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Shottesbrooke Vineyard in McLaren Vale goes back over 30 years to when founder Nick Holmes planted his first vineyard, naming it after a UK estate in Berkshire where his granddad was vicar for 21 years from 1905.
And today Shottesbrooke is turning out some real classics under the stewardship of Winemaker Hamish Maguire, Nick’s stepson....

South Australia’s boutique winemaker Fox Gordon is winning growing numbers of admirers with its range of reds and whites out of the Barossa Valley and Adelaide Hills, and their 2014 Charlotte’s Web label Pinot Grigio is a rewarding example of what a...

A 2014 Chardonnay from Fifth Leg in Western Australia’s Margaret River is one of those whites that many consider is best enjoyed when served nicely chilled during the heat of Summer, but in reality it’s one to savour all year round.
With a lovely crisp palate of crunchy apples, leading to tasty stone-fruit flavours, it has a marvellous lime-juice finish and really does benefit from being served well-chilled… perfect with fried whitebait....

If you’re fond of a good Shiraz, grab yourself a bottle of the 2013 Logan from Orange in the NSW Central Ranges – 2013 was a great year for Shiraz out there, and this one from Peter Logan is a particular stand-out.
Medium-bodied and full of cool-climate, red-berry flavours and spice, it’s a great example of what can come out of high-altitude regions like Orange, and particularly so in the hands of winemakers like Peter who is a more than dab hand with this particular...