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Bodegas Garci Grande has 200 acres of vineyards on Rueda’s gravelly, dry plateau near the historic town of Valladolid in the southern part of the zone. Garci Grande is made from a blend of 50% Verdejo and 50% Viura. The Verdejo grape has been grown in the Rueda region for over centuries. Its origins date back to the 11th century. Viura was introduced in the 1950’s, when Verdejo wasn’t appreciated on its own. No oak as it doesn’t need it, it offers an array of minerals, green figs and cashew nuts, full body with crisp and racy acidity, freshness and concentration. This is the sort of wine that over delivers for its price, versatile, good on its own and even better with food. If you haven’t tried it, you should because at the price they don’t come any better.

This is the baby of the family right from the heart of Tuscany made from Sangiovese with a small proportion of Merlot. The wine has a slightly crimson red colour with a touch of purple. On the palate the Sangiovese offers generous spiced and smokey flavours which are very well balanced by the fruity and plumy characteristics of the Merlot. This makes it a great companion to light pasta dishes, meals and your favourite BBQ. Excellent value for your money at $12.95. Drink now or keep for 2 years.

Alan McCorkindale has 21 years of international winemaking experience behind him, making wine in Burgundy, Champagne, Australia and Germany. This Riesling has been sourced exclusively from his vineyards in the Waipara valley. It is a wonderful expression of how good Riesling can be from this area. Extremely fresh and crisp with hints of lemon tart and citrus fruits. On the palate it offers complexity, richness and elegance with a wonderful balance of acidity texture and fruit. Drink now or cellar for another 3-4 years.

Pinot Grigio has been a remarkable success for the northern areas of Italy, it is not a style in the French Alsace version but rather very unique Italian. They can vary from regional style to single vineyard and riservas. This is not a riserva however it is incredible to find a wine of this sort of quality especially at the price. We were a little concerned about the actual price and we tried it 3 times just to make sure. Crisp, flinty and incredibly fresh, slightly oily with a touch of fig and pear. Beautiful acidity, lovely middle palate, you could imagine yourself drinking some of this during summer with some fish or an anti-pasto. It has to be said at $10.95 it might sound unreal but this is the real deal, it’s quite superb!

Renzo Masi is one of the top producers in Tuscany. We have been selling his wines for many years. This is completely sourced from their vineyards in the Rufina area. It has an intense fruity perfume reminiscent of leather, tobacco and hints of smoke. The wine is medium to full bodied which is ideal to go with pasta dishes or light anti pasto. Renzo Masi mostly known for the production of top Chianti and Chianti Riservas on particularly good vintages makes the Sangiovese on its own which after about 2-3 years cellaring, the wine offers incredibly good value for money. Drink now or cellar for 2-3 years.