Are your taste buds becoming a tad complacent? They need a good kick — and these are the wines for the job …
Carpene Malvolti Extra-Dry Prosecco NV $29.95
Prosecco? Sweet? Not here, at least. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a drier, chalker, zestier example this side of the dark-skinned stump. A stump that happens to be near the historic areas of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, where the vineyards grow
100 per cent glera grapes fermented to a positively demure 11 per cent alcohol, to create this light, spritzy-dry, Italian sip. Picture yourself pouring a chilled glass to accompany a platter of grilled skate-wings dusted with pepper and chilli ...ooooh.
Petane Station Gewurztraminer Rosé 2016 $30
Prepare for things to get cro-zay with this rosé. A collaboration between Petane Station and natural wine zealots Dirtoir, - this wacky wine is a gewurztraminer that's had extra skin contact in the ferment and a splash of syrah to inject some perfectly pink colour. Aromas of pink peppercorn, fennel, musky raspberry notes and classic smokers sweets (you can still buy them at the dairy). It's magically murky (words I never thought I'd ever say in a wine review).
