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The sea breeze arrives first, as it should with this grape, then grapefruit and jasmine. The palate is dry and lean, bright with citrus and a faint toasty edge, and the acidity is chalky enough to keep everything in line. The minerals do the talking and the fruit lets them.

Red cherry, strawberry, black cherry and mulberry lead, then bramble and pepper. Described by a reviewer far more erudite than I as delightful and instantly likeable, an unusual thing to say about a tannic southern Italian, but well earned nonetheless.

The hours run blessedly late so whether you’re ending a big night, starting one or just chasing the soul healing crunch of a perfect Korean dumpling, May Q is your spicy little salvation in the City of Churches.

From the buttery horrors of the early 2000s to the don’t call me Chardonnay era of overcompensation which left them thin and insipid. Chardonnay had more identity crises than a Melbourne uni student on exchange in Berlin.

Coonawarra is undeniably the national cabernet capital.

With a CV that boasts stints at places like Melbourne’s Supernormal, Stone puts together a concise, no-fuss menu that shifts daily.

Whilst Savvy B has long been the beverage of choice for inner suburban house mums and tennis playing ladies, I must confess to being one...

We love Fiano here at Scoffer. There are a couple of rippers being made in different climates across the country but they all exhibit...

From vines planted in 1948, by HJ in honour of Marjorie, his sweetheart comes this august and decadent McLaren Vale Shiraz. The Oliver's...

If you know the name Pikes in South Australia, it's likely you are familiar with their signature Rieslings. Pikes have been making wine...

Oh hello! McLaren Vale, like many wine regions, tends to alternative varieties really well. It has the right climactic mix of heat and...

We've been stacking this up against later vintages, thanks to a favourable clerical error at our local Dan Murphy's. We ended up with a...