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.

Picture an historic French château surrounded by a belt of green vineyards. This scenic image is the Château de Bligny estate. Nestled in the heart of the Côte des Bar, Marquis de Dampierre built the property in 1773 on the foundations of a feudal castle. Nowadays it is owned by the Rapeneau family who have revamped the vineyards and renovated the château to its former glory. All winemaking stages are done at the estate – from growing, to fermenting, to ageing. This makes it the only house in Champagne to benefit from the title of château. Crafted from equal portions of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, bottle-fermented and lees-aged for toasty richness, it’s a perfect celebration fizz or a luxurious treat. Chill down well and enjoy!

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

Trentham Estate winemaker Anthony Murphy has done it again - producing a great value Pinot Noir offering cherry, raspberry and subtle confectionery characteristics as well as velvety mouthfeel.

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."

2023 was a cool vintage that produced exceptional wines across all varieties. Despite the delayed harvest caused by the cooler growing season, we were fortunate to have a mild summer with just a few hot days that allowed our fruit to mature gradually. Consequently, our wines boast complex and elegant flavours, fine tannins, and beautiful natural acidity.

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