Australia

Really true Aussie red, with pungent, black fruit and mint chocolate flavours, mouthfilling and full of sunshine with a delicious balanced finish.

Bert Salomon grows his Merlot in the Finiss River region of the Fleurieu Penninsula, South Australia where it never gets too hot and the nights are super cool. This lets the Merlot retain a nice...(more info)

An Aussie Shiraz crafted in South Australia by Bert Salomon who, when not sunning it up in the Southern Hemisphere, makes delightful Austrian Grüner Veltliner and Riesling in the Kremstal in...(more info)

As you'd hope from this part of the world - this is a delicious, deep and beautifully spiced Red - full of Aussie joy - but with all the hallmarks of style and balance we so love with Bert Salomo...(more info)

Blended from several different sites and brought up in mostly used oak, the 2017 Bugalugs Shiraz is a red-fruited, juicy version of Barossa Shiraz. Not too rich or too serious, its raspberry frui...(more info)

Billed as a medium-bodied take on shiraz, this has a vivid array of raspberries and mulberries with cinnamon and other fragrant, woody spices. The palate is smoothly rendered and has a plush, bri...(more info)

This is a fresher iteration of the Aussie style, still with lovely mouthfilling fruitiness, plums and blackberries, but more supple, pliant and textured. A delicious medium weight, berry filled d...(more info)

This was the real clincher when we decided to take on Steve's wines - I mean who knew that Nebbiolo was even being grown in Australia, let alone what would it be like? The answer is a gloriously...(more info)

Fleurieu Peninsula. Black cherry with a dense, tight structure and plentiful tannic heft. Peppery and herbal on the palate, but still very compact for its vintage. Seems to have some acetic influ...(more info)

Pale, aromatic cranberry fruit nose, bright red cherry fruit and just a little spice from the barrel on the palate, a classic Mornington Peninsula Pinot which drinks well now.

Carefully selected, layered, juicy fruit and no discernible tannins because, as the French put it, ‘la jupe cache les pieds’ (the skirt hides the feet) – and this skirt is made of stunning, velve...(more info)

Definitely 'Syrah' rather than Shiraz in style terms and very Yarra, cool and taut with generous juicy dark fruit, lots of volume and a silky feel, all with an undercurrent of tension and energy...(more info)