High country chic on a budget means oozing red currants and plum. This is so much more than just juice though, there’s a nice and gentle dried herb character that will give you more to mull over, and enjoy.

Buller the Nook Sangiovese 2023

Bodriggy Stingrays Dark Lager 355ml

Bright and crunchy with cherry pips, cranberry and drops of boysenberry that shine through along with some trademark Sangiovese dusty tannin, and crispy acidity

Carlotta Sangiovese 2023

Yann Bertrand Latignie Beaujolias Villages Gamay 2023

De Bortoli Emeri Sparkling NV 200ml

Sylvaner is a grape that’s mostly grown in Germany and Alsace and offers a great side-step for Riesling lovers out there, looking for a little more of a soft embrace. S&B’s rendition is crispy and dry with some gentle herbs, delicate floral blossoms and a salty edge. It’s one of those wines that makes you question what you drank before you started buying it.

Schmolzer & Brown Schatz Sylvaner 2024

Squishy, full-blooded fruits that keep lively thanks to some rose water/potpourri notes. Taken from 20-year-old vines, and grown in a good but challenging season, there’s real concentration and some genuine savoury tannin here.

Schmolzer & Brown High Altitude Nebbiolo 2024

Schmolzer & Brown Obstgarten T (Trocken) Riesling 2024

Pours an intense red to match your dreamy, tomato-based dishes. The aromatics are generous and the palate is all black cherry and plum skins. You’ll love this with antipasti, so it’s a great companion before during and after dinner. School Nights done perfectly.

Mandrarossa Nero d' Avola 2023

Phillipe Viet Fleurie Poncie Gamay 2023

An annual treat! After time in concrete with indigenous yeast, the wine is given a stint in oak which comes through in every sip as toasted wood spice. You’ll also get a bracing acidity and plenty of refined cherry liqueur notes.

Poggerino RISERVA Bugialla Chianti Classico 2020

Airlie Bank GG Grenache Gamay 2024

Like wearing a finely knitted Italian cardigan–they're back ‘on trend’ right? One dyed a dark and classy red and oozes cherry and red currant comforts plus some crumbly tannins and cool leafiness. Perfect while cooking and eating with friends.

Produttori di Govone Langhe Nebbiolo 2023

A textural wine that was fermented on skins for six days before six months in oak. It’s bold but always charming. Take it round to your friends with some soft cheese. It pours dripping with white flowers and pears, before finishing chalky.

Riley Harrison Piel Grenache Blanc 2024

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

Grown at 400m above sea level over 26 hectares that are surrounded by olive groves. Talk about an Italian vision of perfection. Tastes beautiful, like; cherry skins, deep red fruits and scrub land.

San Giorgio Rosso di Montalcino 2020

Astrale Chianti Sangiovese 2023

Fleshy forest berries in a pretty package that’s full of value. The really impressive part is all the slaty depth and those tannins that just linger. Acidity is present but soft. Like we said, it’s a hit!

Jean Loron Jean Pinot Noir 2023

Everyone’s a DJ these days, but here’s one who doesn’t prattle on about their glory days, which is refreshing. Speaking of refreshing, this drinks with cut stone fruit and melon flavours and comes through with a fresh line of acidity and some mealy chew. Yum.

Paisley DJ Deadly Chardonnay 2023

Traditionally found in western Sicily (and Tuscany where it’s called Ansonica). Inzolia is a dry white wine that leads with white flowers, lemon and ripe fruit notes. Fuedo offers those flavours, just with a little bitter pith and savoury edge, making it perfect with dinners, lunches and snacks. Mangia! Mangia!