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Chris Santini is a young winemaker crafting some seriously exciting and delicious wines in the south of Burgundy. Using a lo-fi approach, these are individual, personality filled wines that move to their own beat. We've got a couple of wines from Santini that we thought were striking in their uniqueness and individuality, the bright Grenache Noir & fascinating Burgundian Chardonnay.

Burn Cottage is one of the most celebrated Pinot Noirs in New Zealand. Today we are pleased to present our limited allocation of the excellent 2020 vintage of this Central Otago benchmark that has received very high praise from the wine media with 96 points from Bob Campbell MW at The Real Review and 95 points from Mike Bennie at The Wine Front. Extremely limited release, so secure yours now.

Today we share our 2022 Producers of the Year! The list is filled with awesome names in the world of artisanal wine taking out awards in six different categories: International Producer of the Year, Breakout Producer of the Year, People's Choice, Avant-Garde Producer of the Year, Best Value Producer of the Year and our overall Producer of the Year. See if your faves made the list and read on

Our 2022 Imported Wines of the Year are here! We're stoked to be bringing you this list of 5 absolutely awesome wines from all over the globe that blew us away in 2022. Take a read within and see if your faves made our list!

Today the DD Guide to the Wine Galaxy is proud to present the Iberian Day of Days - the International Portugal Isn't the Same As Spain Day! And we're sure every one the world over is celebrating, as it's a day you definitely can't forget - and certainly not one we've just made up here at DD HQ for an excuse to open up some delectable Portuguese wine and polish off a cheeky custard tart or two... Anyway, we digress. Read on and celebrate the joy of Portuguese wine! Just remember: it's not the same as Spain.

Strap yourselves in for a month of anarchic wine exploration with the DD Guide to the Wine Galaxy! We're starting up our interstellar tour bus to visit all corners of the wine universe in helter-skelter fashion throughout the entire month of July. We've gone intergalactically wild to kick it off, with a special discount on many of our imported wine packs for the whole month! Find some revamped favourites like the Italian Red Bargains Pack or The French Rose Bargain Six - or explore something brand new from Sicily, Burgundy, Austria, South Africa and more!