Koerner is bringing Italian grapes to South Australian with great results - like this juicy number 🍑 #WineOfTheWeek
🟠 ‘Pigato’, 2022 @koernerwine
📍Clare Valley 🇦🇺
🍇 Vermentino, on skins
👅 peach, lemon, little bit of a herbally note
You need to try Western Australia’s quietest wine region, the Frankland River & this #WineOfTheWeek is a good place to start 🍷
🔴 ’Cabernet Merlot’, 2021 @alkoomiwines
📍Frankland River 🇦🇺
🍇Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot
👅 dark winter berries, herbaceous & smoky
One of the most beautiful cellar doors we visited in South Australia inspired this #WineOfTheWeek
🔴 ’Bark Hut Road’, 2021 @islanderestate
📍Kangaroo Island 🇦🇺
🍇Shiraz & Cabernet Franc
👅 blackberry, plum with a hint of minty herbal flavour, violet & a lush layer of smokiness
This #WineOfTheWeek focuses on single site varietals that take advantage of Clare’s unique position and climate
🟡 ‘For Freedom’, 2022, Shut The Gate Wine
📍Clare Valley 🇦🇺
🍇 Gewürztraminer, single site
👅 Tropical lychee with a hint of ginger flower
A winning combination of lightweight and flavourful wine🍷 #WineOfTheWeek
🔴 ‘Stone Well’, 2019, Tscharke
📍Marananga, Barossa Valley 🇦🇺
🍇Grenache, Single Site
👅Fresh strawberry, cherry, hints of blueberry, dried fruit layered in, sandlewood, white pepper & earthy tones
Tassie is one of the wine regions in Aus we’re most excited about, so when there’s one on the menu we’re going to order it #WineOfTheWeek
🟡 ‘Gewürztraminer’, 2022, Pooley
📍Tasmania 🇦🇺
🍇Gewürztraminer
👅Rose, ginger, kaffir lime, lychee & a nice spicy note. Off dry.
Full of flavour, dangerously drinkable & the name even doubles as a pairing suggestion 🍷 #WineOfTheWeek
🔴 ‘Il Minestrone’, 2021 @GibsonWines Discovery Road
📍Barossa Valley 🇦🇺
🍇Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro, Merlot, Lagrein, Montepulciano & Petite Syrah
👅Black fruit, long finish
A compelling #WineOfTheWeek to interest us in this week’s Ashes Test Match - serving at Lord’s Cricket Ground itself 🥂
🟡’Sauvignon Blanc Semillon’, 2022, Pikes Wine
📍Valley’s End, Clare Valley 🇦🇺
🍇Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon
👅Light bodied, nectarine, apricot & lemon posset
A super clean & bright #WineOfTheWeek for sunny afternoons down by the bay, feat. the cover stars 🦤
🟡’Riesling’ 2019, Bay of Shoals Wine
📍Kangaroo Island 🇦🇺
🍇Riesling
👅 Lime, guava & white blossom
Cheers to finding a #WineOfTheWeek worth finding excuses to celebrate 🥂
✨’Miss Somebody’, NV, Mr Nobody
📍Limestone Coast🇦🇺
🍇 Chardonnay
👅Deliciously fruity: stone fruit coming through & some strawberries with cream. Buttery & yeasty - freshly baked brioche.
One of those bottles you’re devastated to finish to match a meal you wish you could keep eating 🍝 #WineOfTheWeek
🔴’Pinot Noir’, 2021 Moorak
📍Adelaide Hills 🇦🇺
🍇Pinot Noir
👅Strawberry laces, ripe red plums, cherries & a hint of dried fig with a delicious savoury edge
A perfect #WineOfTheWeek to reserve for midweek & sip fireside while the sun sets 🍷
🔴 ‘Renegrade’, 2022 Whistling Kite Wines
📍Riverlands 🇦🇺
🍇Montepulciano, biodynamic & wild fermentation
👅Deep dark berry fruitiness with a raspberry tartness to round it off
Henschke - every wine just blew us away. This stunning #WineOfTheWeek included 🌹
🔴 ‘The Rose Grower’, 2020 @henschkewine
📍Eden Valley 🇦🇺
🍇Nebbiolo, managed with organic & biodynamic principles
👅Juicy, cherry, red plum, strawberry, raspberry, dried fig, rose & white pepper
This #WineOfTheWeek focuses on sustainable practices in the vineyard, regenerative agriculture, biodiversity & responsible energy use 🌿
🟡Rewild Wine, 2022 Duxton Vineyards
📍Murray-Darling 🇦🇺
🍇Fiano
👅Juicy pear, apple, citrus & peach
Wine for wilderness goes down easy 🌱 #WineOfTheWeek
🟡’Chardonnay’, NV @Banrock_Station
📍Riverlands 🇦🇺
🍇Chardonnay, members of Certified Sustainable Winegrowing Australia
👅Citrus, apple, pear & pineapple
This #WineOfTheWeek is from vines planted only in 2019, but skin contact, old wood & lees stirring gives body & flavour
🟠’Greco’, 2022 @Hither_Yon
📍McLaren Vale 🇦🇺
🍇Greco, 2 hrs skin contact
👅Orange blossom, jasmine, fresh ginger, pear, lime zest, caraway & mineral
Biodynamic winemaking inspired this annual tradition of a red blend reflecting the vintage & changing each year #WineOfTheWeek
🔴’The Phantom’, 2020 @GemtreeWines
📍McLaren Vale 🇦🇺
🍇Grenache & Mataro, biodynamic
👅Red fruit, earthy spice, cardamom, dark chocolate & coffee
‘Amator’ is Latin for ‘for love, not reward’ - fitting for this organically produced #WineOfTheWeek from Australia’s most sustainable wine region
🔴’Amator’, 2020 Wirra Wirra
📍McLaren Vale 🇦🇺
🍇Shiraz, biodynamic & organic
👅Tannic, black cherry, plum, earthy, bramble & pepper
The theme for this #WineOfTheWeek is: we’re having car troubles 🚗
🔴’Signature Tyre Fitter’, 2020 Sidewood Estate
📍Adelaide Hills 🇦🇺
🍇Syrah, single clone (Savii19)
👅cherry, raspberry, red plum, allspice, cardamom, leather w/ soft tannins
BBQ weather with this #WineOfTheWeek
🔴’Arranmore Pinot Noir’ 2022, CRFT Wines
📍Adelaide Hills 🇦🇺
🍇Pinot Noir, wild fermented, 25% whole bunch 9 months in French oak, 15% new
👅violet, cherry, raspberry and bramble. Smoky and earthy w/ some nutmeg