Flow and glide. Like watching one of those Byron Bay longboarders gracefully carve a wave. Slashes here throw flavoursome white florals, peach fuzz, earthy spices and a savoury finish. I think my Insta feed has infiltrated my work brain.

Even Keel Heathcote Shiraz 2022

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

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

If you’re a fan of Momento Mori’s Fistful of Flowers, you’re going to love this. And if you haven’t had the pleasure (yet!), you’re still going to love this. Soft notes of canteloupe, ripe mango and mandarin oil meet a pinch of sandalwood like spice and an oxidative richness in the glass. Delicious.

Curl Curl Vermentino 2023

A real win for natty wine lovers out there. Sustainably grown for all the goodness, which includes watermelon rind, pickled cherries and squished raspberry in spades. The acidity is clean, and there’s some bonus pulpy texture.

Curl Curl Rosso Light Red Field Blend 2023

Well here that is, flowing with nothing more than delicate spices and savouriness that are outshined but that little ball of tannin and white pepper that we love in this Grenache. Grown on bush vines, and raised in seasoned oak for 8 months, great winemaking and farming allows this wine to just feel… right.

Paul Osicka Grenache 2023

All melody, no naïvety. This is the latest in our series on place and focuses on a darling region, Heathcote. This has everything we love because home is where we want to be, so there’s mulberry, peonies, compote spice and liqueured forest berries delivered glass after glass. There’s no need to speak in tongues, this is approachable and for everyone at the table.

This Must Be The Place Heathcote Shiraz 2023

Aromatics are pure, with heaps of tobacco leaf and some ripe cherry, black currant and just a nib of cacao. Goes very well with a light-to-heavy pullover.

Osicka Selection Colbinabbin ( Blue Label ) Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Red raspberries, currants and cherries. There’s a sweetness and welcoming charm, but with an undertow of raspy tannin and energised acidity. Like the Kim Gordan and Thurston Moore combo, it’s about layers and discovery with deep twiggy spices, that seem rinsed in cola-nuttiness, there too.

Little Reddie New! Nebbiolo Refosco 2023

The Ghost guys have really hit their straps with this one, it’s all blood plum and blackberries eaten on the farm, fresh from the pickers’ hands. There’s also some elevating black pepper spice and tannins that develop on the palate.

Gravity Wine Co. Ghost Syrah 2022

Fluffy and softly red fruited with foamy, but still crunchy, red apples and just a little berry goodness, there’s some nice complexity here. It’s kept on lees to this day, so get ready for a lick of herby perfection. Shines at a house party and is radiant in the park.

Chalmers Col Fondo Sparkling Rosato 2021

Heathcote Grenache from Willoughby Bridge that was pressed immediately to produce a translucent, transfixing, white wine. Tastes ripe and full of pear but is savoury and will go well with your favourite picnic foods and a little sunscreen well into Autumn.

Jean Paul Trijsburg Grenache Blanc de Noir 2022

This could be the perfect match for your Middle Eastern feast of falafels, hummus, baba ghanoush and chickpeas. With its early-picked fruit and skin contact, there's a fresh acidity and a savoury lemon-laced chalky pith and grip, plus a lick of cinnamon quill and sandalwood spices.

Momento Mori Fistful of Flowers 2023

A powerful expression of Shiraz with enveloping dark chocolate, purple fruits and a shovel of fresh, turned earth. Mouth-coating tannins follow on the palate, adding depth and structure to this warming Shiraz. This is the bottle you'll want to reach for when the next cold night rolls around.

Paul Osicka Majors Creek Shiraz 2022

Excellent Schioppettino from the Chalmers Heathcote Vineyard! Destemmed with 25 days on skins, then a further 5 months maturation in old oak barrels - wild fermented, unfined, unfiltered, and no sulphur additions. This is pure berry juice, full of ribena, blackcurrant, a light smoky note, light grip, and great spice. You're gonna want two bottles of this one!