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750ml
Bottle: $14.64 $15.41
12 bottles: $11.52
Bold and strong in character, this deep rich and golden Chardonnay is filled with stone fruit aromas and a sweet...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.64 $15.41
12 bottles: $11.52
Light but unique in character, this approachable Sauvignon Blanc is filled with aromas of passion fruit, grapefruit,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.41 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
With rich fruit flavors, Altoona Hills Chardonnay shows considerable complexity, reinforced with subtle notes of...
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750ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
All fruit was hand harvested in the cool of dawn, immediately destemmed and pressed and the juice settled in...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Lemons, beeswax, white grapefruits, green apples and some flint on the nose. Crisp and tangy with vibrant green and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $22.94
12 bottles: $22.48
• Chardonnay. • Fruit sourced from Dixons Creek, 45 year old planting and dry farmed. • Fine, silty grey clay...
White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
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Sleek and intense, with mouthwatering yuzu, green apple and pomelo flavors at the core, revealing details of sea...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
Our Sauvignon Blanc shows lifted, fresh and punchy flavours and aromas, underpinned with classic varietal notes of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.76 $13.43
12 bottles: $10.45
The bouquet has lovely aromas of peach, melon and cream, while the palate is rich and long with varietal Chardonnay...
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750ml
Bottle: $17.93
12 bottles: $17.57
A textbook semillon from Hunter Valley as always, with sliced lemons, green apples and lemon curd character with...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $64.79
6 bottles: $64.00
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.94 $17.91
We picked our most distinctive Sauvignon Blanc vineyard, grown by Michelle Cox and John Good, in the heart of the...
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Bottle: $23.92 $25.18
6 bottles: $15.18
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.09 $14.83
12 bottles: $11.42
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.79 $15.84
This wine is pale gold with a slight green tinge. On the nose are aromas of stone fruit and lime. The palate is light...
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.84
12 bottles: $15.52
This wine is very pale straw in colour with a slight tinge of green. Aromas of tropical fruit salad shine through...
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750ml
Bottle: $32.00
This chardonnay is a rich straw yellow in colour. Lovely complex aromas of white peach rise from the glass balanced...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $49.50
This has a savory, crushed stone edge to the nose with fresh pastry, as well as white peaches, lemon pastry and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $74.45
Pure and focused, with a laser beam of lemon meringue, fleshy mandarin orange and orange sherbet showing incredible...
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Chardonnay Mencia Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Australia

Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.

The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.

Semillon was, at one point not so long ago, widely believed to be one of the most grown grape varietals in the world. Whilst today the numbers of Semillon grapes has dropped considerably, it remains a widely planted grape with vineyards all over Europe and the New World dedicated to making the most of this special and flavorful varietal. The grapes are recognizable by their golden color, and the fact that they can take on a pinkish hue in particularly warm climates. The wines the Semillon grape produces are notably varied, and are often very crisp and dry, or sweet and soft, full of a wide range of flavors Commonly, dry Semillon wines are particularly citrus in flavor, with a delicate and summery bouquet. The vine is hardy and vigorous, and notable for being easy to grow and produce high yields from.

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.