Mixed Six
There are alot of amazing wines online right now. It's often hard to choose. So we've done the hard work for you. Here's six of our favourite wines on the site and we've given you a bit of everything. A fizzy, white, rosé, orange and two reds! Das Juice - 2022 Das Juice Prosecco Pet NatCouple of wire crossing terms in this next line, but don’t worry, you will get it. Das Juice Prosecco is made as a Pet Nat from the traditional grape used in Prosecco production; Glera. Still with us? Never m...Read More...
There are alot of amazing wines online right now. It's often hard to choose. So we've done the hard work for you. Here's six of our favourite wines on the site and we've given you a bit of everything.
A fizzy, white, rosé, orange and two reds!
Das Juice - 2022 Das Juice Prosecco Pet Nat
Couple of wire crossing terms in this next line, but don’t worry, you will get it. Das Juice Prosecco is made as a Pet Nat from the traditional grape used in Prosecco production; Glera. Still with us? Never mind. Bright, lemon pithy, green apple and clean. Perfect for spritzes or as a refreshing aperitif. Das Juice is a partnership between long time friends and business partners, Tom Sheer and James Audas. The two run LO-FI Imports, a wine importing company that sources rare and unique natural wines from across the globe. In terms of winemaking acumen, James runs A.R.C. wines, based out of Gippsland and Tom, well, Tom drinks a lot of wine. The range is meant to not only fill gaps in the easy drinkers, sustainable market, but is a fun and uplifting project for the pair.
Animale - 2023 Pinot Noir
Featuring fruit from both upper and lower Yarra Valley, this is a juicy and playful Pinot, brimming with plump red cherries sprinkled with gentle spices. A little wild but mostly tame, this wine is never not the right wine. Perfect for all occasions, chill it or don’t, pour it, drink it from ceramic or glass, share it with mates or swallow it whole yourself like the animale you are. Always an absolute steal of a Pinot.
Animale is the love child of winemaker Dave Mackintosh (Arfion Wines) and Imbibo Wines. Their Pinot Noir is 69% from Lower Yarra and 31% from Yarra Station to be exact. The fruit from the lower Yarra Valley was destemmed and fermented for 18 days and pressed to old barriques and hogsheads. The Yarra Station fruit was whole bunch fermented for 14 days and then pressed to old barriques and puncheons.
Giovanni Armani Giorgio - 2022 Bianco Superiore
A chatty toucan with a fruit basket on his head. White wine that doesn’t think too much. Lemon pith, pineapple juice and drops of passionfruit. A winemaker and a graphic designer walk into a bar, what could go wrong? Nothing in this case, except an array of wines created in the Italian spirit of partying. Steve Crawford (Frederick Stevenson Wines) and Carlo Jensen (Pink Moon Saloon, Gondola Gondola) are the duo behind it, the winemaker and the graphic designer respectively.
Grape Dreams - 2022 Syrah Rosato
Hello Grape Dreams. It's a wine love story.
Hand harvested Syrah from Justin and Pip Jarrett's vineyard in Orange of NSW, a certified organic parcel. A bit over a tonne of grapes foot stomped and left on skins for 24 hours. Pressed off and with our usual minimal intervention, wild stainless tank ferment followed by 6 months in barrel.
Savoury savoury cherry juice vibes. Tight, wound acidity and hints of white and black pepper. Delicious summer fruit forward beverage, chill right down and enjoy on a sunny day with friends.
Patrick Sullivan - 2023 Chardonnay
Is this the best Aussie chardy at this price in the country right now? We think so. Patrick Sullivan has built a name synonymous with fine Australian chardonnay. He welcomes the first wine of 2023 with the inaugural release of his namesake, the Patrick Sullivan Chardonnay. This release continues to pay homage to the volcanic soils of Southern Australia through its balance of richness, defined fruit and minerality. The vineyards are located on the unique limestone coast. All share a common shallow volcanic top layer with complimenting subsoils of limestone and basalt. This part of Australia is the third largest volcanic plain on earth, still harbouring some 400 dormant volcanos. Patrick spent many years of his childhood in this region and is incredibly excited to share this fine example of Australian chardonnay with you.
Bink - 2023 Sergeant J Grenache
The Stockwell road block has a heavy sandy top soil with limestone under. Around 40 Years old plantings. The 2023 vintage was a cold and wet vintage. The growing cycle ran on average 3 weeks behind then normal. Heaps of rain in winter 2022 and spring 2023 made the vine slow and unwilling it’s growing. This wine displays a very elegant style of Grenache, an amazing play of fruit and spices with a gentle touch of tannins in the background.