If she starts going on about her favourite Sparkling, which was the one she requested, just focus on the gentle sounds of the heavenly bubbles popping in your glass and know that there’s more for you. Tastes like lemon sorbet, but with an almost creamy texture.

The Other Right Bright Young Things Chardonnay Pet Nat 2023

Lifted and aromatic on the nose before a layered and textural palate with fleshy raspberry, wild strawberry, and spice while remaining a fresher expression of the variety.

Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache 2022

Packed with black fruit and licorice, ripe black cherry and currants, plum pastille and olive tapenade with a big dollop of luscious tannin, to balance all that ripe fruit. Grab the wood splitter and open this next to the fire.

Ben Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz 2021

Whatever your reason for avoiding alcohol, this no alc Prosecco hits the spot with familiar notes of citrus and green apple, along with balanced acidity and spritely bubbles. 0.5% ABV

Plus & Minus Alcohol Free Prosecco NV

Plump and juicy Nero d'Avola made from organic fruit and vinified with no added preservatives. Raspberry ripple, dark plum, and a handful of dried Mediterannean herbs along with chalky tannins. Perfect for pizza or pasta night!

Wild Folk Nero d'Avola 2024

This is a wine you won't soon forget. Deep saturating plum, liquorice strap and some earthy spice play beautifully alongside vanillin oak and just a flash of bitumen-like reduction, with a concentration of fruit flavour that will linger on your mind long after the bottle empties.

Lloyd Brothers Hills + Coast Shiraz 2022

Red petals, strawberry & red currant aromas are followed by snappy red cherries & light, breezy tannins. Tread softly, but also quickly, before this one sells out!

Tread Softly Pinot Noir 2023

Essential. Full of glossy pears so I asked my partner for a celebrity-branded lip gloss hoping for a fantastically named product I could use as a simile. She told me she doesn’t wear lip gloss and asked how I hadn’t realised that after eight years. The wine is excellent though.

Ottelia Pinot Gris 2024

A value-laden flavour hack. Depth and some good complexity that’s comparable with an Oscar-nominated action film – Mad Max: Fury Road. We’re calling it slurpy Côte du Rhône, thanks to all the red fruits and velvety tannins. Grab a few to have on hand and another few for gifts.

Somos Garnacha & Amigos Grenache Blend 2022

Tread Softly Pinot Grigio 2023

Made from Chardonnay & Pinot Noir, this has a fine creamy mousse and bead, with a little bready note, citrus, and stone fruit. Excellent value.

Blackhearts Gate Series Sparkling NV

The Dilettantes Fiano 2024

Willow & Goose Freefall Chardonnay 2024

Willow & Goose Home Pinot Noir 2024

Auld Family Wilberforce Riesling 2024

Simple sweet fruits and a tickle of acidity with a nice dusting of tannin. Most Cabernet Francs are deliciously enjoyable, but this amplifies all the loveable trademarks and drives them home. A perfect intro/return to Cab Franc wine.

Lauren Langfield 5255 Project Cabernet Franc 2024

Eleven Sons Oceanic Feeling No. 2 Gruner Vetliner 2023 MAGNUM 1500ml

Sigurd Red Blend 2022

Dune Maspalomas Grenache Blend 2023

Super tropical and fun, but with some grounding spice – cinnamon spice and sandalwood – to keep all the ripe fruits from bursting. Appropriate for livening up a family lunch, or taking to a house party.