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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.85 $17.50
12 bottles: $16.63
A super-fresh riesling with lightly spicy edges to the lemon and sliced-pear fruit. There’s green apple on the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
Our Enchanted Garden is a thriving 7 acres Eden Valley Vine Garden. Whole bunches were hand-picked in the first week...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $24.94
This offers bright fresh lemon and grapefruit aromas with some mineral and crushed stone as well as stone fruits. The...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $33.60
Pretty nose of jasmine, lime blossom, green apples, peaches, kumquats and lemons. Some oyster shell. Medium-bodied...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.70 $13.00
12 bottles: $11.52
Not for the faint of heart, this zippy Riesling is floral and weighted, with notes of freshly cut lime, white rose...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.79 $32.00
White
750ml
Bottle: $55.01
12 bottles: $53.90
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White
750ml
Bottle: $46.85
6 bottles: $45.91
#49 in Top 100 Wines from Australia, 2022. This has such vibrant and pure, tangy fruit. Lime zest, lemons, white...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $28.05
6 bottles: $27.49
An acidity-driven riesling with stone and sliced apple and juiciness at the same time. It’s medium-bodied with...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $30.00
6 bottles: $29.40
Limpid straw-yellow. Lively, precise scents and flavors of musky kaffir lime, quinine and dusty minerals, plus a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.93 $17.50
Offers fresh lemon, apple and pear, as well as sweetly fragrant spice. Pure and sleek palate with crisp apple, pear...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $14.94 $15.89
This 2022 Single Vineyard Estate Riesling is rocky, dry, floral, fleshy, tight, talc-y, curved and flowing. It has...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $36.94
6 bottles: $36.20
A ripe aroma builds with warm yellow fruits before opening into lemon freshness. The palate has richness and depth,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $45.84
6 bottles: $44.92
This has very intense aromas of lime and wet slate with some sweeter florals, as well as white nectarine. So fresh....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.93
6 bottles: $27.37
Hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed, as is the wont here. The skin-inflection confers textural intrigue and...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.53
There's a gentle initiation of florals like hibiscus and rose, with orange water and lychee. The palate's...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $24.28 $25.56
6 bottles: $15.00
This [yellow tail] Riesling is everything a great wine should be – vibrant, fresh and easy to drink. Fresh and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.44 $13.09
12 bottles: $9.51
This [yellow tail] Riesling is everything a great wine should be – vibrant, fresh and easy to drink. Fresh and...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $187.29
The 2012 Polish Hill Riesling has an expressive nose replete with very ripe and seductive, warm apples and green...
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Long-term Pre-Arrival
White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $82.28
Stony and mineral character here with a spicy, wet-stone nose and a wealth of lime and light peach, as well as talcum...
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Cairanne Lambrusco Riesling Australia

Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.


Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.

Riesling grapes have been grown in and around central Europe for centuries, and over time, they became the lasting symbol of south Germany's ancient and proud wine culture. Whilst the reputation of German wines abroad has in the past been mixed, the Germans themselves take an enormous amount of pride in their wineries, and Riesling grapes have now spread around the globe, growing anywhere with the correct climate in which they can thrive. Riesling grape varietals generally require much cooler climatic conditions than many other white grapes, and they are generally considered to be a very 'terroir expressive' varietal, meaning that the features and characteristics of the terroir they are grown on comes across in the flavors and aromas in the bottle. It is this important feature which has allowed Riesling wines to be elevated into the category of 'fine' white wines, as the features of the top quality bottles are generally considered to be highly unique and offer much to interest wine enthusiasts.

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.