Wine Picks

Please try and have these wines in the recommended context. Wine pleasure is about a match of wine and mood.

Give It Up for GAVI

Give It Up for GAVI

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Gavi almost made the charts back in the hay day of Italian whites such as Soave, Castelli Romani and Frascati. I remember a lovely…

Great Value Viognier

Great Value Viognier

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Australia has a new game plan with its wines ““ offering something distinctive as opposed to crowdpleasing. Yalumba’s Viognier is guaranteed to get your…

Early Summer House White

Early Summer House White

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Hard to imagine a better early summer house-white than Deakin. Regular readers will know of my fondness for Deakin Estate’s Shiraz, and now there’s…

Shoofly This Way!

Shoofly This Way!

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If you’ve not been dating Chardonnays recently, Shoofly is sure to change that. Chardonnay lost fans when it became too much of a good…

A LUSH & LOVELY RED

A LUSH & LOVELY RED

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“Billy can you recommend a really nice red for a dinner I’m having? Nothing too serious, and I’d like to spend about $15.” Here…

Best Value Pinot

Best Value Pinot

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WORLD’S BEST VALUE PINOT IN NEW CLOTHES For decades, Lindeman’s has attracted customers with consistent quality and value. And “˜safe’ labels. Most big selling…

GAMAY ON SALE

GAMAY ON SALE

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DELICIOUS, LIGHT, and SUMMERY GAMAY ON SALE! If you like Gamay, if you like Beaujolais, if you like light reds, if you like summer…

SPRING SAUVIGNON SALE

SPRING SAUVIGNON SALE

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Just in time for asparagus season! Both of these wines are excellent renditions of Sauvignon, but slightly different in style. This Kiwi hits you…