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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.com2
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.com3
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.au4
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.com5
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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