The vineyards of Rutherglen are planted to soils that are underlayed by veins of quartz, which enhance the warm continental climes, trapping the sun's heat during the day and releasing it over the cooler nights to encourage development of natural sugars and rich flavours in the fruit. Cofield have been growing grapes in Rutherglen for generations. They know the land best and retain the finest low yielding vines. Fruit is picked throughout the chill of early morning to capture the piquant aromaticness and varietal complexity which lends Chenin Blanc such charm.

From parcels of fruit grown to choice vineyards in the premiere viticultural districts of Victoria. A style of Shiraz that is distinctly Yarra Valley, by a prominent winemaking estate, to surpass all expectations of what can be expected from a bottle without a label. Dominated by bright varietal fruit and lovely soft tannins, a medium bodied red wine with an attractive colour, alluring bouquet and mouthfilling palate. Representing excellent value, having developed complexity after a spell of ageing, its ripe and ready to enjoy today with all good faire.

Good growers know that to produce exceptional wines, they must start with top quality fruit. The scale of operations for most Yarra Valley vineyards borders on the boutique, making impracticable the automation which other regions enjoy. Hands on viticulture and a reliance on the vagaries of mother nature may be traditionalist and old hat, but close contact with the vines yields the finest fruit. A Chardonnay that's elegant with exuberant aromas of stonefruit and vanilla, closely followed by a buttery palate of cashews and citrus, melon and peach.

Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, grown to the higher altitudes of fine Yarra Valley vineyards, are deeply enthused by the extended growing seasons, brought about by cooler climes. Such slower ripening conditions encourage layers of intense flavours and varietal complexity. This unlabelled Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon articulates the influence of the region and skill of the winemaker. Outstanding value in a Cleanskin, an effusive wine of ripe varietal blackberry and cassis characters, gentle background oak and measured, disciplined tannins.

Outstanding value in a cleanskin, by one of Australia's best. The winemaker has made the most, of highly specialised vineyards by matching the right fruit to the most extravagant vinification techniques. This sparkling Yarra Valley Cuvee is set to impress even the most discerning artiste.

Crafted with fine food in mind, nature has played a big part in contributing to the flavour profile of this crisp and aromatic, decidedly fruit driven wine. Sourced from good growers operating superior vineyards, the focus being to create a Sauvignon Blanc of excellent varietal definition, a lingering palate and lovely clean finish. Minimally handled to retain the vibrancy of fruit character, cooler ripening sites contribute an intensity of flavour. The addition of parcels from earlier ripening blocks imparts balance and length to the finished wine.

A flagship Pinot Noir from a heritage Sunbury vineyard established during colonial times. The fortuitous confluence of elevated aspects and favourable terroirs, rejuvenating maritime climes and limited yields of hand picked grapes, translate into a profoundly structured Pinot wine of layered intensity and stately cool climate elegance. A small amount of this splendid effort is currently on offer, bottled in cleanskin and sealed under good old fashioned cork, for a third the price of its otherwise labelled siblings. Indulge.

King Valley is source to Australia's most exuberant Pinot Grigio wines. The descendants of Italian migrants seem to have retained their traditional flair and intimate understanding of this splendid food friendly style. Here we have a generously flavoured Grigio crafted by one of the King Valley's more auspicious winemaking estates, recently assigned a breathtaking five star rating by gentleman James Halliday. The palate is clean and crisp with a luxurious minerality supporting all the requisite mix of ripe pear, stonefruit and nut characters.

Here's an exciting King Valley red that offers a spectrum of fragrances and flavour over lively tannins, a mouthfilling assembly of Merlot and Sangiovese grown to cool climate, high country vines. An engaging red with a seamless palate and distinctive Italianate stylishness to savour with all good food, exhibiting many of the meaty spice and plum characters of the lofty Tuscans. A nose and palate of dark fruits and pepper, wrapped in subtle toasty oak, the tannins are brisk, the flavours are long, fully integrated yet complex, the acids invigorating and dry.

The higher altitudes of King Valley yield harvests of the finest, slowly ripened fruit. Spring runoffs and retentive terroirs nourish the soils and stimulate the vines to infuse maximum flavour in the grapes. Merlot is an outstanding performer in the high country, taking full advantage of the cool climes to develop fully the rich fruit esters and refined, velvet tannins. Crafted by one of King Valley's stellar achievers and representing salient value, a generously complex yet exquisitely balanced Merlot wine of bespoke King Valley eloquence and remarkably elegant styling.

The Messrs Buckle and Drummond source parcels from a neighbouring vineyard that's planted to warmer climes. Whinstone yields a Pinot of structure, clarity and length, it shares a remarkable kinship with its estate sibling's, brightly lit translucence of fruit.

The winemaking at Circe is all about excellence, about maintaining the healthiest vineyards, all things are done according to best practice, with an uncompromising respect for nature. As a Mornington grower, it's not easy to get your fruit selected for Circe, the Messrs Buckle and Drummond will only consider the most outstanding parcels and there are never any quotas. Assembled from the pick of Red Hill fruit and treated to the full regimen of Burgundian traditions, a dulcetly perfumed Pinot Noir of seamless complexity and textural whole bunch richness.

An essential inclusion into many of Champagne's most prestigious marques, Pinot Meunier is rarely seen as a pure varietal. Mornington has seen over thirty vintages of this bespoke, esoteric wine, redolent of red berries, violets and spice, an experience not to be missed by all adherents of the abstruse, artisanal style. Circe craft a Pinot Meunier of structure, clarity and length, it shares a remarkable kinship with her patent sibling's brightly lit translucence of cherry, sasafras fruit. Match your Meunier with lamb, rare breast of duck, or terrine of offal, walnut dressing and thyme.

Dan Buckle and Aaron Drummond are Mornington born and bred. They work at the illustrious Mt Langi Ghiran but find time to share the husbandry on a precious three acre vineyard on an elevated northeast ridge at Red Hill South. The Messrs Drummond and Buckle take a decidedly Burgundian approach to processing their Pinot Noir, ferments of exclusively whole bunches are foot stomped over the course of a week before filling to small oak casks. Structured and eloquent, pastoral and intense, small batch, superior vineyard Mornington Pinot at its finest.

The chilly early mists, exhilerating maritime breezes and undulating terroirs of Mornington are heaven sent for the realization of Burgundy styled Chardonnay wines. Half the plantings at Hillcrest Road are Chardonnay, one and a half acres of a single clone, originally intended for an elite sparkling Cuvee. Such is the quality of fruit, its remarkable concentration of flavour and flawless acidity, choice parcels are set aside for a pure varietal wine. Structured, seamless and intense, single vineyard block Mornington Chardonnay of the highest order.

Circe is a metaphor for the challenges presented by Pinot Noir, a capricious grape to grow and often fickle as a wine. Very like the temptress of ancient myth, Pinot Noir remains irresistible to contemplative winemakers for its rare mutability, as no other grape can capture and articulate the uniqueness of provenance.

Hillcrest Road was established to one and a half hectares I10V clone Chardonnay in 1993, with a view to creating a limited release, flagship Mornington sparkling Cuvée. Over two decades later, the cosseted vines are yielding a harvest of the most exquisitely balanced fruit, intensely tropical in nature, invigorate by the most refined chalky acidity. Treated to the luxury of full Methode traditioneele, an extravagant three years bottle maturation and remuage on yeast lees, brimming with the finest mousse and articulating the opulence of autolysis richness.

Just like a scene out of the old world, you can see happy families amongst the picturesque landscape of King Valley, tending vines and sampling grapes. The annual Spring festival in November brings everyone together for a fantastic jubilee of events. Tempranillo grows magnificently here, yielding fine wines as fleshy and structured as the classics from Rioja and Ribero de Duero. Harvests of fruit, brimming with rich bramble favours and lined with gentle tannins are crafted into a delicious new world style, just perfect to match with flavoursome Mediterranean fare.

Such a substantial wine is Sangiovese, so named for it's kinship to the blood of ancient Gods, mythically speaking of course. La Zona engages you with its deep, vibrant red colour, redolence of black cherries and spice on the bouquet, followed by a brazen savouryness which makes it perfect with robust cuisine. The acidity balances well with the generous round, fleshy front palate and velvety tannin structure which carries through to a dry, firm finish. A perfect food match for La Zona would be a slowly cooked Tuscan recipe such as Stufato alla Fiorentina.

A luscious candy hued wine, unlike any other, by virtue of a unique cépage Tempranillo and Sangiovese. La Zona may be pink but she's no frivolous lightweight. Grapes are all picked by hand off fully mature vines, fifteen years of age, grown to labour intensive trellising at an altitude of 260 metres. The juicy strawberryness of Tempranillo and savoury cherry charm of Sangiovese, make a comely coloured wine with captivating ripe fruit flavours and exciting berry perfumes, bring La Zona along for a soiree with good friends and a feast of tantalizing nibbles.

Chrismont have been growing the King Valley's finest fruit and crafting exceptional wines for over three decades. Somewhat of a specialist at the high altitude styles, Chrismont have fashioned an immensely popular sparkler with pleasingly drying palate in the delightfully food friendly, fruit forward character of Proseccos from the Friuli region of northeastern Italy.

The major force behind the vigor of Chrismont wines are the healthy soils, extended growing seasons and slow ripening climes of the vineyards, which are positioned optimally at the heart of spectacular King Valley. With climates and landscape so similar to those of Piemonte, Tuscany and Alsace, the King Valley's long summer days enable Pinot Grigio to achieve complete flavour ripeness, infusing La Zona with the richness of baked apple flavours, citrus perfumes and warming marzipan characters. To accompany light game, pasta or desserts with a fresh fruit orientation.

Chrismont excel in the vinification of pure, high altitude varietal wines, into the most articulate expression of terroir and growing season as it influences the character of grape, through a synergy of traditional and modern techniques. The variations from one vintage to the next are particularly relevant in a higher altitude, cool climate growing region such as King Valley. Parcels from premiere estate vineyards at Whitfield and Valley King, are assembled into a juicily fragrant Muscat wine of generous palate length, sound structure and winsome varietal charm.

The Chrismont property once supported one of Australia's largest tobacco growing operations. Chrismont have since become synonymous with the production of high quality Alpine and King Valley wines, the Barbera grape being a standout performer. With mesoclimes and aspects that are so similar to the premiere growing Asti hillsides of Piedmont, the long summer days of high Victorian country enable grapes to achieve full ripeness, the finished wine exhibits richness of varietal character, the cool local nights contribute elegance and poise.

The holy trinity of sparkling grapes in consumate Methode traditionelle. A cepage of Chardonnay for elegance, Pinot Noir and Meunier for palate weight and depth. Vintage Brut derives great complexity through a judicious selection of fruit from Chandon's rich endowment of cool climate vineyards, crafted to a diversity of extravagant handling techniques. Perfumes ranging from florals and yeast, to cashew and savoury, a measured elegance which continues alongside the rich and creamy textures of this flagship Cuvee.

Established by mother company Moet Chandon in the 1980s, with a view to setting the standard for Australia's finest sparkling, Domaine Chandon can now draw fruit from a host of vineyards to make the most exquisitely balanced, satisfying and approachable effervescent wines. Enter a limited edition of Summer Brut to delight all five senses, crafted in full Methode traditionnelle, to drink beautifully throughout the year, chicly attired in her festive season best.

Chandon is the progeny of an old world winemaker who has recognized the microclimes of Victoria as being akin to the native vineyards of Champagne. Sparkling reds are a style that Australia has made it's own, Chandon have fashioned one with unique character and charm. Pinot Noir forms the backbone and supports the palate. Shiraz contributes complexity and length, structure and richness. The wine is aged in seasoned oak barrels and assembled to yield a palate of layered chocolate, ripe dark cherry and cinnamon spice flavours.

Domain Chandon takes aim to capture the affable charm of Victorian Sauvignon Blanc. Well rounded, crisp and dry with a juicy, flavourful palate, a contemporarily styled white wine, brimming with layers of sub tropical fruit, underpinned by herbaceousness and minerality. Fashioned from some of the finest harvests in Victoria, the perfect wine for every long and relaxed luncheon, serve chilled, idyllic as aperitif and perfect partner to good food.

So confident are the directors at Chandon, in the skill and dedication of their winemaking and viticultural teams, they have granted license for their artisanal staff to assume the initiative and to construct special editions, to be crafted in limited quantities and treated to an extended term of age. Les Trois Rosé was made in vintage 2010, from superior harvests of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, grown to elite sites in Tasmania, Upper Yarra Valley and the Whitlands Plateau. At once delicate and powerful, endowed with the allure and irresistible charm of sparkling Rosé.

Fashioned to the French Doux style, a cépage of Chardonnay which brings creamyness to the palate and contributes structure. Pinot Noir adds middle palate dimension with hints of cherry and spice. A richly cake textured palate, warm and fruit driven, with a tingling acidity that cleans and refreshes. Superb as a richer style of aperitif, an accompaniment to canapes, a splendid dessert wine, it mates perfectly to quince tart or wet ripe cheeses, the perfect every occassion wine for those who appreciate the sweeter things in life.

An elite Victorian Sparkler from some of the most superior sites, all over 500 metres above sea level, in King Valley, Macedon and Strathbogie Ranges. A multi dimensional wine, dominated by a slightly larger component of Pinot Noir, tightly woven from a tapestry of hand chosen parcels, the auspiciously high altitudes and regional diversity yields harvests of intensely flavoured fruit, with refined natural acidity and stylish balance. A wine of great persistence and integrity, character and charm, to be savoured at every opportune occasion.

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.