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Limited Allocations of Iconic NZ Pinot Noir Available Now...
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.
Mordrelle Wines: Massive-Scoring Reds from an Argentinian in Australia
Today's spotlight producer may be a new name to many of you but it's one that we have a feeling you'll be hearing plenty more about, especially after Martin Moran's range of luscious reds have swept up top scores from James Halliday and team at the Wine Companion. Read on to find out more about this killer Adelaide Hills producer.
DD Discoveries: Aunt Alice
Premium Tasmanian wine is extremely hot property at the moment so it's very exciting to meet a new face entering the fray on the Apple Isle. Alice Davidson is Aunt Alice wines, and we're excited to share her first ever Tasmanian release with you today!
Unbeatable Value Yarra Valley Wines From the Hoddles Creek Crew
For wine lovers everywhere who are on a quest to find affordable, interesting and high quality wines, one of the hero producers to know is Hoddles Creek. They're a family run, Yarra Valley operation headed by maestro Franco D'Anna. We've got 3 new awesome wines from Hoddles, each coming in at $25 or under!
95pt Yarra Chardonnay & Pinot Noir from an Awesome Family-Run Label in the Yarra!
Fetherston began ten years ago after meeting at a party and connecting over a shared love of food and wine, and the rest as they say, is history. Their 2021 Estate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir releases have just landed in store, both with 95 point reviews from Halliday Wine Companion, and looking exceptional.
One of Our Most-Loved Tassie Pinots Is Finally Here...
We've spent years hunting for the best-value Pinot Noirs in Tasmania. If you ask us, the sub-regional offerings from Two Tonne Tasmania's main man Ricky Evans represent about the best $35 you can spend on a bottle of Tasmanian Pinot Noir! His 2022 releases are here, and better than ever...
Yarra Unicorns: The 2022 Timo Mayer Release Is Here!
Today we are pleased to present the unicorn wines of Timo Mayer and the 2022s are some of the best we've seen from him. We were lucky enough to taste these wines from barrel last year and again last week here at DDHQ with the man himself. To give you our most 'Timo-esque' appraisal, the 2022 wines are f@#king beautiful... read on to find out more!
2022 Different Drop Producers of the Year Announced!
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
DD's 2022 Australian Wines of the Year Announced!
It's that time... the DD Australian Wines of 2022 have been selected, and we're stoked to be bringing you this list of 6 absolutely awesome wines that blew us away in 2022. Take a read within and see if your faves made the list!
