Winestate Magazine

RIVER REGIONS

57 TASTED

44 AWARDED

These wines offer some amazing opportunities for great value wines for everyday drinking, whether at home or your on-premise outlet. Exciting alternative varieties also do exceptionally well in these high volume warm climates as do sweet whites and fortifieds where you will have to pay a little extra for some truly superb wines!

SPARKLING

3 TASTED

2 AWARDED

A couple of nicely managed creamy, sparkling, fruit driven wines.

Grower’s Gate South Australia Brut Cuvee NV ★★★★ 94pts

A fine bead, pleasant citrus aromas and a clean and refreshing palate with some sweetness and good acidity. $14.95

Buller Wines RLB Swan Hill Sparkling Rosé 2020 ★★★ 90pts

Fragrances of strawberries and cream with plenty of strawberry-like flavours. $17

OTHER WHITES

6 TASTED

4 AWARDED

A consistent group of wines showing the value and suitability of other varieties in these warmer climes.

Zilzie Wines Liv Lighter Australia Pinot Grigio 2020 ★★★1/2 92pts

Creamy citrusy fragrances and a

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