Sarantos Chardonnay is a wine specifically designed to complement and reflect the easy-going, relaxed lifestyle Australian's enjoy today. The criterion for putting this wine together was that it must have universal appeal and above all must be easy to drink. Fresh and approachable, it features titillatingly pleasant characters of melon, lychee and peach. Whether Sarantos is enjoyed with friends at Al Fresco styled cafes, or whether it be a quiet night at home relaxing, it's a Chardonnay that's the perfect partner to any occasion.

The D.O.C Orvieto was defined in 1971, it has since become one of the world's most popular Italian white wines and represents three quarters of the D.O.C. production in Umbria. The Orvieto Classico denomination is limited exclusively to the limestone cliffs on which the city of Orvieto is situated. The highly favourable terroirs and mesoclimes which distinguish Valley of the Paglia and the lower Tevere, are at the root of the natural endowments which have for centuries, yielded vintages of the freshest and most quenching white wines.

Thorn-Clarke are one of Barossa's largest and most highly awarded wine growers. Their Mount Crawford Vineyard, high up in Valley Eden, holds five hectares of choice Grey Pinot vines. Fruit grown here translates into a generously proportioned wine with outstanding varietal character. The Sandpiper label is becoming ever more popular as people discover the fresh and balanced nature of pure Grigio wines. Served alongside crustacea and the freshest seafood, Sandpiper will satisfy all enthusiasts of contemporary styled gourmandise.

The Thorn-Clarke family can be proud of a long history, growing the Barossa's finest Chardonnay, the best batches are retained for their own labels. Sandpiper sits lightly oaked, retaining a refreshing fruit character as it undergoes extended yeast maturation. A delicious Chardonnay dominated by nuances of white peach and tropical fruits over a nutty, lengthy palate. Sandpiper makes a stylish aperitif and is exquisite alongside good food, a personable wine of classic Eden Valley charm, creamy with a touch of mineral before a crisp, cleansing finish.

Jack Mann is the patron saint of West Australian viticulture, the creator of Houghton White Burgundy and architect of the state's greatest editions. Jack's son was also a winemaker, he advised Swan Valley based Sandalford to establish vineyards in the nascent Margaret River region. Arguably Western Australia's finest and most enduring Verdelho, Sandalford is crafted from fruit grown primarily to these forty year old, dry grown Wilyabrup vines inspired by Dorham Mann.

Sandalford spare no expense from vineyard through to bottling, ensuring that their Reserve range of wines are regional benchmarks in their own right. These quality standards are worth the effort, the best Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc are earmarked and only the finest free run juices are employed. Fashioned to a Sauvignon Blanc dominant style, Semillon acts in support, adding weight and complexity, contributing to the lifted, aromatic qualities of Sauvignon Blanc, defining the Margaret River provenance of this generously proportioned wine.

Swan Valley based Sandalford have beeen making wine for over 150 years, changing their style and vinification throughout the passage of generations in many ways. During the 1970s, they developed a major new vineyard in Margaret River. Now one of the oldest, it is also one the largest, covering six hundred acres, the source of the most exceptional quality in mature vines Chardonnay. Oak barrel ferments, wild yeasts and time spent sur lies, a west coast Chardonnay of greater complexity for those who like a bigger, richer style.

Sandalford is designed to be fully fruit driven, completely Margaret River, refreshingly unoaked, classic and dry. The winemaking story goes back, way back to the 1840s as the second land title in all of Western Australia. In 1972 Sandalford broke out of their Swan Valley environs and established an estate vineyard along Margaret River, today it is one of the oldest and most salubrious. The exclusively free run juices of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc are treated to a cool ferment on low solids, achieving an articulate expression of the enduring Classic Dry White.

Sandalford are one of the nation's elder winemaking estates, with a tradition which dates back to the 1840s. The Element range is styled for modern palates, an assemblage of Verdelho and Chenin Blanc, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, much from the Swan Valley, an area that's well suited to aromatic white grapes. The main influences are the warm, dry summers and revitalizing maritime winds from the Indian Ocean. West Australian sunshine in a bottle, the wine of choice to accompany salt & pepper squid or freshly tossed caesar.

Sandalford's award winning offerings reflect contemporary lifestyles, always fashioned with today's tastes and trends in mind. Element reveals fully why Chardonnay has found a wonderful new home within the blamy maritime terroirs of the Australian west coast. The nose is reminiscent of stonefruits and citrus, the palate offers ripe peach and melon characters, a mouth filling creamy texture and fine, refreshing finish.

Mamre Brook remain one of Australia's most dearly loved family of wines. Saltram draws Riesling from its vineyard just next to the cellar door, as well as from good growers throughout the more eminent viticultural precincts of Barossa Valley. Batches from highly specialized and distinguished Riesling sites atop the cooler aspects of Eden Valley are happily wedded to parcels gathered from the warmer climes across the valley floor. A well rounded Riesling wine of lovely floral and citrus characters, gentle structure and racy natural acidity.

A fruit driven style supported by subtle oak ferments and Sur lie maturation, crafted by one of the Pemberton region's most conspicuous and artisanal family operated estates. Salitage retain traditional winemaking techniques, delivering complexity of aroma and flavour through clonal diversity, lees contact and French oak treatments. A style suited to those looking for full aromaticness and presence of palate in West Australian Chardonnay.

Saint Clair continue to deliver Marlborough's most internationally lauded Sauvignon Blanc. The winemaking team are on a perpetual odyssey, to isolate and retain Marlborough's finest harvests, capable of producing wines with intense regionality. A consistent outperformer, St Clair has claimed trophy for top New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc over £10 at the London Decanter World Wine Awards, gold medals and champion trophy at the Liquorland Top 1OO, an impressive 4 star rating by Cuisine Magazine and a breathtaking 5 Winestate stars.

Pioneer Block One lies just east of Blenheim township, it was once part of the Wairau flood plain and accumulated layers of idyllic, deep free draining soils over the millennia. This is the vineyard where Saint Clair discovered the remarkable quality of fruit which was to become the world famous Wairau Reserve. It is often one of the very last blocks to be harvested, its mineral intensity and rich salty finish makes a lengthy, memorable wine.

Sacred Hill is an ode to a hermit made famous in Riverina folklore. Like his eponymous wine, he kept a low profile but was highly revered by all who knew him. For those who may be partial to a juicy wine with a measure of luscious grapey sweetness, Sacred Hill will be the first choice. Topical Gewurztraminer rose petal characters are in full bloom, musk aromatics and ripe lychee fruit flavours are finely nestled within a soft, aromatic palate. Enjoy alongside spiced seafood and piquant Thai.

De Bortoli is a proud progeniter to some of Australia's most dependable labels, Sacred Hill is a prolific winner of wine industry accolades and reviews. Enter the dynamic Australian accord of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, fashioned into a seamless wine of exquisite aromaticness and generousity of fruit. De rigueur with chicken caesar, a regular attendee of the relaxed long luncheon.

Bilbul wineworks in the Riverina produce many of Australia's most popular wines, national pleasures that are shared and enjoyed around the world. Harvests of Semillon have been assembled with components of good Chardonnay, select parcels are given a term of malolactic to soften the edges, creating texture and imparting charm, others are treated to an extended lees contact, adding texture and contributing mouthfeel. An engaging wine in adults only styling, complex and gently oaked, leesy and dry.

Sacred Hill are vinified at the De Bortoli Bilbul wineworks on the Riverina. The entire range continues to impress with its amazing quality and value. The marvelous efforts at Sacred Hill have won awards at major national and international wine shows, receiving rave reviews from the wine industry press. Parcels of Colombard grapes are squeezed to release the piquant flavours of skins, Chardonnay is gently pressed to retain varietal character and freshness. A timely repose on gross lees builds palate weight and adds textural creaminess.

Sacred Hill has graced the tables of royalty and movie stars, claiming a litany of awards and sharing accolades with some of Australia's most cherished wines. A fruit driven Chardonnay style with great texture and superb balance, crisp acidity and zesty citrus stonefruit characters balanced by a subtle touch of Fench oak. A wonderful partner to all seafoods or freshly tossed chicken caesar.

Fresh from the Rymill stable, fashioned exclusively from estate grown fruit, the Yearling is a vibrant Coonawarra that's absolutely perfect to enjoy right now. An alluring perfume and zesty palate showing exciting herbaceousness, fine citrus and tropical fruit flavours, reinforcing the reputation of Sauvignon Blanc as Coonawarra's essential varietal white wine. Crisp and appealing, a sassy Sauvignon Blanc, enjoy chilled, alongside anything fresh from the garden or the sea.

Running With Bulls are crafted by stars of the Yalumba winemaking team, they have enjoyed astonishing success ever since inaugural release. The wines are realized from parcels of fruit grown to vineyards which have been trained by the finest viticulturalists to yield grapes which are exemplars of their varietal. Vermentino hails from the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia, new to Australia, it makes an engaging wine characterized by ripe, nutty fruit characters and herbaceousness. Running with Bulls is approachable, engaging and innately suited to food.

Style influencers, design luminaries and fashionistas all agree on Rosemount O, a moreishly juicy white wine, specially designed to be served over ice. Like biting into a cool crisp grape, Rosemount O has luscious, sweet fruit flavours with a beautifully balanced acidity to ensure that its structure, spritz and intensity are retained. Slightly lower in alcohol, Rosemount O creates a new Over-the-Ice subcategory, in a lighter, more refreshing styling. Full of flavour, Rosemount O is enhanced when served over ice, and everyone agrees, she's simply gorgeous to sip.

Rosemount continue to craft some of South Australia's most approachable Sauvignon Blanc. As contemporary tastes evolve, Rosemount have remained at the forefront with consistent improvements to the quality of their fruit and innovations in the way the wines are fashioned and presented. The Diamond Label Series are at the heart of Rosemount, as the team take aim to assemble parcels of Sauvignon Blanc from choice vineyards into a wine with an intensity of bright varietal fruit flavour, clean aromaticness and overall softness on the palate.

Diamond Label has remained a staple around restaurant tables throughout Australia for decades. Everyone can appreciate it's consistency of quality, seamless palate, lively fruit and easy to enjoy styling. The bottle's diamond shaped footprint is a reflection of Rosemount's distinctive label, which has served as a beacon to lovers of good wine. A Chardonnay which can lay claim to being the most popular offering within it's range each and every year, it remains the first choice for today's relaxed lifestyle, refreshing, universally appealing and completely satisfying.

Rosemount Estate is enjoyed throughout the world, best known for its delicious white wines and distinctive Diamond Label. By blending components of the spicey Traminer with harvests of good Riesling, the Rosemount team have fashioned a richly flavoured and stylish young wine, suitably attired in a funky label that tells you it's Rounded & Zesty. This refreshing blend of fruits mates beautifuly with boldly flavoured recipes or ripe cheese. The essential easy drinking, fruit forward style for which Rosemount has became famous.

Since the 1970s Rosemount has been one of Australia's leading labels, producing wines that reflect a dedication to quality, innovation and style. A new chapter has now opened on the Rosemount story, with the release of Bright & Aromatic. A fashionable and exciting blend of amicable white varietals, expressing the minerality of Semillon as it harmonizes beautifully with the riper orchard fruit flavours of Chardonnay, assembled into a refreshing wine with enough appeal to sip as an aperitif or pair off with your favourite faire.

The pick of Watervale fruit from a very special, hand selected site amongst the idyllic, rolling pastorals of Valley Clare. An intensely fragrant blend of freshly squeezed tahitian lime and blossom frangiapan over a subtle hint of wet stones, youthful and bright, fresh lime intense on the palate. A term of extended lees contact and four months stirring battonage introduces complexity, textural richness, crisp and dry, a beautiful line of grapefruit acidity to the finish.

Tim Burvill was responsible for producing the super premium white wines portfolio during his tenure at Penfolds, winning many conspicuous medals and accolades along the way. RockBare is a creamy textured Chardonnay with alluring aromatics, generous flavour profiles and refreshing acidity. If you're tired of the politically correct styles of Chardonnay, then RockBare will be right up your alley. Delicious alongside your favourite recipe of scallops, supreme de volaille or creamily sauced, flat noodle pappardelle pastas.

What's to serve alongside a languid luncheon of copious courses and savvy fare? By appointment to her majesty's scrumptious service, we call on two delectable denizens of the dining room. High class habitues of the most discerning hatted restaurant wine lists, generous with flavour, stylish of structure, defined by their effortless poise, elegant perfumes and exquisite balance. The salubrious songsters of Central Otago, Roaring Meg Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, two great wines that are made for partnering alongside our favourite food and finest friends.

There are two superb high altitude sites in Carey Gully and Piccadilly Valley, which yield an extraordinary quality of Sauvignon Blanc. Knappstein take the top cut of each harvest, crushing the fruit for a long cool vinification, treating a batch to the added richness of oak barrel ferments for texture, complexity and weight. A highly contemplative style of Sauvignon Blanc, expressive of its masterful élevage while articulate of its Adelaide Hills provenance. Lead by an elegant passionfruit and floral nose, its long driving palate of intense fruit characters resolves on a clean and crisp, exquisitely balanced finish.

Tim Knappstein began his apprenticeship under the family owned Stanley Wine Company. Within a decade, Tim had won more than 500 show awards, gold medals and trophies for the premium Leasingham range. His unrequited passion for cool climate wines led Tim to the Adelaide Hills in 1981, where he planted the first vineyard at Lenswood. Working closely with choice growers to obtain the highest quality fruit, Tim's intimate familiarity with Adelaide Hills terroirs and long years of accumulated expertise, afford him the devotion and flair to create fully articulate high altitude wines of immense personality and appeal.