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A riesling for hungover

yum cha:2018 Rieslingfreak

No 2, Polish Hill River, $37

I don’t know about you, but

when I’m feeling a little seedy

on a Sunday, I find the combo

of yum cha and yummy riesling

very reviving. This’ll get you back

on track: vivid green apple and

lime-leaf aroma, super-pure vitality

on the tongue.rieslingfreak.com

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A chardonnay to take on a

fishing trip:2017 Curly Flat

Lacuna, Macedon Ranges, $30

There are plenty of terrifically tasty

barrel-matured, “minerally” Oz

chardonnays out there, but there’s

something straight-up delicious

about this unoaked example that

I find deeply moreish: a cascade

of mouthwatering citrus flavour.

curlyflat.com

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A crisp Italian white for fish and

chips:2017 Mastroberardino

Greco di Tufo, Campania, $40

Scintillating, blossom-scented,

dry white made from the ancient

greco grape, native to the hills

around Naples, where they know

a thing or two about frying fish.

Works really well with salty, garlicky

seafoody pasta dishes, too.

Imported by santewines.com.au

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A serious white for a wine-

geek’s dinner party: 2016

Yangarra Roux Beauté Roussanne,

McLaren Vale, $72

The roussanne grape isn’t short of

flavour or richness, and this one

has added layers of complexity

from extended skin contact and

fermentation in big ceramic eggs.

It’s fabulously rich and textural

and mouth-filling, but perfectly

balanced, too.yangarra.com

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A trendy orange wine for

your hipster cousin: 2016

Ruggabellus Sallio, Barossa

Valley, $28

Wild fermented sémillon and

muscat and riesling that spent

a few days on skins and a couple

of years in barrel before bottling,

unfined and unfiltered. Seductive

perfume of orange water and grape

pulp, dry and gently grippy on the

tongue.ruggabellus.com.au●

White winesIittala Essence

white wine glass (with

stem) from Top3 By Design.

All other props stylist’s

own. Stockists p126.

Drinking white wine in the sun

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