Bright, straw yellow, fine and persistent perlage. Aroma typical and refined with fruity green apples, pear, citrus fruits and floral white flowers, acacia, wisteria and lily of the valley notes, sage and spices in the finish.

Whole bunch picked and gently pressed, then barrel fermented with 25% new oak for 11 months. Grapes grown in the Canberra District with its cool climate ripen slowly, allowing more intense flavours to develop. This wine has a bright golden straw colour and aromas of stone fruit and gentle oak, ripe melon and grapefruit characters with a well-balanced, long lingering finish.

PepperGreen Estate’s Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot is a good, firm Cabernet with a medium body and delicious berries on the palate. Tasting Notes Mid-deep red. Blackcurrant and red fruits on nose with a little leafiness and vanilla from oak. Medium body. Good, firm Cabernet structure and flavour. Dark and red berries. Balanced, dry tannins and nice length.

Fermentation begins in the winery before the part fermented juice is transferred to bottle to finish the job. Flavours of strawberries and cream with tart raspberry it has a persistent fizz that knows how to quench a thirst. A perfect match for sunshine and good times.

Santa Margherita Prosecco di Valdobbiandene has a very fine, persistent bead and scents of apples and pears that act as a prelude to the flavors of ripe stone fruit with a bit of melon and orange. Fresh and lively with a long, dry, yeasty finish. Bargain.

Tasmania is producing world-class sparklings and this is one of the very best examples. Subtle complex and elegant it shows fine intense fruit with classic toasty creamy yeast character.

Sam Trimboli LOVES Durif. He calls it a “stunning little powerhouse grape that develops astounding complexity”. The numberplate on his car even sports the word ‘Durif’, that’s how highly he rates it. The grapes for this wine come from a small vineyard that Sam helped establish in the 1980s and is now at peak maturity.