Savour a newly released, freshly landed, classy Chardonnay (with a hint of Gris) from premium vineyards in Hawke's Bay, a region recognised as one of the best 12 best wine regions in the world. Why Seismic? Well, Hawke’s Bay is the most earthquake prone region in NZ. Between 1845 to 2001 there have been 20 earthquakes at magnitude 6 or greater. Nicolas Culeme is a French winemaker with multiple vintages in both France and New Zealand, including working for famous Domaine Paul Mas in South of France. He settled permanently in New Zealand in 2017. He makes this beauty using fruit from five different Hawkes Bay Vineyards, much of the fruit from elevated vineyard sites. It boasts ripe stone fruit aromatics with a hint of toasty oak and flint. It has a lovely creamy palate with flavours of peach and nectarine.

Kings' Creed live by their creed to craft small batch wines of quality with bold character. The Adelaide Hills is located in the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of Adelaide. Its diversity in terms of altitude, climate and soil helps it produce its distinctive cool climate wines. Here, Ben Riggs sources the finest Pinot Grigio fruit to make a wine loaded with crisp, juicy just ripe pear with a touch of citrus. As winemaker Ben Riggs says, "2021 vintage was one of the greats. Excellent winter/spring rainfall, sunny warm spring followed by one of the mildest summers on record with only one day over 36 and beautiful mild evenings. Whites are incredibly fragrant, aromatic with delicious fresh acidity and lovely fleshy fruit palates."

Enjoy a 91pt Single Vineyard Chardonnay from Hunter Valley. “A finer style of chardonnay with a core of steely acidity wrapped in textured fruit. Assertive lemony flavours define the close, yet fade more quickly than expected. Aeration and chilling help bring the wine to life, coaxing out the fruit, harmonising the winemaking and vineyard characters, and balancing the savoury elements. 91pts” (Toni Paterson, The Halliday Wine Companion). Briar Ridge has been a model of stability, and has the comfort of substantial estate vineyards from which it is able to select the best grapes. Winemaker is Andrew Duff.

You’ll have no problems enjoying this very easy to drink, lovely fresh, well-balanced Chardonnay out of Limestone Coast vineyards.Before founding Vandenberg Wines, Richie Vandenberg was a notable ‘Aussie Rules’ footballer and captain of Hawthorn Football Club. He founded Vandenberg Wines in 2013 with Justin Moran, and with head winemaker Leisha Munroe is building a reputation for their vibrant range of wines.

Customers invariably ask: "What's Blanc de Blancs Champagne and what makes it so special?" The Champagne region grows three grapes, two red – Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier – and one white ¬– Chardonnay. Blanc de Blancs is made only from Chardonnay and, as Hugh Johnson says, it therefore has "great grace and less weight than traditional Champagne". Laithwaite's is a tip-top example which for years has been expertly created for us by superb cellars in Avize, one of Champagne's finest villages. This particular cuvée is 100% Premier Cru vineyards and was matured for 30 months before release – double the required minimum – to ensure a really luxurious character. Showing complex white blossom, citrus and toasted brioche notes, it has great finesse, a very fine mousse, and the perfect amount of acidity to cut through a range of delicious canapés such as velvety chicken or duck liver parfait.

Sip and delight in a Gold and Double Gold-winning Chardonnay from the impressive Allegiance Wines. This is elegant and rich with harmoniously, integrated subtle oak characters, and flavours of peach, nectarine and rockmelon flow through to a balanced, delicate finish. The Bowrider range is named for the habits of dolphins who effortlessly surf in the wake of boats. It's a picturesque image – and a thoroughly relaxing and charming thing to experience. Rather like the wine. Dive on in!