Fresh Faces Mixed Dozen

"This is a fresh, crunchy, lively prosecco with just a touch of  sweetness – hoorah! It’s built around the varietal markers of  nashi pear, lemon and a spicy edge reminiscent of  rocket. It’s about as well-crafted and delicious as prosecco can be. And refreshingly dry. King Valley, look out!" - Tyson Stelzer, The Australian Sparkling Wine Report, 2020

"Palest yellow colour, bright and fresh. Bath salts, white pears, lemon curd and red apples - aromatically vivacious. It's round of bead and bristling with crunchy green-apple acidity. Ultra-dry with a measured tease of mid-palate sweetness. Very good." - Nick Butler, The Real Review, 2020

"It's a fizzy mix of stonefruit and lemon. Gobsmacking bang for your buck." - Katie Spain, The Sunday Mail, 19th April 2020

Simple and pretty refreshingly delicious at this price (normally $28 per bottle) Fresh crisp applew, lemon and green almond. A tasty tang on the finish - even a welcome touch of Arneis bitterness. Excellent quaffing for the Spring and Summer months. Ian Cook FWC

Grenache & Syrah are used to create this pale, pink rosé with lifted aromas of strawberry, Turkish Delight & rose petal. Flavours of fresh- cut watermelon & a distinctive sherbet lemon creaminess result from partial barrel ferment on lees for the Grenache component. The wine finishes with a salty minerality on the palate. Complex & moreish. - Winemaker's Note

On tasting immediately thought this is a pretty good Dolcetto and well priced at $28 per bottle. So it's now a steal at $15/$13.50. Very black fruited with raspberry, a touch of dried herb  and lively firm tannins. Pretty solid length too. Will not be around for long. 

Ian Cook

Why SCG? We feel this blend is a softer yet more complex style than the traditional classic Margaret River blend. Syrah helps fill Cabernet mid pallet weight whilst Grenache heightens the nose, adds finishing tannin and naturally lowers the pH in the wine aiding in natural preservation and balance.

Made only in the years when both varieties ripen at the same time, thus permitting - indeed encouraging - co-fermentation. It's unashamedly full-bodied, but also has the balance to underwrite a lengthy maturation process. Drink to 2038, 95 Points - James Halliday's Wine Companion

62% Grenache, 12% Mourvèdre, 15% Shiraz, 3% Cinsaut, 6% Carignan, 2% Counoise. It's impossible to bypass the southern Rhone Valley in writing about this wine with its blend of grenache, mourvedre, shiraz, cinsaut, carignan and counoise. Autosuggestion of course, but its ultra-fragrant bouquet crosses into that of the garrigue, the juicy palate bubbling with similar flavours. Such value. Drink to 2030, 95 Points - James Halliday's Wine Companion

With a deep purple/cassis colour, this is an excellent everyday drinking shiraz. An immediately aromatic nose reveals lovely cool climate elements of tapenade and black pepper to go with black fruits. Medium bodied in the mouth, with silky tannins but a welcome level of freshness. Highly recommended. Jeremy, FWC.

West Cape Howe gives outstanding value yet again. You will not get a cabernet blend under $20 as good as this one. A dark crimson red with good depth. Lovely aromas of dark plums and blackcurrant fruits, with a touch of herb and a hint of smokiness. The delicious fresh berry fruit flavours are balanced by firm drying tannins, a hallmark of this variety. Amazing value at $18 - Ian Cook - FWC

Quite deep and rich with notes of plum, sweet cherry, spice and black olive and maybe a lift of mint. The fruit sweetness is kept well in check by the savoury olive notes coming from the sangiovese.  Highly recommended and great value at this price. Ian Cook, FWC