The butterfly on the label represents Yalumba's appreciation for the natural lifecycles of flora and fauna. Yalumba's sustainable viticultural practices and wholistic vinification techniques leave nothing to chance when it comes to protecting the environment. Making really good Rosé requires a certain style and quality of fruit, Sangiovese is sourced from the superlative Yalumba property at Wrattonbully and two dedicated grower vineyards in Barossa Valley.

The light bodied, table ready wines of Piedmont are perfect for light, Mediterranean cuisine and appetizing Al fresco fare. Barbera is the grape of choice, it thrives and readily produces a bountiful harvest, fastidious pruning and a serious limiting of yields are essential to achieving a quality Barbera wine. The Witchmount team take aim at a judiciously savoury, herbs and olive style, set against a backdrop of juicy cherry flavours and subdued, seasoned oak, ripe tannins provide the length, exquisite balance and a measure of sophistication.

From the highly specialised De Bortoli estate vineyard at King Valley. Some blocks of Sangiovese are cane cut to partially raisin the fruit. This creates fantastic richness and concentration of flavours as well as conferring signature rustic savouriness which adds dryness, food friendliness and extra interest to the palate.

The philosophy at Watershed has always been to produce fully eloquent Margaret River wines that are elegant and assertive with articulate varietal character. Awards and triumphs at international wine competitions have always been a lesser priority but continue to accrue nonetheless. Sangiovese is a celebrious Mediterranean, elegant yet garrulous, always defined by the terroir and clime of its birth. Savoury and sublime, its assured tannins and persistence of tomato olive fruit are moreish and made for food, treat your Senses to Agnello or marinated Al Fresco fare.

A collation of various clones Nebbiolo, from a highly exposed north facing slope on the Dixons Creek property in Yarra Valley. Fruit is whole bunch pressed and racked to well seasoned barriques for a natural ferment, six weeks lees contact and occasional stirring for texture and mouthfeel. A savoury pink wine of lifted wild cherry notes and iced vovo creamyness, its mouth watering flavours of melon, orange and applejack make Vinoque the Rosé of choice, to accompany pink hued cuisines, salmon and proscuittos, fig recipes and all Al Fresco fare.

The ultimate quality of wine is the goal at De Bortoli but sustainable environmental management is non negotiable, clean soils and a holistic old world approach, really do make great Sangiovese. Always the visionaries, they established a block of Sangiovese with cuttings transplanted from the illustrious Brunello vineyards of Tuscany. Sangiovese likes the warmth and vines were sown to a north south axis for optimal exposure to the sun. Bright red fruit bouquets, charcuterie, dried herbs and spice, intense red and dark fruits, bucolic and textural, savoury and deliciously dry.

Villa Puccini is crafted to embody the traditions and enduring spirit of Tuscany. The bold flavours of Sangiovese have been beautifully integrated with the supple nature of Merlot, the final wine is an easy to enjoy dry red that offers many of the rich complexities and character of the loftiest Tuscans. Only the finest Sangiovese and Merlot grapes from family owned vineyards near Suvereto, Cecina and Bolgheri are assembled. Villa Puccini recommends this medium bodied mediterranean be enjoyed young, alongside good cuisine and the company of fellow epicureans.

The solid super Tuscan backbone of Sangiovese with various inclusions of Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah, inaugurally introduced in 1928 by Marquis Niccolò Antinor, the first Chianti ever to be made suitable for bottle ageing and development. In 2001, Piero Antinori launched a new step in the evolution of Villa Antinori, making it a pure Tuscan Indicazione Geografica Tipica vinified exclusively from fruit grown to the finest Tuscany estates. Such a well regarded and internationally renowned marque, the label has remained largely unchanged since 1928.

From the fully mature Rocca delle Macie estate vineyards at the southwest of Chianti Classico. The strictly sanctioned accord of Sangiovese, Merlot and Canaiolo, treated to an old world style of vinification and filled to French oak for an extended term of maturation. It is here amongst the ancient communes of Castellina, that local growers have been treading and finishing their wines in the good old fashioned packaging which brought the joy of Chianti to the world. A delightfully palatable tradition in the smooth and moreish red wine that's designed for Osso bucco, Cacciatore and Milanese.

Unico Zelo take delight from recycling and breathing life into wayward old sites. Exocarpos is crafted from the fruit of a long neglected Nebbiolo vineyard in the scrublands of Gumeracha, one of the first ever planted to Adelaide Hills. A dozen different clones have been treated to a traditionalist old world style of vinification, extended macerations and eighteen months in a selection of well seasoned larger format oak fudres. Defined by its fleshyness and black cherry olive savouryness, supported by supple yet structured, long elegant tannins.

The Famiglia range of wines is all about fine tuning the classic Italians into a contemporary Australian styling. A profound rendering of Nebbiolo, the unique varietal grape most responsible for the lovely wines of Piedmonte, sumptuous, dry and nicely spiced. An intriguing nose with hints of rose petal, leather and tar, for which Nebbiolo is renowned, but primarily a wine driven by red and black berry fruit flavours and aromas. Dress up your turkey and bring her along for a long leisurely lunch with La Famiglia Nebbiolo.

Spicey Shiraz from cooler climes combined with the lovely plummy notes of the Grenache grape which thrives in warmer regions. Three Vines expresses wild floral notes and a firmer textured finish courtesy of the Sangiovese. A Rose that's food-friendly and bountiful with chummy pink characters of fresh cherries and currants, made savoury with a touch of dry tannin to the finish.

There was a single block of older vine Pinot Noir, planted to a well sunlit north facing slope, which had grown quite comfortable in their clay loam soils after twenty splendid vintages. Choice clones of Nebbiolo were grafted atop the responsive rootstock and a marvelous wine began to flow. A month of macerations, wild ferments and an extended term of sixteen months in a cooper's pick of well seasoned French oak puncheons. A big, beautiful bouquet of rose petals, savouryness and spice, Nebbiolo's renowned power and decorum over a booty of graceful, bitter chocolate tannins.

Barbera adapts brilliantly to the temperate slopes of Yarra Valley, this sun loving Mediterranean thrives in the cooler climes and yields wonderful harvests of perfectly ripened grapes, characterised by intensity of flavour, balance and finesse. Planted to a propitious northwest facing block of opportune clay loam soils, TarraWarra make Barbera in decidedly new world styling, designed to be delicious and fashioned for food. Tasting of winegums, dark olives and pretty potpourri pastille, TarraWarra makes the perfect accompaniement to piquant tomato pasta recipes, oven braised oxtail or charred fennel snags.

Sangiovese is a thin skinned grape, known for its savouryness and earthy characters as opposed to ripe berry fruit flavours. It shows an attractive red colour and can be characterised by high levels of tannin supported by ripe acidity. Sangiovese vines are well suited to soils with good drainage and abundant sunshine, both of which are found aplenty at Heathcote. The red wine of choice to accompany veal, prosciutto and sage or piquant chorizo recipes.

Don Lewis worked under the tutelage of the great Colin Preece before establishing an enviable reputation for crafting Victoria's most memorable vintages. After thirty years of leadership at Mitchelton and many tours of auspicious winemaking at Spain's Priorat, Don Lewis and protege Narelle King launched the Tar & Roses label to overwhelming critical acclaim. Lewis & King retain access to the finest Nebbiolo in the land, a style of wine that achieves amazing intensity and refined elegance on the ancient ferrous soils of Heathcote.

A very complex blend, skillfully handled through a combination of old and new world winemaking techniques to ensure that the distinct aromas and flavours of the individual varietals were preserved. Following a meticulous selection of fruit from unique sites, the winemakers at Starvedog Lane were inspired to release a wine that defines the hallmarks of emerging varieties in Australia. With access to premium Tempranillo, Nebbiolo, Barbera and Sangiovese fruit from good vineyards in McLaren Vale, the 2005 Starvedog Lane Ibrido was created.

Sperino are a noble family of surgeons and physicians, like many medicos around the world, they shared a keen interest in things oenological. Their heirs returned to their roots at the Castle of Lessona in 1999, to grow healthy grapes and make good wine. Coste della Sesia is mostly Nebbiolo, with inclusions of Vespolina and Croatina grapes, hand picked off the Ormeggio, Castagnola and Belvedere vineyards at Lessona in Orolungo. A parcel from Madonna degli Angeli in neighbouring Forte, contributes savouryness and a measure of elegant minerality.

The inaugural vintage of Lessona DOC, an achievement of five years restoration amongst the graceful old vines on the sun drenched, pre alpine plateau of Orolungo. The noble Nebbiolo wines of Piedmont have been treasured for centuries by international cognoscente, they became ever more invaluable as growers concentrated their efforts on higher yielding viticulture to the south. Reclaimed from the overgrowths of itinerant weeds and delinquent shrubs, the spectacular Lessona vines are producing precious harvests of the finest vintages ever.

An imposingly structured and elegantly balanced construct of Piedmont Nebbiolo, crafted from highly limited harvests of legacy vineyards which have been painstakingly recovered and restored. Vinified and treated to an extravagant term of four years maturation, under the historic battlements of Castello Lessona in the ancient winegrowing precincts of Biella, just an hour outside of Milan. The noble Nebbiolo wines of Piedmont are renowned for their freshness and finesse, tightly polished tannins, eloquence of fruit and exquisite velvet texture.

When Paolo Marchi returned to the family castello on Via Orolungo in 1999, he found the vineyards overgrown by wilderness and an ancient cellar with bundles of wine labels from the nineteenth century. There are now eight hectares of productive vineyard and the wines have never been better. Opulently proportioned, eloquent of the intensity and refinement which define Piedmont viticulture, the pre eminent regional classic, its polished palate of vital currant and black cassis flavours are supported by the most graceful structure and refined silky tannins.

The Lessona castleworks and cellar have been at the epicentre of a salubrious winemaking enterprise since the 1700s, they fell derelict in the 1970s and remained unproductive until 1999. The costly restoration was a labour of love for Dr Marchi, who returned to his family estate with a view to re establishing one of Piedmont's most cherished marques. Sperino Lessona is a remarkably generous Nebbiolo wine, led by its pretty rose petal and mint chocolate nose, followed by a refreshing market garden palate of intensely aromatic black bramble fruit.

Some Young Punks believe that awesome wine is a powerful aid to creativity. The truth is that the wines so far have almost made themselves. The best fruit always does. But even the best fruit won't jump into a crusher by itself, so Punks help out a little in that respect. This beautiful tradeoff leaves plenty of time to talk and drink and then talk some more. And when it's time, they'll bottle it. Presto. Oh Sqiuddy, you've got just gorgeous legs, are they truly all yours? She's all cherries and cedarwood, raspberries and wild game, rhubarb and forest floor, cherry stones and kirsch. Squeeze me.

Clare Valley's original winery, established by the Jesuits in 1851, Sevenhill still make all their wines from fruit grown to seventy two priceless hectares of estate vineyard, the ancient wineworks are nestled amongst the vines, very near the historic St Aloysius Church. Today's approach to winemaking is all about the encouraging harvests of the most intensely flavoured fruit off an endowment of low yielding vines, followed by traditionally small batch, old world winemaking techniques to extract rich opaque flavours and a measure of fine silky tannins.

A totally different style, this one is made for immediate drinking, and is packed with vibrant cherry fruit. A true barbecue stopper. Excellent value and highly recommended.