• The Regions Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2022

    $12.50

    Langhorne Creek as one of the great warm climate regions of Australia. The best wines are profound. There are only a few tens of cases being a left over from a bigger bottling some time ago. This wine is bold, big and rich yet has a softness which is instantly captivating, making it very easy to recommend.

  • Glug ‘Sandcastle’ Barossa Valley Grenache 2024

    $13.80

    Not long-ago Barossa Grenache had no following so it is pleasing that advanced drinkers now realise the wonder of the Barossa expands far beyond Shiraz. Varieties such as Grenache and Mataro were included in large blends from the 1950s yet this was seldom mentioned on the label.

  • Rara Avis Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022

    $35.90

    The rare and wonderful comes from the Barossa Valley. Within the best Shiraz, Mataro and Grenache those with a top palate can identify wines that have an edge over all the others. This Rara Avis, the fifth we have made since 2004, is our best Shiraz from 2022. Will keep for a long time though even the best we prefer to see consumed at a younger age.

  • Glug ‘Broken Slate’ Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

    $14.70

    Combine this with the elevation of the Clare wine district and add in weather that brings the heat of the inland south, and you have a mix of elements ripening the grapes that creates unusual and magnificent flavours. In this way the Cabernet has a minty Clare twist to the flavour and a depth of colour like no other Cabernet region.

  • Dolans, Sobels & Hope ‘Squatters Three’ Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

    $13.80

    This Cabernet is part of the five star red haul that we purchased over 2024. The Cabernet is made in the manner of the Leasingham Bin 56 of the 1970s-1980s.

  • Karrawirra Single Vineyard ‘Fan Block’ Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019

    $26.00

    The pick of the best Barossa end up as Karrawirra Single Vineyard bottlings. Single vineyard wines are not made every vintage and appear only when they are the ultimate expression of the Barossa Valley.

  • Roxton McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

    $14.60

    McLaren Vale has won more Trophies and Gold medals for Cabernet than for Shiraz and this is attributed to the ocean influence and associated cooling breezes. Globally it is believed that the best Cabernets come from districts with a maritime location, a view developed from the French understanding of flavour development.

  • Roxton McLaren Vale Merlot 2023

    Original price was: $14.60.Current price is: $8.00.

    Roxton has a long history as a McLaren Vale brand though had faded and abandoned by the 1960s. The advanced customer should compare and enjoy Merlot from McLaren Vale and the Barossa Valley with our view being McLaren Vale has the edge.

  • Roxton McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021

    $14.60

    Ninety minutes of pleasant driving across the Adelaide Hills links McLaren Vale with the Barossa Valley, the two most important districts within the Adelaidean Mount Lofty range. This Roxton is a fine example of the McLaren Vale style and a nice foil to our Karrawirra Barossa reds.

  • P. B. Burgoyne Eden Valley Shiraz 2022

    $13.60

    There are some fabulous vineyard clusters and those developed by the Henschke family at Keyneton illustrate the wine quality that can be achieved. The origin of the Burgoyne Shiraz is from the low Eden Valley where the reds are plumper than the far cooler high Eden. Still the low parts of the Eden Valley are one hundred or more metres higher than the Barossa Valley so expect a Shiraz that highlights different flavour aspects.

  • Glug ‘Sunday Drive’ Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2023

    $14.60

    Adelaide Hills vineyards are small and variable. A bit of good ground here and a further tiny parcel over the hill crest. Pocket handkerchief vineyards. Less common is exposure to the summer heat which ripens Shiraz and this ‘Sunday Drive’ we found irresistible and so purchased from a small garagiste maker. Cool climate though in the style of Eden Valley.

  • Stockwell Creek Basket Pressed Barossa Valley Grenache 2023

    Original price was: $22.50.Current price is: $11.00.

    The Barossa Valley may well be the finest place to grow Grenache and Glug have been supporters since 2004.The best we make can be found in our Stockwell Creek range.

  • Stockwell Creek Basket Pressed Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2023

    Original price was: $22.50.Current price is: $11.00.

    This is a natural blend for the Barossa and moving the percentage of Shiraz helps to display the merits of Grenache and Mataro. The Stockwell Creek range of wines represent those Barossa reds which we believe express a little further the best of Barossa.

  • Fareham Estates Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

    $15.60

    A big rich, juicy Cabernet, minty, intense flavours, being part of the ‘five star red haul’ we stumbled across in mid-2024. Five stars being the winery rating of the wine writer James Halliday. Halliday published ‘Clare Valley-the history the vignerons and the wines’, in 1985. He devotes a section to Fareham Estate which was founded in 1966.

  • P.B. Burgoyne Eden Valley Riesling 2023

    $11.60

    Eden Valley is considered a cool climate district.  Cool climate districts though are not all the same since coolness can come from elevation or latitude or a combination.

    Further variations are created by the closeness to the ocean, being a source of cool air, and rainfall as humidity seems to play a role in creating the taste.

  • Old Moppa Road Barossa Valley Primitivo 2023

    $13.70

    The climate of the Barossa Valley creates full flavoured wines that charge across the palate. In addition, they show complexity, and it is this combination that has fascinated consumers and winemakers for so long. These flavours play out in the traditional varieties Shiraz, Cabernet, Grenache and Mataro.

    There are other varieties planted, though all in small lots, that have been trialled for several decades and these include, Carignan, Durif, the many Portuguese port varieties, Primitivo or Zinfandel and many others. These interest Glug as we see our role as introducing new styles and unfamiliar varieties to our customers-to keep up their wine interest.

  • Glug ‘The Long Shot’ Barossa Valley Primitivo Shiraz 2023

    $13.70

    This is a red you will enjoy being a blend of the Italian variety Primitivo with our local favourite Shiraz. Shiraz is the outstanding variety for Australia and rises to heights that eclipse any other Global region. The blend with Primitive works as this variety also responds to our local summer heat. A pleasing addition to the Glug portfolio.

  • Auld & Burton Barossa Valley Shiraz Mataro 2014

    $12.80

    The oldest Mataro vines date back to around 1892 though it was a popular variety in previous eras as a productive, non-irrigated bush vine this before the arrival of trellised vine rows and drip irrigation. We do know that the early makers of Barossa Valley Shiraz added 10-15% of Mataro to many blends as they found this added strength and character to the wine. So Mataro was the variety which was never on the label yet was always in red wine.

  • The Regions Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

    $13.80

    The reason there are so many Glug brands is because we prefer to bottle each wine to preserve the difference, however tiny. Overriding all of the small differences is the flavour of the Barossa Valley and the Glug style which favours full flavours. Expect from us a red over 14% alcohol as we are not excited by the flavours of low alcohol reds.

  • Stonevale Wines Red Barn Barossa Valley Cabernet Malbec 2020

    $13.60

    Special Offer: Add 12 to your cart, apply code REDBARN40 at checkout to access a case for only $40 + freight. Order any wines for $150+ to qualify.

    For this Stonevale the Malbec has transformed the Cabernet into something special. Malbec has a tasty, sappy-fruity, menthol character so how much to add must be carefully measured. Malbec is very popular in Argentine and the best of them from Mendoza, the wine capital, fetch high prices. It is time for a Malbec revival.

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When Can You Expect Delivery

The last despatch day from the Barossa Valley will be the 22nd December. Delivery via the couriers will be variable and may be early January.

Glug will reopen on Monday the 5th January.

There will be no emails until my regular Monday letter arrives on Monday the 5th January.

Regards

David Farmer