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Zalto - The Perfect Gift For Any Wine Lover? + Our Christmas Sparkling Picks + Romain Le Bars Tasting Saturday 13th 3pm-6pm

by Annandale Cellars

Zalto

Zalto are easily the greatest producer of handblown glasses and decanters on the market today. These glasses are considered by practically everyone who has used them to be the best vessel from which to drink wine. Wine is all about the experience, it only makes sense that the glass that you drink from plays an important role in the wonderful experience of drinking wine - drinking from a Zalto is a surefire way to ensure that you make the most of the moment.

The fine design of the glasses demands the skill of the glassblower to be unparalleled. Zalto only use carefully selected raw materials and complex traditional methods to achieve handcrafted perfection - every single component of the glass is made by hand. The handmade work is reminiscent of the fine craftsmanship of the Venetian glass artists of the Renaissance. The perfectly balanced design without seams and joins is another important point of their philosophy, that the wine is the focus and no detail of the glass should distract from the experience. Only the best master glassmakers in the world can produce glasses of this quality and level of execution.

Hit the link to see what's available!

 

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Our Christmas Sparkling Picks

The sparkling season is upon us and it's time to get the wines sorted for Christmas and NYE. No one wants to turn up with the same boring bottle of Moët and Veuve - it's time to step up your sparkling game with some of these wines!

The world of sparkling wine is so much more vast than the handful of mass-produced bottles you see in every major chain. The Nathalie Theulot Blanc de Noirs Cremant de Bourgogne is a special we are running that punches so far above its weight it's not funny. The regular full price would ordinarily be $62 (and it would still be good value at this price) but we are running this for $40 and $34 in any mixed 6 pack! This is an absurd saving of up to 45% for a wine that we believe can outperform most Champagne around the $100 mark. This is a no-brainer to stock up on, but wait, there's more!

We also have sparkling wine from Limoux in Languedoc, incredible sparkling Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley, culty Cremant du Jura and of course, some selected Champagne such as the De Saint Gall and the Larmandier-Bernier Longitude.

This is just a snapshot of the sparkling wines we have available for you. There is a link to our vast Grower Champagne selection as well at the bottom of this section for your perusal. Don't wait too long to stock up on sparkling for these holidays in case you miss out!

 

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Romain Le Bars

Release Tasting

Saturday 13th

3pm - 6pm

Join us this Saturday as we taste through the hyped wines of the 2024 release of Romain Le Bars!

Romains le Bars had a keen interest and desire to learn as much as possible about wine in his early 20s. Naturally, he wanted to learn from the best and applied for a job in the Rhone with Eric Pfifferling of Domaine L’Anglore. He then worked for 7 years at this cult winery with evident influence in his wines under this label. He then managed to snag a little plot of 1.2 hectares in Tavel and vinified his first vintage with the help of Eric’s son Thibault in his garage, producing just 3000 bottles.



Romain managed to find an additional 3 hectares of vineyards to rent in Lirac and has found himself a vacant winery to rent on the outskirts of Tavel as well. Grenache and Syrah can be found in the Tavel plot, the soil being calcareous rocky scree. In Lirac and its surroundings the soil is sand and clay with limestone throughout, planted to Ugni Blanc, Mourvèdre, Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault and Carignan. In L’Anglore fashion, Romain direct presses the grapes for about 3 hours and employs carbonic maceration for roughly 5-9 days depending on the variety for the freshness and silkiness this brings to the wines. In the cellar, fermentation only occurs with natural yeasts and the wines are unfined and unfiltered. Some cuvees are sans soufre, while others receive only a splash at bottling.

These are the wines that we'll be tasting on the day:

Lelarge Pugeot Champagne Extra Brut Tradition NV

2024 Le Clau

2024 Lirac Rose

2024 Tavel

2024 Pousse Cailloux

2023 Lirac

I even tasted a bottle of the '23 Tavel a few weeks ago next to a '23 L'Anglore and the Romain Le Bars looked the best! Don't miss out on this tasting of wines that are in all the best wine bars around the world!

Wishing you a great week from the team: Chris, Pete and Aaron.

 

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Christmas Shipping

Don't forget Australia Post's cut-off dates for a Christmas delivery are fast approaching!

For Regular Parcel Post to metro areas, the recommended final post date is Monday the 15th.

For Express Post to metro areas, the recommended final post date is Monday the 22nd.

Please remember that deliveries to regional areas may require more time. In addition to Australia Post, Anonymous Wine Freight services the metro areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Byron Bay and Adelaide, and will be used as preference until the 17th of December over Australia Post where possible to ensure a speedy delivery. 

Our team will be out and about doing deliveries within a 10km radius of the store, right up until Christmas Eve so there's no need to miss out on gifting your favourite wines to your colleagues, friends and loved ones for Christmas!

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