If you’ve never had Brunello before, 2019 was an amazing year, so this will be one to hold onto for a very special occasion. Palate is all silky but bold fruits that'll change your life and have you travelling to Italy ASAP. Decant for perfection.

San Giorgio Brunello di Montalcino 2019

Home Hill Landslide Huon Valley Pinot Noir 2023

Balanced flavours and a rich expression of Cabernet that flows smooth and with sweet, leathery tannins and some velvet-like dark fruits. Offers both the juicy flow that light-red drinkers love and the spicy depth that bold-red lovers search for.

Leogate Miracle of the Wire Cab Sauv 2021

Lean and crispy. Quintessential Chardonnay that delivers refreshing flavours and a sliver of pineapple with every sip. There’s some good weight and body of course, and plenty of value.

Gentle Giant Chardonnay

From one of Australia’s favourite winemakers. You should expect goodness from any Pannell wine because Steve and his team deliver! Field Street has spicy flavours layered over deep fruits and curly tannins that seem to lengthen the experience.

SC Pannel Field Street Shiraz 2022

Sangiovese that comes perfectly dressed for winter with warming plush cherries and brambly forestal fruits. This drinks with some sweet tobacco too, and a plenty of value. Before you ask. Yes, it’s go perfectly with your ragu.

Piantaferro Chianti 2022

One of the best white Burgundy’s we’ve had in a long time! Most of the fruit is from Meursault, with some from surrounding communes where things are a little richer, but there’s a perfect amount of acidity, fruit and tannin. Pair with fancy cheese and one other person – at the most.

Matrot Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2022

Mother-daughter winemakers that have made something brilliant! Deliciously open and easy drinking with juicy purple violets and sweet cherries. Made with most Sangiovese, but a little Colorino, Canaiolo and Ciliegiolo thrown in for balance and expression.

Galognano La Foresta Chianti Colli Senesi 2022

Fleshy ripe and melony with a slippery, slightly rich texture that oozes out of the bottle. Still fresh and elegant enough to go perfectly with falafel, tabouleh and even dolma. Gosh, we love dolma. Sounds like this chill day you’re having is going to get brilliant.

Amo Vino Gianco Grenache Blanc 2023

Rich with earthy fruits and soft with raisins on the edge, it all tastes as if pressed into leather. This’ll come into its own this winter, but with the weather being so… undecided, you won’t have to wait long for a cool night to enjoy it.

Luzador Los Andreses Tinto Grenache Tempranillo 2022

Torn sage, ripe mulberry and berries, here’s a full-blooded Shiraz, vibrant and plush with a friendly (juicy) side. Ticks all the Shiraz boxes without ever scaring anyone off – in other words, balanced.

Curator Wine Co Hamlets Shiraz 2023

Bright, lovely and age-worthy. It’s Chianti from a master and vines that average 40 years in age. Look for a delicate cherries and plums that flow with some savoury spices and a flick of tobacco. There's also some crisp acidity that’ll cut right through a Tuscan t-bone, or Bistecca all Fiorentina for those of you who "parla Italiano". Yum.

Rodano Viacosta Chianti Classico Riserva 2019

We hit the coast after eight days walking and swam all afternoon. Renato showed me a cave where there was a crate of Solfare Bianco Magnums! Every sip was vibrant and fresh with citrus, plus a gentle oxidative note. The beach was empty so we stayed overnight. I've never slept so well or found that place again, lucky Blackhearts sell the wine though.

Passofonduto Solfare Bianco 2023 Magnum

We hit the coast after eight days walking and swam all afternoon. Renato showed me a cave where there was a crate of Solfare Bianco. Every sip was vibrant and fresh with citrus, plus a gentle oxidative note. The beach was empty so we stayed overnight. I've never slept so well or found that place again, lucky Blackhearts sell the wine though.

Passofonduto Solfare Bianco Grillo Cataratto 2023

Picture juicy oranges and ripe grapefruits rolling over salt plains and a gigantic thumb of ginger stuck somewhere because it can’t roll. They call it scallop so sauté away, but feel free to skip the effort and take it BYOing – Thai anyone?

Pool Wines Scallop Vermentino 2024

Felsina Chianti Classico 2021

All Nebbiolo from Piedmont is pretty in its own way, but this has roses, acacia and so much flowy, concentrated cherry. Skip the carbs, and just enjoy another glass but take it slow so you and the palate can really unwind together.

Poderi Colla Langhe Nebbiolo 2021

Texture and a subtle orange glow thanks to just a moment on skins and a partial ferment in amphora. Crack it open when you want flavours that hit clean and luscious; like lemon curd, rockmelon and honeysuckle.

Eck Wines Number 2 Marsanne 2024

In Calabria the old men wander the barren lands, never over-exerting themselves, just teasing out a thirst that they wash away with a Greco full of honeysuckle and a stony minerality. They’re seasoned Bianco drinkers over there.

Antonio Scala Ciro Bianco 2023

Delicious, slightly richer example of the varietal and very much chardonnay adjacent. All ripe fruits, from red apple and nectarine to a basket of stone fruits that all wash down with a dab of almond meal.