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Recommended with Malvasia del Salento Vigne & Vini Varvaglione "The aromatic and ever so slightly off-dry style balance the light spiciness of the merguez sausage whilst the wines fresh acidity an...

There are plenty of wine tastings around – but I haven’t seen many as well attended as the annual Great Western Wine Portfolio Tasting, with over 450 enthusiastic guests, creating bustle, noise and co...

Quinta Do Crasto Douro Superior The wine has beautifully perfumed fruit and spice aromas, reminiscent perhaps of Côte Rôtie or even of Château Cos d'Estournel. It's intense and vibrant, with velvety...

Recommended with Bogle Essential Red "Unmistakably Bogle and deliciously moreish - aromas of kirsch, damsons and blackcurrant, a hint of spice and bitter chocolate. Silkily textured and balanced in th...

Ferrari Maximum Brut NV Dry, elegant and well-balanced. It displays notable personality, with the intense fruity notes that are typical of Chardonnay accompanied by appealing nuances of vanilla and y...

Negroamaro del Salento, Varvaglione 2013 "Just 12.5%, so a nice lunchtime bottle - with perfectly balanced spicy, wild berry and cherry fruit character. This is exactly what little known Italian red...

Howard Park Mount Barker Riesling 2014 Since 1986, Howard Park has focused on creating fine, long-lived Rieslings from the Great Southern. Careful, ongoing development of our Mount Barrow vineyard ha...

Bogle Essential Red Very vibrant, almost beetroot red in colour. Hugely intense aromas of damson and plum, with bitter chocolate and black cherry. Underlying a wonderful spicy zinfandel character tha...

The Lucky Lizard Chardonnay, Hillbillies, d'Arenberg 2013 Vibrant nectarine and white peach on the nose with nutty, mineral and citrus undertones. The palate begins with generous peach and stone frui...

Heartland Dolcetto Lagrein Langhorne Creek 2013 The ripe tannin structure and bright acidity of Lagrein balance out the voluptuous and fruit driven Dolcetto. Deep, glass-coating ruby in colour. Aroma...

Negroamaro del Salento, Varvaglione 2013 Ruby red with shades of purple; the nose has fascinating scents of wild berries. The palate is marked by vanilla with a long lingering finish and a velvety te...

Vistalba Corte C Mendoza 2014 Juicy black cherry fruit with complex nuances of spice (black pepper, aniseed) and herbs (dill, mint). Soft, voluptuous and superbly-balanced. A blissful marriage of Mal...