The Yarra Valley's Soumah is home to the highly regarded Soumah estate, which concentrates on producing wines in the style of northern Italy and Eastern France, like this savoury, serious Pinot Noir. "The mood music turns slightly more serious with the first sniff of this Victorian pinot, some smoky notes and discernible oak complementing the raspberry and cherry notes that you’d expect. On the tongue there’s a zip of redcurrant in the berry mix, adding to a mouth-filling weight that would love to join you on a picnic. " The John Lehmann Column, The Australian

From an estate set up in 1996, by Simon Sorby Adams, who purchased a 3.2ha vineyard that had been planted by Pastor Franz Julius Lehmann (none other than Peter Lehmann’s father) in 1932. Simon Sorby Adams has three children, Angus, Digby and Sally, from which the portmanteau GUDILLY is derived. The wines are sourced from the Adelaide region in South Australia, these wines are made using emerging varieties, and with freshness and drinkability in mind. This certainly ties in with Sam Kim, Wine Orbit's opinion. Scoring it 91pts, Sam writes: "It's delightfully fragrant on the nose with sweet berry, subtle spice, olive and floral aromas, followed by a beautifully rounded palate that's silky-smooth and supple. Well balanced and attractively expressed, offering friendly drinking."

"Bright ruby with aromas of wild strawberries, red plum and raspberries. Hints of spiced morello cherries, berry flan, wood spice, undergrowth, ginger tea, Chinese barbecue meats and pressed flowers. Purely fruited with a sweep of sour cherry, powdery tannins and an appley acidity promoting cadence... 93pts" Dave Brooks, The Halliday Wine Companion. Fifth-generation South Australian winemaker and grape grower Richard Angove fell in love with the Tamar Valley while working vintage in '08, but it took him a decade to realise his ambition to work with a small group of growers to produce wines in the region. Pinot Noir lovers will be very glad he did.

Any surfer knows the cleanest waves are found at the crack of dawn before the warming sun stirs up onshore winds. Likewise, we patrol our vineyards in the first glint of sunrise to find the perfect whole bunches to make beautiful Pinot Noir. Picked in the cool early morning, the fruit aromas are still pristine and rolling acidity provides the epic flavour ride we so desire. Taste the sunrise in our Dawn Patrol as flavours of dark Morello Cherries flow into Sarsaparilla root and Cinnamon before

Look forward to strawberries, spices, herbs, bay leaves, and cassis on the nose – with a lovely vibrant intensity of red fruits on the palate. "Callie Jemmeson believes that winemaking doesn’t have to have barriers: what it does need is quality, focus and a destination. With a strong emphasis on vineyard selection and a gentle approach to their small-batch winemaking," Halliday.