De Bortoli Wines - Yarra Valley Gulf Station Pinot Noir 2013, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia: A gorgeous, silky pinot noir with layers of fleshy black cherries and a satin-rich texture. The grapes for this wine come from the Brookland Vineyard in Australia's Yarra Valley and provide great balance of fruit ripeness and some zingy acidity. Finishes with great vibrancy and refreshment. This balanced red wine shows attractive intensity in the glass. Try this vibrant red wine with cheese pizza. Excellent value. Highly recommended. Drink: 2013-2019. 15511 13.50% D 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 92/100. April 4, 2015 Top Rated Red Wine. Delightful Duck Wine Full Review

Jip Jip Rocks Shiraz Cabernet 2020, Padthaway, South Australia, Australia: From Padthaway, South Australia, Jip Jip Rocks 2020 Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon blend (60%/40%) is excellent value under $20. Fragrant with ripe blackberry, black currant, baking spice and savoury herb flavours supple and lingering on the palate. The Jip Jip rocks are an outcrop of 350 million year old red granite near the family's vineyard in the heart of the Padthway region near Morambro Creek. Drink: 2023-2028. 186114 14.50% XD 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 93/100. March 4, 2023 Top Rated Red Wine. Magnificent Meat Pizza Wine Full Review

Wakefield Jaraman Shiraz 2021, Clare Valley, Mclaren Vale, South Australia, Australia: From Clare Valley, McLaren Vale wine regions, Wakefield Jaraman 2021 Shiraz is robust and full-flavoured with ripe dark cherry, blackberry, raspberry, red berry, chocolate, mint, anise and pepper spice flavours, balanced with juicy acidity and framed with dusty, chalky tannins. So opulent and elegant. Drinking beautifully now through 2033. Drink: 2023-2032. 377036 14.50% D 750 mL  $24.95 Score: 95/100. December 16, 2023 Harmonious Hard Cheese Wine Full Review

Quails' Gate Estate Winery Chardonnay 2017, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia V.Q.A., Canada: A beautiful BC Chardonnay with notes of green apple and peach. Medium- to full-bodied with a luscious, mouth-filling texture. Perfect for roast turkey or chicken. Drink: 2019-2023. 377770 13% D 750 mL  $24.95 Score: 91/100. August 11, 2020 Top Rated White Wine. Scrumptious Seafood Wine Full Review

Errazuriz Aconcagua Costa Single Vineyard Syrah 2012, Aconcagua Costa, Aconcagua Valley, Chile: A gorgeous, opulent Chilean Syrah of the best pedigree. Structure, density, concentration and complexity all play roles in this wine, with intense replay of fleshy dark plums and berries across the palate (and mind). Perfect for grilled pork chops. Drink: 2013-2019. 387910 13.50% XD 750 mL  $24.95 Score: 95/100. September 27, 2014 Top Rated Red Wine. Full Review

Viña Tarapacá Gran Reserva Carmenère 2012, Maipo Valley, Chile: Lusciously rich and velvet-textured with fleshy sweetly ripe black plums in this classic Chilean red wine. The 2012 vintage of this wine is a blend of Carmenère and Syrah grapes. The Gran Reserva is a blend of Carmenere grapes are grown in different parcels of vineyards in the Maipo Valley. The wine is matured in both American and French barrels for 8 months. Mocha-chocolate finish. Drink: 2014-2018. 57513 14.50% XD 750 mL  $17.95 Score: 90/100. March 7, 2015 Plush Pork Wine Full Review

Les Vignes Bila-Haut Chapoutier 2013, Côtes Du Roussillon Villages, Midi A.C., France: Staggeringly great value in this full-bodied French red wine from the Rhone Valley that's a blend of Carignan, Grenache and Syrah grapes. This AC-designated wine features brooding black fruit, dark spices and intrigue. What a great price for such quality, especially from such an iconic winemaker as Chapoutier. Try it tonight with pepperoni pizza or meat lasagna. Drink: 2014-2018. 168716 14% D 750 mL  $15.45 Score: 91/100. April 15, 2015 Best Value Red Wine. Glorious Game Wine Full Review

Schloss Schönborn Marcobrunn Riesling Kabinett 2008, Prädikatswein, Rheingau, Germany: Totally sexy! Petrol peach short dress kind of wine -- want want want! So light in alcohol (thus the short dress) yet such a big tease and flavour on the palate. Drink: 2013-2020. 928861 9.50% D 750 mL  $21.95 Score: 92/100. June 21, 2014 Top Rated White Wine. Spectacular Spicy Wine Full Review

Puklus Pincészet Tokaji Yellow Muscat 2012, Tokaj-Hegyalja, Hungary: Beautiful concentration of lemon essence! Here's a dessert wine that's not cloying sweet, and will be perfect with lemon or poppy seed cake. Oh yum. Drink: 2013-2017. 46508 13.50% M 750 mL  $15.95 Score: 92/100. September 28, 2013 Top Rated Dessert Wine. Divine Dessert Wine Full Review

Abbazia Moscato D'asti 2012, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy: A delightful bubbly with sunny-ripe aromas and flavours of apricot, honeysuckle and peach. Terrific as an aperitif or after dinner with biscotti or fruit desserts given that it has a touch of clementine sweetness. I love a wine that's this low in alcohol yet so packed with flavour and character. Cheers! 265397 5.50% M 750 mL  $14.95 Score: 90/100. November 9, 2013 Smart Buy Wine Full Review

Giordano Collection Primitivo Di Manduria Primitivo 2011, Puglia D.O.C., Italy: Aromas of big juicy purple plums and blueberries and mocha, very Zinfandel like, which makes sense given the grape connection to Primitivo. A supple and full-bodied red wine with a good-natured heart of hedonism. The Giordano family has been making wine since 1900 in the warm climate of Puglia in southern Italy. Perfect for barbecues with people you like. Drink: 2013-2017. 51797 14.50% D 750 mL  $17.95 Score: 90/100. March 15, 2014 Best Value Red Wine. Heavenly Hamburger Wine Full Review

Rocca Delle Macìe Tenuta Sant'alfonso Chianti Classico 2011, Tuscany D.O.C.G., Italy: Love this! Rich, smoky and smothering the senses with fleshy black fruit. Yes please! Velvet black fruit runs up the middle of your palate while mouth-watering juiciness tickles along the sides. Grilled pork chops should be already ordered when you open this wine. Drink: 2014-2020. 942094 14% XD 750 mL  $22.95 Score: 92/100. March 15, 2014 Top Rated Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review

Oyster Bay Pinot Noir 2013, Marlborough, New Zealand: Toasty oak on the nose wraps around fleshy ripe black cherries. Full-bodied, mouth-watering juicy and smooth with a great finish. New Zealand Pinot Noir offers that unique combination of fleshy fruit and zingy juiciness. Oyster Bay is part of the Delegat wine portfolio and a solid producer of good value wines including this New Zealand Pinot Noir. Smoky oak and black cherry notes with some dark spice on the finish. Terrific with a wide range of dishes. Yum! Drink: 2014-2018. 590414 13.50% D 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 91/100. April 18, 2015 Best Value Red Wine. Scrumptious Seafood Wine Full Review

Oyster Bay Cuvée Rosé 2012, New Zealand, New Zealand: A lovely, toasty bubbly at an exceptionally great price! The chardonnay grapes in this blend come from Hawkes Bay region, while pinot noir grapes hail from Marlborough. Lovely persistence of flavours and bubbles. Crisp, clean finish. Stock up now! Drink: 2012-2015. 238187 12% D 750 mL  $21.95 Score: 91/100. April 13, 2013 Best Value Sparkling Wine. Spectacular Spicy Wine Full Review

Rioja Bordón Gran Reserva Bodegas Franco-Españolas Tempranillo 2001, D.O.C.A., Rioja, Spain: There it is again: that unmistakable, exotic aroma of old tanned leather and cigar smoke. Love it! Try a mature wine like this if you haven’t and discover the many pleasures of “tertiary” aromas that only develop with bottle age. This is simply some kind of wonderful. Full-bodied, smooth and elegant. Drink: 2011-2015. 12295 13% D 750 mL  $23.95 Score: 93/100. October 29, 2011 Top Rated Red Wine. Full Review

Barón de Ley Gran Reserva Tempranillo 2001, Rioja, DOC, Spain: This is a remarkable wine -- please save me some as I intend to get a couple of cases. Matures aromas of leather, cigar box, dried herbs and black plums. It's rare to get a mature wine like this on a release, snap it up but not too much. Drink: 2012-2022. 642496 13% D 750 mL  $34.95 Score: 94/100. December 3, 2020 Top Rated Red Wine. Full Review

Lan Gran Reserva 2016, Rioja D.O.C.A., Spain: From the Rioja wine region, Lan Gran Reserva 2016 is a mature, full-bodied Old Vines Tempranillo and Mazuelo red wine blend (97%/3%). Fragrant with pink florals, ripe plum, dried wild herbs and baking spice flavours bright on the palate with a kiss of black olives on the finish. Tannins are velvety, and the wine is drinking beautifully now, but can easily cellar to 2030. Pour with a roast leg of lamb. Drink: 2024-2031. 928622 13.50% XD 750 mL  $34.95 Score: 94/100. February 3, 2024 Top Rated Red Wine. Luscious Lamb Wine Full Review

Mer Soleil Reserve Chardonnay Oaked 2012, Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey County, California, United States: Mer Soliel translates to sea and sun in Californian surfer dud speak (I'm fluent). A rich and full-bodied white wine with lovely layers of golden apple and butterscotch from oak aging. Drink: 2013-2018. 958975 14.50% D 750 mL  $34.95 Score: 93/100. October 16, 2014 Top Rated White Wine. Remarkable Roast Chicken Wine Full Review

Stave & Steel Bourbon Barrel Aged Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, California, United States: A full-bodied, smooth, delicious Californian red wine made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grown in the Livermore Valley, a cool climate district. The wine is aged in bourbon barrels for four months rather than the oak usually used to age wine from France, Hungary or the US (but not bourbon oak). The bourbon oak staves (panels or strips of wood) impart a maple spice flavour to the wine, much like bourbon itself, with a brown sugar, vanilla toast finish. Aromas of ripe black fruit through the mid-palate. Pair with grilled meats. Drink: 2021-2024. 541946 13.50% D 750 mL  $21.05 Score: 91/100. October 15, 2021 Top Rated Red Wine. Heavenly Hamburger Wine Full Review