Terremoto Syrah captures the essence of McLaren Vale. The wine is fruit driven, bursting with rich dark fruit characters of blackberries, mulberries and blueberries while being balanced with tight fine grain tannins. The wine is fresh with textures and layers of flavour. The generosity of fruit and the seamless integration of oak and tannin ensures the mouthfeel is vibrant, long and elegant. The grapes for Terremoto were destemmed leaving a high proportion of whole berries in the must, cold soaked for 2 days and inoculated with a yeast culture . The wine was fermented in a 4 tonne open fermenter for 8 days. During that time, the wine was pumped over twice a day. The wine remained on skins for a further 10 days before pressing to 300L oak barrels The Serafino story began in 1964 when Steve (Serafino) Maglieri arrived in Australia from Italy as a passionate teenager full of dreams. Two years later, with the assistance of his father Giovanni, he planted his first vines in McLaren Vale that now extends to 350 acres, laying the foundation of a winemaking dynasty that today is known as Serafino Wines and overseen by his daughter, Maria. From the beginning, Steve and his father worked from dawn to dusk seven days a week to produce wines of such outstanding quality that it wasnt long before the accolades began to flow.

JAMSHEED Seville Syrah, Yarra Valley

Located within Murrumbateman in the now prestigious wine region of Canberra District, comes Eden Road who are well known for cool-climate, elegant style wines. Here their 'The Long Road' Syrah is actually sourced from vineyards that are both within the Canberra District and other nearby regions, like Hilltops. The result is a Syrah that is lifted in both aroma and flavours of ripe red cherries and strawberry. 14 months in older French oak has also provided a subtle savoury note with extreme elegance.

This Cote Rotie Chateau D'Ampuis 2007 by Guical is made from 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier from 7 exceptional terroirs: Le Clos

The Cote Rotie Brune et Blonde offers up lots of Christmas fruitcake, tapenade, black currant, forest floor, incense and camphor characteristics.

A brilliant example of Hermitage by Jean Louis Chave. The expertise that Gýrard and Jean-Louis Chave draw upon is not only their own, but also the accumulated wisdom of their ancestors, transmitted down through the generations since Chaves began making Hermitage in 1481, continuing a five-century dynasty of extraordinarily high quality and pure expression of great terroir that is unmatched.

This wine, a Piebald, meaning black and white, is a co-fermentation of the blackest Syrah grapes, with a hatful of the purest white Viognier. Deep in colour, the wine is almost black, yet is also vibrant and bright. The nose is perfumed with apricots, spice and liquorice; a pretty, fragrant wine with a sweet juice and velvety palate. The finish is elegant with savoury spice and a fine tannin length and persistence.

This wine by Guigal is produced from grapes from the two estates of Jean-Louis Grippat and Vallouit as well as from grapes and wines purchased in the trade. This Syrah is dark red with violets tints; a powerful nose dominated by red berries and delicate oak aromas and a palate with a powerful attack. Round and supple tannins.