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Unbeatable Value Yarra Valley Wines From the Hoddles Creek Crew
For wine lovers everywhere who are on a quest to find affordable, interesting and high quality wines, one of the hero producers to know is Hoddles Creek. They're a family run, Yarra Valley operation headed by maestro Franco D'Anna. We've got 3 new awesome wines from Hoddles, each coming in at $25 or under!
95pt Yarra Chardonnay & Pinot Noir from an Awesome Family-Run Label in the Yarra!
Fetherston began ten years ago after meeting at a party and connecting over a shared love of food and wine, and the rest as they say, is history. Their 2021 Estate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir releases have just landed in store, both with 95 point reviews from Halliday Wine Companion, and looking exceptional.
One of Our Most-Loved Tassie Pinots Is Finally Here...
We've spent years hunting for the best-value Pinot Noirs in Tasmania. If you ask us, the sub-regional offerings from Two Tonne Tasmania's main man Ricky Evans represent about the best $35 you can spend on a bottle of Tasmanian Pinot Noir! His 2022 releases are here, and better than ever...
Yarra Unicorns: The 2022 Timo Mayer Release Is Here!
Today we are pleased to present the unicorn wines of Timo Mayer and the 2022s are some of the best we've seen from him. We were lucky enough to taste these wines from barrel last year and again last week here at DDHQ with the man himself. To give you our most 'Timo-esque' appraisal, the 2022 wines are f@#king beautiful... read on to find out more!
2022 Different Drop Producers of the Year Announced!
Today we share our 2022 Producers of the Year! The list is filled with awesome names in the world of artisanal wine taking out awards in six different categories: International Producer of the Year, Breakout Producer of the Year, People's Choice, Avant-Garde Producer of the Year, Best Value Producer of the Year and our overall Producer of the Year. See if your faves made the list and read on
DD's 2022 Australian Wines of the Year Announced!
It's that time... the DD Australian Wines of 2022 have been selected, and we're stoked to be bringing you this list of 6 absolutely awesome wines that blew us away in 2022. Take a read within and see if your faves made the list!
Hot From the Hills: Gentle Folk 2021 Single Sites
It's fantastic to have the impressive new 2021 single-vineyard offerings from Gareth and Rainbo Belton from Gentle Folk in store for a brief time. Three Pinot Noirs, three Chardonnays - one of the most exciting wine ventures in the country. Last year these wines sold out in around an hour, so if you want them, strike while the iron is hot!
2021 Giant Steps Single Vineyard Release: One of Yarra Valley's Finest
Today we bring you the exquisite 2021 Single Vineyard Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from Steve Flamsteed and Mel Chester at Giant Steps.It's an incredible suite of wines from one of the premier wine labels in Australia. Very limited quantities, so secure some for yourself while you can!
New Tassie Treats from Rivulet!
We only recently had the pleasure of meeting Keira O'Brien for the first time and had a chance to taste her fledgling Tasmanian label, Rivulet. We were sold from the get-go. These are exciting Tasmanian wines that we immediately fell in love with and we cannot recommend them enough.
