Dry White Wines
We get it: how can a liquid be dry? Who came up with these terms, anyway? We don’t know the answer to that one, sadly, but we can help out with the frequently asked question: “What is dry white wine?”When it comes to wine, dry isn’t the opposite of wet; it’s actually the opposite of sweet. The winemaking process involves fermenting the crushed grapes with yeast, which converts sugar into alcohol. A sweet wine will undergo a shorter fermentation, meaning that not all of the sugar is turned to alcohol, but if all of the sugar is converted by the yeast, the wine produced will be considered dry. Examples of typically dry white wines are Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris, some Rieslings (although there are sweet Rieslings, too), and Chardonnay. The flavo ...
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- Artis Jacopin Pinot Gris 2024Special Price $25.00 Regular Price $30.00Andrew Miller is a Champagne nutter who decided to become a winemaker. After graduating from Roseworthy college, he did a vintage in Champagne with Cote de Blancs producer Guy Jacopin and in spite of no shared language, learned much about the art of winemaking and specifically blending. The Artis wines pay homage to Mr. Jacopin. This exceptional Pinot Gris is both textural, with lively, superb acidity and citrus emerging from the inclusion of 9% Clare Riesling, complexing the pear laden, Adelaide Hills Gris. Soft, round, citrussy and delicious. Learn More
- Atze’s Corner Wild Rose Vermentino 2022$25.00Only 200 doz were made of this exceptional Vermentino which picked up a gold and top gold medal at both the Royal Adelaide and Barossa Wine Shows! Offers citrus and pear aromatics and a textural palate redolent of nashi pear, apples, citrus wildflowers and a hint of marzipan. Superb. Learn More
- Barristers Block Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2024$32.00
Lime and lime zest with snow pea tendrils and grapefruit. A delightful texture and just the perfect amount of acidity to allow the fruit to make its powerful point without taking over the show. A delightful Savvy which should improve for a few years yet.
Learn More - Briar Ridge Dairy Hill Semillon 2024Special Price $40.00 Regular Price $45.00A delicious Sem which can be drunk now or cellared for a decade. Green apple, citrus, oxalis grass, smoky notes, seaweed and a generous mouthfeel all recommend a second glass. Generous, refined, textural and loaded with fruit. Learn More
- Briar Ridge JKD Semillon 2024Special Price $40.00 Regular Price $45.00From a Lovedale vineyard, the JKD offers green apple and lemon, bath powder and lemongrass, sustained across a long and powerful palate. Kinda like a Semillon that thinks it is a Riesling. More textural than your typical young Sem, and therefore lovely already. Can also be cellared for about a decade if you prefer the pendulous lanolin notes that come with patience. Learn More
- Cape Jaffa Sauvignon Blanc 2022$24.00Bright tropical fruits with guava and green mango melding with apple and a citric acid zing. A little skin contact is allowed during ferment to encourage texture and ferment is completed in concrete eggs. Planted in in 1992, the Hoopers had their first vintage in '96, eventually achieving organic and biodynamic certification in 2005. Their entire operation is off grid. Learn More
- Chain of Ponds 'Black Thursday' Sauvignon Blanc 2024Special Price $20.00 Regular Price $23.00This is zippy and slightly textural sauv blanc which offers a lovely combo of greenery to go with the passionfruit and tropicals. All in all, there’s plenty going on with this wine for discerning savvy blanc fans. Learn More
- Claymore 'Horse With No Name' Riesling 2023Special Price $18.00 Regular Price $24.00Striking and concentrated lime dominates the aromatics here. The palate is powerful, with plenty of acid carrying the lime forward and across the length. A Riesling that really demands to be served with food. Learn More
- Corryton Burge Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2024Special Price $26.00 Regular Price $30.00
A delicious, easy drinking and textural Pinot Gris, which is enjoyable by itself or with a feed. Plenty of fresh sliced apple and pear here, a generously weighted mid-palate and crisp acid to finish.
Learn More - Curator Eden Valley Riesling 2023Special Price $25.00 Regular Price $30.00Pale with fresh lime citrus zest, grapefruit and more. Tightly wound yet with exceedingly generous fruit and minerality. Just a whisker sweeter than dry. Perfect with slightly spicy dishes. Learn More
- Curtis Heritage Chardonnay 2021Special Price $20.00 Regular Price $30.00A lighter, almost Chablis style of Chardy. Aromatics emphasise citrus and Citrus blossoms. The palate is light to mid weight, offering peach and honeydew melon, Finish is crisp and dry. Learn More
- Dandelion Enchanted Garden of the Eden Valley Riesling 2021Special Price $25.00 Regular Price $27.50A beautifully balanced and elegant Riesling replete with brooding limes, lemon sherbet and good length. Lovely now and will continue to develop well for years. Learn More