Yellow Tail's determination to focus on the development of environmentally sustainable vineyards has achieved a plethora of healthy vines which can be relied upon each vintage to produce some of Australia's most resplendent wine grapes. Yellow Tail's Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon in particular, grown to the Riverina's most favourable sites, have been woven into a tightly integrated wine with good structure and persistent flavours. Stylish and approachable, the red wine of choice to accompany lamb cutlets, lasagna or gourmandise steak & kidney pie.

What drives [yellow tail] is the philosophy and conviction that quality wine can also be great fun whilst being affordable. That's why everything by [yellow tail] is engaging and approachable. All the wine [yellow tail] makes is instantly recognizable, for its approachable styling and its natural charm. To experience and to savour [yellow tail] Pinot Noir, would give you an insight into just why this is such a popular wine. But, if you want to cut to the chase, it's simple. Enjoy it, share it and swill it, and while it is seriously good wine, just enjoy for its yummy flavour.

A generous Shiraz wine, offering a smooth, easy to enjoy palate and pleasant fruit filled finish, [yellow tail] has amassed copious medals and accolades internationally. A big hit in markets overseas, where it is received as the most successful entry level Australian red wine. Decanter UK identified founder John Casella on it's definitive industry Power List, further commenting that the success of Yellow Tail in securing a sizeable proportion of the international market, [Yellow tail] has ensured that Australian wines will continue to be enjoyed throughout the world.

Casella Wines have been decorated with accolades for establishing the most successful brands in the nation's history. Now managed by three generations of the family [yellow tail] continue to represent Australia in markets around the world. An easy drinking Merlot wine designed for immediate enjoyment, excellent with all foods, superbly suited to cheeses and flavoursome Italian recipes, especially pasta with tomato sauces.

Yellow Tail really know about all things Cabernet Sauvignon, having claimed Australia's highest and most prestigious accolade for wine, the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy in 2004. Not withstanding all the critical acclaim and glory, [yellow tail] Cabernet is created with a simple philosophy in mind, to make a great wine that everyone can enjoy anytime in any place. The exclusively estate grown and bottled [yellow tail] is sourced from fine vineyards which have been established from the ground up to the highest standards of viticulture.

The philosophy at [yellow tail] is to make great quality wines that are also great fun to drink. Yellow Tail is a Cabernet Merlot that's very easy to get accustomed to. A soft, plum and cherry flavoured wine with scents of black currant, supple oak and fragrant spice. Immediately approachable and a pure pleasure when served alongside meat and tomato pastas. But, if you want to cut to the chase, here's the go. Drink [yellow tail], share it, swill it and explore it. And, while it's seriously good wine, remember to just kick back and simply enjoy it.

A fully approachable Cabernet wine of attractive fruit flavours and soft, ripe tannins to be enjoyed today alongside your favourite faire. Rigorous assessment of vineyards is essential to identify the fruit style suitable for Bin 444. Prior to harvest, careful monitoring of the sites are undertaken by the winemakers to assess flavour development and sugar accumulation. The decision to harvest is always based on flavour intensity and varietal character. Drinking beautifully upon release, ideally alongside scotch eggs and shaved truffle over wide ribbon noodles.

The amicable accord of Merlot and Cabernet, fashioned into a gentle plummy style. The Wild Oats team have assembled select harvests of fruit alongside choice parcels from their estate vineyards back home in New South Wales. A mostly Cabernet wine with a smaller component of Merlot, well rounded and approachable, offering good structure and length. Wild oats is bright, vibrant and stylish with varietal blackberries, cherry and spice.

Good value and remarkably successful at Australian wine shows, this merlot shows a little more body and depth and flavour than most at this price and definitely deserves a try.

From the distinguished Stevens family Old Hillside property at Pokolbin. The site, established 1867, may contain the oldest productive vines in Hunter Valley. Vintage is one of the earliest and shortest in Australia, yields are very low and there is an inexplicable affinity between the terroir and style of Shiraz which has brought Hunter Valley so much international renown. The small, dehydrated, ultra ripe berries, characterized by lifted levels of natural fruit sugar and toughened skins, are little treasure chests of graceful flavours and light but luscious tanins.

Tyrrell pioneered Pinot Noir in Australia when they established two inaugural acres of vine in 1972, amongst the first ever commercial Hunter Valley plantings. The 1976 Tyrrell's Vat 6 Pinot Noir was selected for the 1979 Gault Milleau World Dozen in Paris, after beating wines submitted from the finest vineyards around the world. Old Winery Pinot Noir continues the Tyrrell tradition of consistently producing wines which over deliver in quality and value.

Fashioned to capture the excellence and refinement of the classic Hunter Valley Shiraz style, named after Brokenback Mountain Range with which Hunter Valley shares a terroir of auspicious deep red volcanic soils. Tyrrell's source fruit from superior, dry grown, low yielding vineyards which have consistently produced the finest vintages. Hunter Valley makes a Shiraz as distinctive and unique as the renowned appellations of the old world, structured and aromatic, endowed with enticing fruit and lined with 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.

The Trentham Murphys were amongst the first settlers to establish vineyards near Mildura in 1909. They remain one of the most eminent grower families and make the region's most prestigious wines. The Murphys endeavour to preserve the health of Murray Darling's wetlands, so essential to the national ecosystem. Every bottle of River Retreat affords a donation to the Murray Darling Environmental Foundation. A delicious drop in its own right, representing exceptional value, the Shiraz of choice to accompany char grilled rib or braised shanks in red wine jus.

The cool ripening Pinot Noir is frustratingly difficult to grow even in the most favourable of climes. Consider then, the skill and dedication required to achieve such an immensely satisfying Pinot wine out of four different clones, all grown to sun drenched vineyards on the Riverina. Trentham Estate are well positioned to achieve the quality of wine that's essential for engaging the Pinot Noir enthusiast, filled with aromatic fruit and supported by supple oaken tannins, ideally alongside a rose pink breast of duck or succulent, crispy skinned pork roast.

Scarborough are exclusively Hunter Valley, adhering to a philosophy of regionally pure wines, always in the pursuit of an immaculate expression through provenance and terroir. It is the uniqueness of its DNA thumbprint that ultimately places Hunter Shiraz into a genre of its very own. Satisfyingly medium bodied, elegantly complex, its lithe, savoury tannins and earthy, bucolic fruit, finely chiselled portraiture and seamless structure are the very definition of new world Shiraz, in the timeless and enduring Hunter Valley way.

Sacred Hill is a place with real folklore, an inspiring story about a local hermit who inhabited a low rocky outcrop which overlooks the Riverina plain. He still commands a venerable, almost mythical status in the locality, making his home in a cave on the hillside for many years. A juicy Cabernet Shiraz wine that's generously flavoured and lined with silky tannins, a match to wood fired pizza and tomato pasta or crisp duck and parsnip mash.

Redbox have claimed a multitude of medals and awards over a brief succession of impressive vintages, not bad for a recent starter. Pericoota is a gentle Shiraz wine offering complexity, harmony and supportive oak, drinking beautifully while young, with the capacity to age gracefully.

Philip Shaw was twice International Wine and Spirit Competition's Winemaker of Year. Following a career as chief at Rosemount and Southcorp, Shaw struggled to determine the most favourable terroir in Australia until he accidentally caught sight of the undulating countryside whilst flying over Orange in New South Wales. Shiraz from Orange differs to Australia's warmer regional styles. Reminiscent of a Rhone Valley, Orange Shiraz displays distinct bright spice with a fine pepper character revealing the vineyard's cooler, elevated origins.

When Maurice O'Shea bought the Rosehill property with the support of the McWilliam family in 1946, he was looking for a similar site to that of Mt Pleasant. What he found was a parcel of rich, volcanic loam, idyllic soils which he planted to quality rootstock. Rosehill endures as an articulate and engaging expression of the Hunter Valley style. A beautifully structured Shiraz, showing excellent fruit to oak balance, fine tannins and a persistent, savoury finish, a timeless confirmation that O'Shea got his site selection pretty right.

To this day, Mount Pleasant continues to preserve the heritage of labels which played a role in the evolution of Australian wine. Slightly bolder in palate structure than it's regional siblings, Philip is the classic style of Hunter Valley Shiraz, a name that's been relied upon for decades. An affable wine, without excessive tannin or alcohol, exhibiting the complexity and inimitable charm of the Hunter. Generous and smooth, articulating earth and spice, dominated by masculine fruit characters. Every release guarantees a splendid Philip, a Shiraz with a tradition of excellence.

From two priceless blocks of Shiraz, some of the oldest productive vines in the world, a mere ten hectares of gnarled old veterans which yield a precious harvest of tiny, parched berries. Old Hill established 1880 and Old Paddock planted by Mount Pleasant patriarch Maurice O’Shea in 1921. Only ever vintaged in the finest years, fruit is treated to a traditional open top ferment and fifteen months maturation in a high proportion of new French oak barriques. A brooding, complex, multi dimensional Shiraz, brimming with personality and steeped in Hunter Valley history.