Three quarters Semillon, the balance in Sauvignon Blanc, from fruit selectively hand picked and sorted off dry grown estate vines at Gruyere. Grapes are gently crushed to encourage skin contact and infuse flavour, batches are manually basket pressed with minimal settling time before filling to seasoned French oak barriques for primary ferments and a rich course of malolactic, followed by eleven months maturation. A generously proportioned Semillon Sauvignon of ample palate weight and profound generosity of oak developed fruit.

With its heart in Victoria's Yarra Valley, Yarra Ridge stands as one of Australia's premier producers of cool climate Sauvignon Blanc. Yarra Ridge have always worked closely with the most experienced grape growers, every parcel of fruit must show an intensity of flavour and varietal charm, translating into vibrant flavoursome wines. Enjoy Yarra Ridge, ideally whilst young and fresh, alongside chilled crustacea salad or tossed chicken caesar.

Most of the fruit to this wine is picked from the cooler, higher parcels, which express more tropical flavours than grapes from the valley floor. The component of Semillon in the cuvee contributes brightness and aromatic lift. The result is a fresh and lively nose of jasmine florals and lychee fruit, with a palate of crisp minerally acid, and persistance of flavour. The palate is crisp and steely, and drinking beautifully now.

The undulating mesoclimes of Sunbury are markedly flatter that the precipitous hillsides of neighbouring Yarra Ranges, brisk winds and drying breezes tend to concentrate flavour in the grapes and produce wines of wonderful intensity. Witchmount have trained their pampered vineyard, to yield a very special quality of Sauvignon Blanc. Generous ripe, tropical fruits are complimented by just a hint of fresh cut grass, the nose makes a promise and the palate delivers, a balanced, clean and crisp finish, an exquisite freshness throughout.

Half Chardonnay, the balance in Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris, this is not the first time that such an unlikely cépage of fruit have been assembled into a single wine. The results are always revitalizing and delish, Witchmount can rely on the finest parcels of fragrant white grapes to achieve an engagingly aromatic wine of lithe guava, peanut brittle and lychee perfumes. Have it chilled to serve alongside pork and fennel lasagna or a nice smoked trout, the stylish mix of grapes make a wine of juicy textural grip and crisp natural acidity.

Mostly Sauvignon Blanc with a component of Semillon which contributes alluring mineral aromas, a drying slatey palate and superb textural mouthfeel.

An exciting style, vinified from a complex cepage of varietal grapes by the ever progressive Windy Peak. The crispness of Sauvignon Blanc is toned down by the warming stonefruit flavours of Pinot Grigio and dry flintyness of Semillon. The mix is further revved up by some Sardininan savouriness and zest, courtesy of a splash Vermentino. Match Windy Peak with pasta and shellfish, a Vietnamese pho or marinated and barbequed rosemary quail.

The Cumming family have farmed in the Bendigo region for fifty years. Ron and Peter have a strong background in horticulture and place a strong emphasis on vineyard management. The emphasis is on producing high quality, fruit driven wines with strong varietal definition and a generous palate. Three new vineyards have been planted at Bridgewater -On- Loddon to enhance complexity and improve overall quality. A conspicuous performer, Water Wheel is one of Bendigo's most highly decorated and internationally renowned winemaking estates.

Taltarni's vineyards are blessed by long, cool ripening seasons which encourage grapes to develop a beguiling spectrum of opulent varietal characters. Taltarni have taken the pick of fruit from the most best blocks, to fashion into a dynamic Sauvignon Blanc that's seamlessly integrated with a rich panoply of ripe fruit and green vegetable complexities. A match to grilled calamari or warm chicken caeser.

Made exclusively of Sauvignon Blanc, the trick is to set aside a few parcels of grape for extended skin maceration, infusing just the right amount of tannin complexity. Batches are treated to a wild, natural vinification at lower temperatures in French oak barrels, enhancing perfumery and palate richness, striking the perfect balance between upfront fruit character and textural largess, building structure and encouraging finesse. Herbal spice and delicate oak, gripping grapefruit acid, fashioned into the perfect aperitif, the cosmopolitan Fumé style.

A refreshingly unoaked assembly of Sauvignon and Chenin Blanc, sourced from the Strathbogie Ranges and Barooga in Victoria, with further parcels from the Barossa Valley. An even ripening produces excellent fruit intensity, while retaining excellent balanced natural acidity. Passionate about the obscure and about fashioning a spectrum of styles, T'Gallant is driven by an extraordinary commitment to quality. The very best European winemaking techniques and philosophies have been applied in the vinification and it shows in the glass.

The dedicated growers on Scotchman's Hill are heirs to a tradition of producing the finest white wine grapes. They attend to the Bellarine peninsula's premier terroirs, nurturing vines to sprout much of Victoria's most articulate fruit. The team have assembled harvests of the most amenable Sauvignon Blanc, to be vinified into a refreshing post modern style, brimming with citrus, bright herbaceousness and a touch of quenching minerality. An integrated and easy to appreciate, classic dry white, that's just excellent with pasta or Al fresco cuisine.

The western districts make the most flavourful, balanced and clean Sauvignon Blanc, to be found anywhere in Victoria. The arduous climes infuse grapes with succulent sugar esters, pristine, phenolic free, brimming with crystaline fruit characters. Summerfield aim at a wonderfully animate style of Sauvignon Blanc, distinctively Pyrenees, defined by its coquettish structure and long, succulent mouthfeel. Crisp and easy to enjoy, tropical stone fruits, lemongrass and greenery throughout, the palate is full, generous and fresh.

Rob Dolan is a charismatic winemaker and towering sportsman to boot. At 6 foot 6, Rob acquired the nickname Sticks during his dual premiership for Port Adelaide. He ultimately pursued his passion for making great wine, working alongside some of the most accomplished names in the industry. Dolan settled on a tally of superb sites in the Yarra Valley from which to draw fruit for his self titled label. Citrus and stonefruits, jasmine notes and flor, guava and grapefruits, the greenness of snap pea, lemongrass and thyme.

From their base of operations in Geelong, Scotchmans Hill have trekked the Adelaide Hills and sailed across the Tasman in pursuit of the finest Sauvignon Blanc. As exciting for its flamboyance of tropical fruit as for pungent, green herbaceousness, serve chilled and enjoy alongside prawns, Thai chicken or yum cha.

One of Australia's most esteemed and enduring white wines, completely unoaked, a fresh and vital Sauvignon Blanc to be consumed in it's youth. Low yields and careful management in the vineyard translate into a wine of elegance, complexity and irresistible varietal charm. A lively wine of intensity and well defined cool climate Sauvignon Blanc characters, brimming with fragrant tropical highlights, vegetal, gooseberry and slate.

Redbox of Nillumbik are amongst the closest Yarra Valley wineries to Melbourne. The growers and winemaking team here know their vintages intimately and retain access to some of the finest Sauvignon Blanc found anywhere in Victoria. Undulating slopes and a myriad of aspects create a pallette of terroirs and mesoclimes from which to make personable wines. It is ultimately a team effort between growers and winemaker to construct the essential Yarra Valley Sauvignon Blanc. The quality of fruit grown in the vineyard is superb, the finished wine is even better.

Redbank have long been at the fore of Victorian high country viticulture, having established labels that continue to produce some of notheast Victoria's most enduring wines. The Long Paddock is a reference to the drovers of yesteryear, as they followed the course of creeks and rivers to quench their parched livestock. Long Paddock takes the pick of Sauvignon Blanc from superlative high altitude vineyards, terroir that's just right for aromatic whites, crafted to perfection in a vibrantly unwooded, drink now styling.

The wines of Port Phillip are about pursuing a philosophy and revering a special place, respecting the land and preserving purity of fruit. Ultimately they represent the holistic accord between those who husband the vine and the fruit of the land itself, the unspoken compact that both should give to receive. Port Phillip is a generously flavoured Sauvignon Blanc that's blessedly at its very best while young and fresh, enjoy with goat's cheese and fetta, Al fresco or succulent white meat roasts.

Reams of Goulburn Valley varietal characters, a medium bodied Sauvignon Blanc, juicy with natural sweetness, yet dry on the finish, plenty of savoury personality as well as lively minerality.

Otway Estate are premium cool climate wines, vinified from harvests of outstanding quality fruit, fashioned for maximum flavour and generous length of palate. Established in the 1980s as Barongavale, an expansion of the original vineyards and further plantings were essential to satisfy the growing demand for the boutique estate's exceptional vintages. The closely husbanded vines are set against a backdrop of sartorial splendor in the western hinterland of Victorian Otways.

An artisanal emulation of the great white Bordeaux, grown along the left bank of Garonne around the illustrious appellation of Graves. Mostly Sauvignon Blanc, a fifth of Semillon et soupcon de Muscadelle, each row of vine picked just as the intensity in the grapes peaks. Luxuriously barrel fermented in seasoned French oak, treated to pressage sauvage for texture, lees stirring battonage and a year's maturation, fashioned for complexity in a tittilatingly dry style, for those who prefer their whites, savoury, salacious and structurally refined.

Completely oak barrel fermented Sauvignon Blanc, in the style of the fashionable Californians who coined the term Fumé Blanc while in search of the ultimate, titillatingly, dry white elixir. A firm press of grapes for textural sauvage and phenolic grip, is followed by vinification at higher temperatures on gross solids for complexity and charm. Deeply oyster shelled bouquet, brimming with smoky florals, calico and bouquet garni, its juicily drying palate, resolving on a finish of crystaline jube, wet pebbles and savouriness of grilled smoky nuts.

Sauvignon Blanc sourced from Lillydale Estate's Sunnyside and Morning Light Vineyard blocks, as well as a small quantity from a favoured grower. Fruit from the three vineyards was hand picked, then handled separately to accentuate the individuality of each block. The 2006 vintage was characterised by warm, dry conditions in November and December followed by a heat wave during February, bringing the harvest date forward for Sauvignon Blanc. The vintage delivered beautifully ripe Sauvignon Blanc with excellent flavour concentration.

Jones Road have taken the trip from their digs at Mornington, to sow plantings of vine on the most propitous vistas in Yarra Valley. Grapes are hand picked off an exquisite single block of Sauvignon Blanc at Yarra Glen, sorted for quality and brought to the Sticks wineworks for vinification. A third of the wine is filled to French oak for completion of ferments and a term of repose on yeast lees. The judicious exposure to oak makes a muti dimensional Sauvignon Blanc of added palate richness, bright natural acidity keeps the finish, crisp and fresh.

The high altitude, cool ripening Gapsted vineyard at Whitfield in Valley King, facing east at an elevation of 375 metres, is ideally suited to harvests of the finest Sauvignon Blanc. Protected from the hot afternoon sun by hills behind the property, the managed canopy delivers vintages which are fully endowed with an intensity of aromaticness and flavour. As is always the case with good fruit, the wine virtually makes itself. Revealing just a hint of fine tangy acidity, Gapsted is lively, wonderfully balanced and refreshingly crisp, all the way to the finish.

Alan and Noni Plunkett planted a small, unirrigated vineyard on Strathbogie Ranges in 1968, the first in the region. Today, the Plunkett Fowles vineyards occupy over five hundred acres of the choicest ground. At 490 metres above sea level, the vines are stimulated by the coolness of spring to produce small berries, while in summer the low rainfall and intense sunshine nurture fruit that is dense in colour and flavour. Cool and crisp, with a hint of the tropics, 490m is a refreshing Sauvignon Semillon, ideal for chilling with friends.

Sauvignon Blanc as a sparkling wine is relatively unknown outside France's Loire Valley. It is only to be expected of the Four Sisters that they take up the lead and introduce this stylish, post modern drink to Australian palates. Known for their exquisite luncheon whites and celebratory sparklers, Four Sisters love nothing more than getting together with the girls over a bottle of good Sauvignon Blanc and glass or two of chilled fizz. They've combined the two into a single, gorgeous drink, just brimming with smart effervescence and elegant flavours.

The contemporary style of Australian white wine, vibrantly fruit driven and fresh, it delivers in terms of drinkability and offers unanimous appeal to all palates. Four Sisters are a staple of the dining-out lifestyle throughout the nation. An early drinking range of wines created by the legendary Trevor Mast, one of Australia's most eminent winemakers and a peer respected national wine show judge. This popular table white has been highly acclaimed, as much for it's kinship to good food as for ease of enjoyment and approachability when served young and chilled.

Dominique Portet comes from a great lineage of notable winemakers, he clearly shines at Sauvignon Blanc, honing his style during tours of duty at Taltarni and Napa Valley's Clos du Val. Totally unworried about competition from across the Tasman, Portet's style of Sauvignon Blanc enjoys a growing demand in Qantas business class and throughout the world. Fashioned to be vital and exhilarating in it's youth, while appealing to those who are excited by what the French term a sauvage style of Sauvignon Blanc.

The inspiration for Vat Series came from times when Deen De Bortoli would personally make up the blends, then chalk numbers on vats to identify them. Parcels of fruit grown to choice vineyards are earmarked for their bright varietal profile, harvested and assembled in the De Bortoli wineworks at Bilbul, to be crafted by the intrepid team into a fresh and crisp young wine, that's highly articulate of all things in fine Sauvignon Blanc.

Established 1967, Deakin Estate sold their harvests until a winery was built in 1980. Many of the vines have now achieved considerable age, but the team's efforts remain focused on producing fruit of the highest quality and wines brimming with flavour. A brightly lit, fruit forward Sauvignon Blanc that's best enjoyed young for its zesty, youthful freshness. Classic food accompaniements are oysters and goat's cheese but shellfish and chicken asparagus would also be a great match.

From time to time at Crawford River, when vintage conditions are just so, the capricious botrytis cinerea blights a parcel or two of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes. This however can be a blessing of nature, if a spell of clear skies and sunny days, just before the time of picking, works its magic by drying out the berries and intensifying the natural sugars. The uniquely favourable mesoclimes of the Henty region are heaven sent for white wines, even more so when mother nature sets the stage for a toothsome sauternes style to rival the very finest.

Pure Sauvignon Blanc, luxuriously barrel fermented through the spontaneous action of wild indigenous yeasts. A curious selection of tubular cigar shaped casks are essential to the style, longer and slimmer than traditional barriques to maximize sedimentery lees contact and enhance exposure to oak. Twelve months of age on light solids builds creamy richness and introduces Burgundian influenced, grapefruit boulangère complexity. A voluptuously proportioned, yet elegant, textural wine, a bliss alongside lemon and rosemary partridge or quail.

Exactingly fashioned from parcels of Semillon grapes, hand picked off dry grown vines, an exquisitely fragrant wine with a serious weight of palate, deliciously reflecting the cooler, balmy maritime breezes which rejuvenate the vineyard. The quality of fruit at Crawford River is the product of a painstaking approach to viticulture and careful management of crop levels throughout the growing season. The concentration of flavours and finely attenuated acidity offer great opportunty for growers with the nerve to tough out the extended vintages at Henty.

Scotchmans Hill enjoy a long established repute for the most satisfying Victorian Sauvignon Blanc, their expertise with the varietal has delivered an unbroken run of salubrious editions which have become a staple of the Australian wine list. Sauvignon Blanc was a natural choice for the Bellarine Peninsula, the team have since developed an intimate knowledge of the soils and microclimates most suitable for producing the very best. Cornelius is the estate flagship, the defining style in maritime influenced, cool climate Victorian Sauvignon Blanc.

Situated amongst the scenic, cool ripening climes of Yarra Valley, the steep aspects and closely planted Coldstream Hills vines yield harvests of the finest Sauvignon Blanc. The wines here are quite literally hand made, not withstanding the skill of the winemakers, there has been no significant change in the art of vinification. The aim is to produce a definitive Yarra Valley Sauvignon Blanc, characterised by elegance and finesse, by silky supple texture, length of flavour and the ability to offer sophistication and complexity, within a forward drinking fruit driven style.

Crafted with fine food in mind, nature has played a big part in contributing to the flavour profile of this crisp and aromatic, decidedly fruit driven wine. Sourced from good growers operating superior vineyards, the focus being to create a Sauvignon Blanc of excellent varietal definition, a lingering palate and lovely clean finish. Minimally handled to retain the vibrancy of fruit character, cooler ripening sites contribute an intensity of flavour. The addition of parcels from earlier ripening blocks imparts balance and length to the finished wine.

Domain Chandon takes aim to capture the affable charm of Victorian Sauvignon Blanc. Well rounded, crisp and dry with a juicy, flavourful palate, a contemporarily styled white wine, brimming with layers of sub tropical fruit, underpinned by herbaceousness and minerality. Fashioned from some of the finest harvests in Victoria, the perfect wine for every long and relaxed luncheon, serve chilled, idyllic as aperitif and perfect partner to good food.

Beverford has come from nowhere to become one of Victoria's best value, fruit driven, high country whites. This fashionable combo of varietal gapes takes well to the chilly microclimes around the elevated vineyards of the King Valley. A tight, fresh and very approachable style of everyday table wine, Beverford can be described as a white for the moment, flavoursome and tropical, yet dry and refreshingly zesty, immediately recognisable as perfect crowd pleaser. Ready to drink and enjoy, will go with any food and suit every taste, what else could we wish for.

This unwooded dry white wine is an assemblage of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio. Brown Brothers can lay claim to debuting unique wine styles, Everton succeeds in fully integrating three heretofore unmatched varietals. The Chardonnay imparts body and length while the Sauvignon Blanc contributes lifted, herbaceous aromas and vibrant acidity. A small proportion of Pinot Grigio is added to contribute a nice savoury background. The three grapes combine into a complete wine thats greater than the sum of the parts.

Brown Brothers are the most eminent custodian of Crouchen in Australia. Their viticultural team have established vineyards in the Mallee, which are highly specialised to yield the best fruit. Bringing Crouchen and Sauvignon Blanc together in a bright and juicy, refreshingly fruit driven wine, achieves the consumate accompaniement to today's contemporary styles of cuisine. An exciting new twist on two long time favourites which are marvelously suited to each other. Plainly wonderful alongside Asian chilli recipes, chicken caesar or cheese rocquet pizzette.