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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
From the small region of Robe in the southeastern corner of South Australia, this Cab-Syrah blend shows distinctive...
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91
Red
750ml
Bottle: $52.93
6 bottles: $51.87
The 2021 Gigglepot Cabernet Sauvignon hails from a cooler year in McLaren Vale, and the comparative levity and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $55.08 $61.20
The superb quality of fruit allocated in this luscious blend – dubbed by many as 'baby Grange' – represents...
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97
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96
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $615.24 $683.60
This is an epic wine that doesn't quit, opening up with ripe, fleshy flavors of black cherry, Maraschino cherry and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.80 $19.20
Change is sweeping through South Australia’s vast Riverland region, with many vineyard owners embracing an array of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.20
12 bottles: $20.78
A pretty, if slightly restrained nose. The Zibibbo florals leap through the dusky, brambly red varieties like a...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $29.93
Rated 90 - Tim Wildman MW is behind the Wildman wines, with a focus on petillant naturel winemaking. He’s carved...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.47 $13.86
12 bottles: $12.35
Aromas of redcurrant, ground spice and tarragon. Medium- to full-bodied with silky tannins. Juicy, with a soft...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.45 $13.86
12 bottles: $12.35
Aromas of fresh pear, grassy tones and melon with light passion fruit, too. Quite restrained. There’s a gently...
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90
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $9.99
Plump and juicy, with apricot, maraschino cherry and black licorice notes that show accents of star anise, black tea...
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90
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.47 $13.86
12 bottles: $12.35
This has bright, ripe peach and apricot aromas with bright, floral perfume. There’s a very pure, ripe-apricot core...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $425.18
Firm in texture, with an open feel--a transparency--to the red berry, cherry and herb flavors. Has an aristocratic...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $379.39
A towering Cabernet, tightly wrapping its supple, expressive core of currant and boysenberry with subtle hints of...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $430.73
Sourced from Coonawarra, Padthaway, Barossa Valley, Wrattonbully and the Adelaide Hills, this is a wine with real...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $407.63
This has a very expressive and intense feel with assertive, 100% new American oak, sitting in a bold, spicy layer...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $345.45
Sourced from McLaren Vale (41%), Coonawarra, Barossa Valley and Padthaway this vintage, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $71.63
TOP 100 AUSTRALIAN WINES OF 2017 #38 - Cabernet just has the upper hand in the blend at 53%; this continues as a...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $69.94
The personality of this warmer-vintage Bin 389 is big, bold and welcoming. Coal smoke and graphite intertwine with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $69.40
A blend of 57% cabernet sauvignon and 43% shiraz, this has a very impressively complete feel, a hallmark of the 2018...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $58.94
With its seamless textural slide across the palate, this is a superb example of what is considered a distinctly...
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Australia South Australia

Whilst most of Australia consists of arid deserts and dense bushland, the oceanic coasts to the south of the country have a terrain and climate ideal for vine cultivation and wine production. It took several decades of failed attempts at the end of the 18th century in order to produce vines of a decent enough quality for making wine, but since those first false starts, the Australian wine industry has continued to grow and grow. Today, wine production makes up for a considerable part of the Australian economy, with exports in recent years reaching unprecedented levels and even overtaking France for the first time ever. Whilst the greatest successes in regards to quality have been the result of the Syrah grape varietal (known locally as Shiraz), Australia utilizes several Old World grapes, and has had fantastic results from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling, Chardonnay and more. As the Australian passion for locally produced wine continues to develop, wineries have begun experimenting with a wider range of grape varietals, meaning that nowadays it isn't uncommon to find high quality Australian wines made from Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Tempranillo and Viognier, amongst many others.

The vast region of South Australia is home to a wide variety of vineyards, growing a large range of different grape varietals. Because the South Australian wine region is so large, it benefits from a great array of climatic conditions – from dry and hot, to cool and windy – which wineries can use to their advantage when it comes to selecting the grape varietal they wish to thrive in a particular sub-region. South Australia is most commonly associated with the big, powerful and fruit-forward Shiraz wines which are produced in the cooler valley areas of the region, but recent decades have seen something of an explosion in the South Australian wine industry, leading to wineries expanding their repertoire enormously and experimenting with other fine grape varietals and making the most of their unique terroir.