The Commandaria region is on the island of Cyprus, where Controlled Appellation of Origin vineyards grow the peculiar Mavro and Xynisteri grapes. The dessert wine to be fashioned from these unique varietals is endowed with a bouquet and palate reminiscent of honey. The poet Hesiod/em< described the process of sun drying grapes to make this style of wine in 735 BC. When the Knights Templar built Kolossi castle in 1191 AD, they grew a palate for Commandaria and ordered quantities to be exported all over Europe.

An indulgence in Ruby Barossa Port, for hedonists who also love their chocolate. Quite frankly, not a frivolous drink by any measure, but a seriously well made Barossa fortified wine that's been steeped in fine dark German chocolate, a concoction of spices and three year old Brandy. An immensely pleasureable wine to accompany your coffee and your dessert, or to set the background for those special moments. Experience the ecstasy, unwind and relax in front of a cosy wood fire with a friend or two or three, each with their very own bottomless glass of Kellermeister Chocolate Sable.

JMK is a luscious fortified Shiraz, from fruit grown to select rows of the Kalleske vineyard, including the renowned Greenock block, vinified and vintaged on the family farm. JMK Port is dedicated to fifth generation grower, John Malcolm Kalleske, who has tended the Kalleske family vineyards for more than fifty years and continues to husband the very vines which are earmarked for JMK. A commemorative Vintage Port to honour the dedication showed by John and all those who came before him, toward their treasured old vines.

The ultimate indulgence in the wickedly black, lusciously toothsome style of adults only Barossa fortified. It's all Pedro Ximenez, through and through, picked at the peak of sugar ripeness and spread out on slotted crates under the sun for a highly risque term of three weeks. The intensely parched grapes are like little treasure chests of extravagantly complex flavours, fermented to 17% alcohol, fortified with Grant Burge brandy and sent to a selection of small, well seasoned oak barrels for ten long years. Satiate but be warned, you can't untaste Black Apera PX, once countenanced, you will become obsessed.

An assemblage of old, to very old stocks Muscat à petit grains, patiently matured under the Grant Burge cellars in a selection of well seasoned, larger format oak barrels. Painstakingly aged to the Iberian Solera system, as the batches progress along a virtual conveyer belt, topped up with vintages of fresher Muscat as the angels take their share. A luscious, complex wine with enormous depth of toothsome flavours, ample aged rancio richness, balanced by fresh fruit, for a wine that develops cleanly on an everlasting, moreish finish.

Vinified from the Barossa's traditional Port varietals, mostly Grenache, the balance Mourveprdre and Shiraz, assembled to an average age of ten years. Grant Burge craft their exquisite Old Tawny to the Iberian Solera system, achieving a higher standard of fortified wine year after year. The spicy fruit flavours are delivered by the high proportion Grenache and add a lifted freshness to the more complex rancio characters in the background. The palate is smooth and rich, its moreish opulence is balanced by an elegant, drying finish.

Named after Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia from 1914 to 1920. Governor Galway was a frequent visitor to the Yalumba wineworks, on each occasion he would conduct a tasting of the finest 500 litres oak barrels of Port. Whichever was most to his liking was set aside and inscribed as Galway's Pipe, the particular blend that was to be used exclusively for service at Government House. The many components of today's Galway Pipe have an average age of twelve to fifteen years, precisely the same as it was back in Galway's day.

De Bortoli retain an extensive collection of aged wines maturing in barrel, a rich endowment assembled over many years from estate vineyards, De Bortoli have also acquired precious heirloom stocks from grand estates further afield. Liqueur Muscat is a classic Australian style of rich, fortified wine. This trophy winning effort is bursting with concentrated flavours of raisins and figs, laden with luxurious aged rancio notes. So refined, it's a delight to sip on its own, sublime with cheeses, dried fruit and nuts, mates beautifully alongside chocolate and dark fruit desserts.

De Bortoli remain in possession of one of the most extensive aged fortified wine collections in Australia. They have acquired precious stocks of very old wines from Rutherglen and the Barossa, from time to time assembling them with their own substantial reserves to make a Very Special Old Port, the final blend at an average age of 21 years.

Dandelion are a sacred accord of grower and precious vines, treating the fruit from heirloom vineyards to the finest traditions of artisanal winemaking. Carl Lindner is a dedicated custodian of old Pedro Ximénez vines, himself a true Legacy of the Barossa and lifelong paladin of fortified wine. Traditionally grown and vinified, the very rare Pedro Ximinez was first fortified by his family in 1944 and now averages thirty years of age. This wine is assembled by hand and bottled without fining or filtration. Legacy Pedro Ximenez is best enjoyed within a week of opening.

The growing terroirs of Rutherglen are an extraordinary confluence of soil and microclime which translate into distinctive fortified wines, praised and cherished by the world's most discerning enthusiasts. The vineyard crew truly have their work cut out for them, the focus is on growing the best Rutherglen fruit and maintaining a strict adherence to a century of winemaking traditions. A refreshingly drier Tawny style, laden with plum and rancio, rhubarb and fig fruits, the warming patina of barrel maturation characters in support, an exquisite, lingering walnut finish.

Parcels of intensely flavoured Shiraz grapes, grown to younger vines on the Chambers Rosewood property, are vinified and barrel aged into a generously flavoured Ruby Port. A spiced cherry, black and blueberry bouquet, complexed by sweetly scented liquorice and the savouryness of tar. Mouthfilling palate of ripe plum and cherry fruits over coffee and dark rich chocolate flavours. An impressive finish of great length and lingering dried festive cake fruit characters. The fortified wine of choice to accompany ice cream based desserts and good coffee.

Small yields of Muscat à petits grains from younger vines grown to the quarantined Chambers Rosewood Vineyard at Rutherglen, are aged and assembled with older stocks to create an entry level into one of Australia's most internationally cherished dessert wines. Sourced from old vine material, matured in seasoned casks for up to ten years, crafted to the fundamental Chambers Rosewood style, the final Muscat wine displays fresh raisin aromas, rich fruit, clean spirit and great length of flavour, the hallmarks of all Rutherglen fortifieds.

One of the nation's most internationally feted marques in fortified wine. Tokay grapes are harvested late in the season to take advantage of fully developed fruit sugars and maximum ripeness. Unlike table wines and vintage ports which treat vintages separately, various casks of wine across a number of years are cellared and assembled into a unique wine of individual character. Marked by its freshness of fruit and warmth of spirit, exceptional length and multi dimensional palate, an exquisite introduction into the world class range of Chambers Rosewood.

There are many factors which contribute to the magnificence and opulence of Chambers Rosewood, a legacy of old, quarantined, pre phyloxera vines, a century of tradition and the pursuit of uncompromising excellence. All work is performed by hand and nothing is done hastily, Chambers Rosewood are host to some of the most precious old vines on the continent. A luscious Muscat style, redolent of rose petal, dried fruits and graceful age, a lively fruit cake and raisin palate, balanced, clean and fresh, with a moreish, elegantly drying finish.

Established 1858, Chambers Rosewood have continued to produce the richest, most complex dessert wines. Their ancient, rarest stocks date back to soleras from 1890, the unirrigated vines, many of which are over eighty years old, yield scant harvests of precious grapes which are endowed with wonderfully concentrated flavours. Magnificence in an old vine Rutherglen Muscadelle, complexed by barrel age, deeply satisfying as an elegant accompaniement to the finest consommes, richly sauced game bird recipes and of course, wickedly decadent desserts.

Established 1858, in continuous operation by several generations of the founding family, Chambers Rosewood are custodians of priceless old vineyards. An extraordinary tradition of sensational vintages have defined Chambers Rosewood as one of the world's great marques in fortified wine. Dark mahogany hued, its rich nose of chocolate plum, fruitcakes and marzipan, quince andf soft, sweet spice over tea chest oak maturation notes, unravel layers of red black fruits throughout the length of palate, a gentle warmth of spirit complementing the finish.

You can travel down Barkly Street Rutherglen and not even notice the tiny little winery housed in a collection of corrugated iron sheds, yet Chambers Rosewood are internationally renowned. Afficianados of Australian fortifieds could easily be forgiven for not realising that some of the world's finest Muscat are produced here. This small, family operation was established by William Chambers in 1858 and has operated as a winery continuously ever since, long enough for the sixth generation of Chambers to make wine.

The unirrigated, heirloom Chambers Rosewood vines, many of which are a century of age, yield meagre harvests of parched little berries with a wonderful concentration of rich flavours. The rare, ancient oak Cuvees date back to soleras from the 1890s. Assembled around a precious stock of 1960s vintage base wines, Grand Muscadelle is crafted to be incredibly intense, rich and smoky, with black cherry, rancio and anis jaffa flavours. Those who are lucky enough to experience Chambers Rosewood are converted forever.

A devilishly delicious accord of port wine with real chocolate, Chalmers 1528 commemorates the year in which chocolate was first brought to Europe from the Americas! Chalmers integrates the full flavoured, oak matured tawny port styles of the old world with the hedonistic pleasures of exotic dark chocolate from the new world. A luscious rancio and cappucine palate, one of the few toothsome beverages that is suitable to be served at every opportune moment, it's universal appeal will captivate the connoisseur and excite the epicurean.

Campbell's Topaque bears a venerable oval logotype symbolizing the great vineyards of Australia's most distinguished wine growing region at Rutherglen. The skillful art of blending old barrels Tokay, handed down to Colin Campbell by his forebears, is painstakingly carried out to ensure consistency of quality and provenance of the Campbell style. A luxurious compilation of aged Tokay stocks from a number of vintages, assembed into the richest and most complex accord of lusciously wicked, fruit filled indulgence.

Muscats of Rutherglen are considered the world's richest wines, highly cherished internationally, they bear a mark of authenticity, the oval logotype with stylised R, only ever applied to wines drawn from the great Muscat vineyards of the region. The Campbell house style is typically complex and elegant, encapsulating a rainbow of raisin fruit flavours. Sensational if enjoyed chilled as aperitif, great with blue cheese and fruit bread, divine with espresso and plum pudding.

Merchant Prince is the pinnacle of the Muscat makers art, the richest, most complex and complete wine, awarded a perfect 1OO point score from the distinguished panel at Wine Spectator. Assembled from a legacy of ancient barrels over seventy years of age, laid down by forebears of the family which are custodian of our nation's most priceless stocks. Fruit is left to ripen on the vine until an extraordinary level of complexity and richness is achieved, the ferments arrested with brandy and filled to Soleras for a timeless passage throught the Campbell cellars.

Exclusively old vines Tokay Muscadelle from the quarantined Campbell Vineyards at Rutherglen. Rare Rutherglen Tokays are bottled in tiny quantities each year, for those privileged to taste them, these are wines of breathtaking complexity, mesmerising character and astounding flavour. Grapes are left to ripen on the vine as late as possible into the season, achieving the most extraordinary levels of lusciousness. The oldest inclusions into Isabella are well over seventy years of age, a superior assemblage of the finest vintages over the generations.

Campbell's Topaque is the most wickedly intense, lusciously rich elixir, laden with candied peel flavours, honeycombed fruit and amber complexities. Painstakingly crafted to the old world Solera system, a bespoke tradition of fractional blending and elevage, achieving the most indulgent concentration of flavour through a laborious racking of barrels as the angels take their share. At its peak of development upon release, savour Topaque as a refined accompaniment to consomme or extravagantly dressed turkey.

The wines of Buller are the result of four generations experience growing the most superlative fruit and vinifying the most resplendent examplars of Rutherglen. Name for the sleepy hamlet at the heart of the Swan Hill winegrowing region, Beverford is a range of wines fashioned for contemporary Australian palates. An immensely satisfying, generous Old Tokay with a profoundly fruit driven palate and lusciously aged rancio characters. The older material in the blend provides weight and depth of flavour, the younger wines contribute freshness and vigour.

Blessed with a sunny climate, good soils and ample water, the Buller vineyards at Beverford, nestled within the Swan Hill region, produce the richest, nut and citrus flavoured Old Tawny wines which can rival the finest in Victoria. A generously flavoured Old Port in the traditional style, Buller is endowed with great complexity. Sweet fruit and beautifully integrated oak combine to display all the developed characters of long term ageing. Along with the slow transformation in colour from bright ruby to deep tawny, have arrived the most exquisite changes of flavour.

Time is an essential element in the making of the finest fortifieds. To create the rich and complex flavours, Malmsey is assembled from stocks of aged wines that have spent many years slowly maturing in old oak casks. Fine Old is more than a name, it is a reference to the skill and patience which are fundamental to the production of the highest quality fortified. Fine Old Malmsey has been a Buller family secret since it was first created by Reginald Buller in the 1950s. Originally labelled Madeira, Malmsey is very much in the style of the classically rich, nutty flavoured dessert wines.

Prodigious, dark amber-colored, boasts colossal aromatics and flavors of melted caramels, coffee, toffee, candied fruits marinated in cognac, magnificent richness, and a huge finish that lasts over seventy seconds. These fortifieds must be tasted to be believed as they are among the world's most profound after-dinner fortified wines, 100 Points.

Light amber color is followed by an intoxicating fragrance that includes scents of prunes, figs, maple syrup, molasses, and gobs of fruit. The glycerine is extraordinary, the acid level provides freshness and definition, and the finish lasts over a minute. Its freshness, good acidity, soaring aromatics, and unctuous flavors must be tasted to be believed, 96 Points!� -eRobertparker.com,.