There are few wines in the world, little alone white wines, that offer the ability to age so gracefully and offer such pleasure to drink along their lifetime as Chenin Blanc, especially off-dry or sweet Chenin. One such treasure is Coteaux du Layon, found in the spiritual home of Chenin Blanc the Loire. Located in...Read More

With some of our competitors recently closing their wine storage cellars we thought we’d share some key considerations in relocating your wine collections. Here are our top tips, (and why Rushcutters is the perfect wine cellar) to consider: Climate Our cellar runs at a super consistent 12-13 degrees C. They are kept a consistent 50%...Read More

We’re getting seriously itchy feet, one of the great loves of wine is the ability to travel to far off distant lands and see the geography, culture and people that shape the wines we enjoy. So whilst we’re still isolated from those long European (or anywhere come to think of it) trips. Now’s the time...Read More

Champagne, the ultimate celebration drink, not that’s we’ve had a lot of reasons to celebrate in 2020, but knowing your fizz is always important, especially here in Australia where we still import a huge amount making us the 6th biggest importer of Champagne in the world. The big prestige Champagnes, Dom Perignon, Salon and Crystal...Read More

The current crop of naturally leaning wines are often thought of as super approachable, drink them young wines. However the area of bio dynamic viticulture and winemaking isn’t just about the bright young things, and there are some stunning examples of wines made in the bio dynamic method, (Cullen comes to mind) that can really...Read More

Whilst we may not be able to get together quite so much at the moment, this extra time can be turned to building your prized wine collection whilst supporting the local wine industry. There have been some outstanding vintages for Australian wines in the last few years, and now is a great opportunity to grab...Read More

Are you looking to fill your cellar with a few wines that will impress your dinner guests for years, even decades to come, without breaking the budget? We had a think about what super high value wines everyone should have in the cellar. Here are a few favorites. Vintage Port Over the years we’ve amassed...Read More

So there I was staring into the abyss of my wine storage cellar figuring out why I couldn’t fit this new case in. The answer was of course obvious, I have not been drinking the cellar down at the required rate. Not only is this poor planning, but it also rather defeats the purpose in...Read More

We often get quizzed on the do’s and don’ts of cellaring wine from our wine storage customers and new clients. We thought we should jot these down, if nothing more than to check our answers are correct. However it’s not all about the cellar, being wine lovers everyone is interested in what’s stashed away in...Read More

Ever been to see a band you thought you only kind of liked, but then were blown away by their huge back catalogue of banging tracks you know all the words to? Well in the vinous sense I give to you the Loire Valley.  France’s longest river is the home of 69 AOC’s, and it...Read More