Dolcetto is a unique Italian varietal that's establishing a following beyond all expectations. Dolcetto originally hails from the mountainous Piedmont region at the northwest of Italy. Grown to Brown Brothers vineyards and blended with Syrah, served slightly chilled and spritzy, it makes a sensational aperitif and all occasion refresher. A versatile partner to a wide range of foods including pizza or cajun fish, this lively wine offers a generous palate with ripe summer berry characters, it offers a savvy touch of residual sweetness and delightful frizzante finish.

$1499each $177DOZEN EACH DOZEN Dolcetto translates into little sweet one, although the Italians generally make dry red wines from the variety. Brown Brothers, attracted by its vibrant red colour and attractive flavours of ripe summer berries, has opted to blend the precocious Dolcetto with a component of Syrah to produce a youthful, distinctively fruit driven wine. Parcels of Dolcetto and Shiraz grapes were harvested from highly specialized vineyards at ripe levels of baumé ranging from 13.0° to 15%0°. The fruit was treated to a temperature controlled vinification, which was arrested before completion to retain a little natural sweetness and carbon dioxide, to be bottled immediately following fermentation. Alcohol 10.0%

Fresh and fruity, a bright red/ magenta colour. The nose displays prominent cherry and berry aromas, lifted bouquets of red jubes, blackcurrant, red berries and hints of spice. A silky, juicy palate full of fresh summer berries and depth of flavour. This well structured wine exhibits an integrated natural grape sweetness and a gentle frizzante providing a fresh mouthfeel and a clean and lingering finish. The Shiraz component of the cépage provides length and ensures that the wine is not cloying on the finish. A small amount of sweetness and a little bit of fizz combine with fruit flavours to make a refreshing and totally fun wine. Enjoy chilled or at room temperature whilst young and vibrant.

Dolcetto is an Italian grape whose name derives from the Italian word for sweet. Syrah is the French pronunciation of Shiraz, which when ripened fully creates beautifully sweet soft fruit, but still with a bit of spice. Gapsted's crafted a finely honed blend of Dolcetto and Syrah, sensationally balanced, refreshing and inimitable in it's reflection of high country climes. The elevated altitude of vineyards, cool Alpine breezes and snow run-off in spring, are all contributors to this unique wine blend's delightfuly flavoured, satisfyingly quenching nature.

$1499each $177DOZEN EACH DOZEN The cool ripening conditions prevent high levels of transpiration thus allowing grapes to retain natural acids, sugars and esters, creating intense, lifted fruit flavours. The soft morning sunlight, essential for photosynthesis, is the most effective in producing the intense fruit characters of the Dolcetto and Syrah. By shielding the grapes from the afternoon sun, using specifically developed canopy management systems, the protection of delicate fruit flavours is assured. Intensive vineyard management combined with cool nights stimulate vines to yield harvests of flavourful, fully ripened Dolcetto and Syrah grapes.

Bright scarlet colour. Fruity and fragrant aromas of Dolcetto combine with spice and pepper of Syrah for a luscious and powerfully fruit driven wine. The Shiraz backbone is weighty with blueberry and blackberry flavours, pepper and cedar, kept vibrant by sour cherry acidity. The palate closes sweet and slightly frizzante with a long pleasant finish. Serve well chilled on its own or with most any cuisine, it's the perfect match to a platter of fresh cherries and homemade paté.

Grant Burge knows the Barossa well, a long history working with the region's finest growers ensures that his team can access the choicest fruit to create the most desirable wines. Enter Dolcetto, one of the most exciting and flavourful Italian varietals. Dolcetto makes luscious, chewy wines with characteristic black cherry, prune and licorice flavours. Grant Burge fine tunes Dolcetto to a wonderful contemporary styling, a pleasantly petulant light red that's irresistible when served chilled alongside salt and pepper squid, pizza and tapas or Al fresco.

$1699each $201DOZEN EACH DOZEN Dolcetto is sourced from good vineyards in the Barossa and Limestone Coast. Grant Burge include only those parcels which can best display the engaging varietal characteristics of the Dolcetto grape to create a wine that's refreshingly fruit driven yet appealingly complex and well balanced. Bunches are destemmed and lightly crushed to retain primary fruit flavours, components are kept separate throughout the winemaking process. Juices are vinified at 20ºC to retain vibrant fruit flavours, the fermentations are stopped early to retain natural sweetness. Upon completion the wine is immediately bottled in order to retain carbon dioxide, a natural by product of the fermentation, to be slightly frizzanté.

Vibrant red with purple hues, a reflection of the bright fruit characters indicative of the style. Aromas of black cherries and red liquorice leap from the glass and follow through on to the palate, supported by plum and sweet spice, cinnamon and nutmeg. This fresh, lively and dangerously easy to drink Dolcetto is slightly sweet, but with enough fine grape tannins for balance and to deliver a refreshing finish. Best served slightly chilled as an aperitif or matched with spicy cuisine.

From the King Valley in Victoria's high country, a good deal of pruning and thinning of Syrah and Dolcetto vines, together with some hand picking and selection of fruit. Cane cutting techniques have shrivelled the berries, concentrating the sugars and bittersweet grape tannins, whilst still on the vine. A wine of explosive Dolcetto characters with flavours akin to the shed dried styles of Italy's Veneto region, De Bortoli have achieved, an exciting fresh red, fully Euro in styling with the emphasis on fruit, suppleness and food friendliness.

$1299each $153DOZEN EACH DOZEN Sero is a family of food oriented wines in classic European traditions, fruit driven and completely unoaked. Made without the use of oak, Drought conditions led to an earlier vintage than previous years. Dry weather and warm sunny days with low crop levels produced wines with great concentration of flavour. Fruit from low yielding vineyards and suitable flavour profiles was selected specially for this wine. Lifted raspberry and cherry fruit characters were identified in the vineyard and were preserved throughout the wine making process with a cool soak of crushed fruit on skins to extract delicate flavour and colour, followed by a cool fermentation and pressing mid ferment to retain natural fruit sweetness. Alcohol 9.5%

Vibrant purple hues with brilliant clarity and depth. Lifted plum and raspberry aromas, bouquets of violets and of meats, sweet scents of citrus peel, marmalade and brandied fruits. Characters stretch onto the palate, there are tastes of almond and of spice, a nice chocolateyness grips the multi dimensional berries, with a super-intense stroke of liqueured cherries and plums. A zippy wine, easy to drink and to match with foods, the spicey characters of Syrah combine with the natural fruit sweetness of Dolcetto. It's all plums and blueberries, refreshing astringency from the ribena-like acidity, the hints of bittersweet chocolate, briary tannins and smooth smooth textures, it's a lively wine with a soft, fruit driven finish.

And how popular are we? A refreshing red blend demonstrating the affinity between the fruity Dolcetto and a Rhonesque handling of Shiraz. Warburn Estate has created a fashionable Cuvée that's just so quaffable, immediately approachable and handsomely flavoured. Everyone seems to love this distinctive wine, it exhibits dashing plum and chocolate bouquets, and descends onto the palate with characters of fruit cake, ribena and spice. Perfect on summer nights and relaxed luncheons, it really comes into it's own with your favourite foods.

$999each $117DOZEN EACH DOZEN The grapes are sourced from premium vineyards, selected by the winemakers on the basis of vibrant fruit offering characters which are innately suited to the style. The refreshing qualities of the finished wine begin at the vineyard as the best batches of grapes destined are identified. The Shiraz must exhibit smooth tannins, while the expressions of the unique Dolcetto grape are preserved throughout the winemaking process. The fruit was harvested and brought to the winery for cold maceration, to extract the vital colour and flavour profiles. Following inoculation to select yeasts and vinification, the batches are trialled and marked for inclusion before ultimate assembly into the final wine. Approx 9.0%

A deep rich burgundy hue. Nose of rich sweet plums and blueberries, fruit cake and briar, it carries some peppery spice from the Syrah. Bouquets of black olives and herbs, chocolate and plum, flow onto the palate, soft rich and fruit driven. A great quality of this wine is the lusciousness of the fruit, exhibiting heightened characters of citrus rind, with green and yellow apples, as expressed by the natural fruit sugars and refreshing acidity of the affable Dolcetto grape. This wine is excellent with chicken, spicy curries, and tangy cheeses. The lingering fruit clings and refreshes, there's a depth and vibrancy to this wine that makes it sensational with good food, maybe even chocolate.

Turkey Flat is still the luminary, having taken the lead of the great Aussie Rosé revival. The winemaking team take the task of making Australia's best Rosé very seriously, dedicating an entire vineyard to ensure the continuity of style. A cépage of Grenache and Shiraz, Dolcetto and Cabernet Sauvignon, drier than most, displaying a complexity with balance that's very rare indeed.

$1799each $213DOZEN EACH DOZEN Turkey Flat is more than just a vineyard and home to the best Barossa wines, it is a family business that forms a vital part of the region's rich culture and heritage. A dry microclimate without irrigation produces concentrated fruit from the ancient vines. Barossa Valley enjoys the perfect weather patterns, it has for generations grown the most intensely flavoured grapes to create this style of wine. Vinified and assembled at the Bethany Road winery using traditional open fermenters, cap plunging, cold maceration, submerged cap fermentation and pumping over. Alcohol 13.0%

Rose colour, salmon pink. A nose of sweetly perfumed red fruits, raspberry, watermelon and cherry bouquet. Vibrant red berries with soft tannins before a crisp, dry balanced finish. A fresh wine to be enjoyed immediately, always well chilled and crisp. No oak treatment makes it lively and fresh, a stylishly modern Australian Rosé, an intensely flavoured pink wine to be enjoyed in its youth.