Exploring the Adelaide Hills' valley of Chardonnay

In the cradle of modern winemaking in the Adelaide Hills, one wine variety still rules. Here’s a guide to the Piccadilly Valley’s Chardonnay makers – and our wine writer’s assessment of three of the best.

Tiny town, big taste

Wine reviewer Tony Love travels to the tiny Barossa hamlet of Marananga, where you can eat, drink and explore some of South Australia’s finest food and wines.

Five favourite Italian varietal wines

A new wave of Australian wineries are championing Italian varietals, some of which will be showcased at an upcoming National Wine Centre dinner. Head sommelier James Boden recommends five of his favourites.

A stellar winemaker to watch

Philip White recommends the first solo wines of winemaker Liz Heidenreich, who’s doing her own thing having left Clare’s Sevenhill Cellars.

McLaren Vale turns right to Bordeaux

Forget all this stuff about the Vales being like the south of France. Two local hotshots are going Bordeaux: one via Clare, one via Coonawarra … Philip White reports.