks Lot Allotment 1010 Shiraz 2023

 

A stand and deliver type, this is a solid Shiraz from Cooks Lot that does the job well without the bells and whistles.

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Vickery Watervale Riesling 2025

 

It's always a delight to sit the two Vickery Rieslings alongside one another. This set of 2025s is eye-catching, but I'm all in here with team Watervale. Bright, fresh, crisp, it's wonderfully delicious!

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Vickery Eden Valley Riesling 2025

 

As with previous vintages, this Eden Valley Riesling is produced the John Vickery style with extra hang time, gentle handling, cool ferments and pressings used in the final blend. 

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Usher Tinkler Paper Wasp Chardonnay 2025

 

Off the back of an excellent 2024 debut, the 2025 edition of the Usher Tinkler Paper Wasp Chardonnay elevates its standing and demands attention.

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Oakridge Meunier 2025

 

A gobful of juicy delight, run to this Oakridge Meunier with gusto. Damn, this is a delicious slurp.

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Sutton Grange Fairbank Sangiovese 2024

 

An inviting food-friendly Sangiovese from Sutton Grange that ticks the boxes with ease.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 666 Pinot Gris 2025

 

A tidy Pinot Gris, it possesses a blush appearance that catches the eye.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 689 Sauvignon Blanc 2025

 

This is what Sauvignon Blanc should look like. An excellent wine and a steal for 25 bucks, what a beauty!

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Parker Estate First Growth 2022

 

From a cool, wet year comes this Parker Estate First Growth, the flagship of the brand. Silky and refined, it exhibits elegance and class in equal doses.

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Ox Hardy Blewitt Springs Grenache 2024

 

An avalanche of red fruit keeps this Ox Hardy Blewitt Springs Grenache buoyant.

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Brand & Sons Dalliance Shiraz 2021

 

In a rare venture north from their Coonawarra base, Brand & Sons have seized a parcel of Barossa fruit from one of Australia's most revered vineyards. The Dalliance Shiraz was born.

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Lambrook Plant Chardonnay 2025

 

Tasted beside its Seed Chardonnay sibling, the serious step up in sophistication is obvious with this Lambrook Plant Chardonnay.

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Lambrook Seed Chardonnay 2025

 

The Lambrook Seed range offers great value drinking for the $25 asking price. Be it the Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris or Rosé, you can be assured of a quality drink in your glass. Add this Chardonnay to the list as well.

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Lambrook Seed Rosé 2025

 

An enjoyable interplay between fruit and savoury elements ensures that this Lambrook Rosé will be a perfect partner for a weekend barbecue.

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Lambrook Pinot Gris 2025

 

An inviting Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris, this Lambrook release is etched with a neat textural presence that enhances its complexity.

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Lambrook Sauvignon Blanc 2025

 


Overflowing with tropical fruit, the approachability and pleasure factor of this Lambrook Sauvignon Blanc is high.

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Chapel Hill The Devil Shiraz 2022

 

The Devil is in the detail. This flagship Shiraz from Chapel Hill comes from their oldest vines (0.8 hectare block) and has had the best thrown at it. What an exquisite thing of beauty it is.

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Curly Flat Estate Pinot Noir 2024

 

Divinely silky, this is an impressive Pinot from Curly Flat.
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Curly Flat Chardonnay 2024

 

You had me at hello! What a glorious Chardonnay from Curly Flat. Can I leave the review at that?

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Chapel Hill The Vicar Shiraz 2023

 

A wine that reaches all corners of the palate with impressive reach and a seemingly never-ending finish, this Chapel Hill The Vicar 2023 is an excellent release that will live well beyond a decade. 

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White Gate Wines Grenache Blanc 2025

 

What a compelling and utterly delicious wine this is! Hunt down this White Gate Wine Co Grenache Blanc with gusto.

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Usher Tinkler Reserve Chardonnay 2023

 

I've seen quite the evolution with Usher Tinkler's Chardonnay in recent years. He's nailed the Paper Wasp for quality and price point and now this Reserve is absolutely humming.

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Curly Flat Pinot Gris 2025

 

A fabulous Pinot Gris from Curly Flat that possesses a savoury heart. Run to this.

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White Gate Wine Co Fiano 2025

 

Much like its Eden Valley Riesling sibling, this White Gate Wine Co Fiano steadily draws you closer layer by layer before you find yourself completely absorbed.

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White Gate Wine Co Riesling 2025

 

A thrilling Riesling from White Gate Wine Co that is shaped by contemporary winemaking, where complexity and tactile depth are the focus, rather than the classic pristine citrus-driven profile you'd expect.

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Curly Flat White Pinot 2025

 

Graceful and lacy, this White Pinot from Curly Flat is made like a white wine but presents more as a Rosé. Irrespective, it's an excellent expression of Pinot Noir.

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Soumah Hexham Single Vineyard Pinot Grigio 2025

 

There is a serious blush here giving off rose gold vibes. This may surprise a few who don't realise that Pinot Grigio (and Gris) actually has a grey/pink skin. Time on skins will increase the depth of colour, and this is the deepest shade that I have seen in this wine from Soumah.

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Soumah Hexham Single Vineyard Savarro 2025

 

Attractive aromas of white field flowers hook me in from the outset. This Savarro from Yarra Valley producer Soumha has built some respectable form in recent years, and here we go again.

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Paulmara Estate Mêlée 2024

 

Big love for the richness that walks hand in hand with an ubiquitous flow. This Mêlée is a mighty fine blend from the Barossa's Paulmara Estate.

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Cooks Lot Allotment 1111 Pinot Noir 2025

 

A delightful and inviting Pinot Noir from Cooks Lot that is made even more attractive by its humble $25 price tag.

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Soumah Nebbiolo Bianco 2025

 

Nebbiolo Bianco sounds exotic, doesn't it! I've never heard of this variety. But stand down, I'm reliably informed that it is a synonym for Arneis. This is Soumah's debut release and what a great entrance it has made.

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Angove Brightlands Shiraz 2021

 

A standout release from Angove, the Brightlands Shiraz unites the finest barrels of the Warboys and Angels Rise.

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Lyons Will Negociant Series Picpoul 2025

 

This Picpoul from Lyons Will makes a mighty fine debut. Sourced from the nearby Humis Vineyard in the Macedon Ranges, what a cracking drink we have here.
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Zero Hour No Alcohol Prosecco NV

 


A positive step in the right direction, this is quite possibly the best low or no alcohol wine I have come across.

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