SOME OHS FOR MY EX

Greg Clack and Kate Horstmann are the winemaking pair behind new(ish) South Australian label XO Wine Co. Greg has cut his teeth at lauded Adelaide Hills winery Chain of Ponds, including a nomination for Young Winemaker of the Year. The wines are immediately appealing with keenly priced introductory specials. See xowineco.com.au.

GAMES NIGHT, RIESLING, 2018

Single vineyard fruit from the Adelaide Hills bottled in retro green glass. Crisp, clean scents with musk, apples, jasmine and ginger spice. Textural yet steely, with a puckering, minerally finish. Picnics and sunshine beckon. Rating: 8/10 RRP: $24

Alc: 12.5%

SMALL BATCH, SHIRAZ/GRENACHE, 2017

From the sea breeze-kissed McLaren Vale, this regional hero blend offers ripe raspberry, blackberry and a little herbal licorice. Smooth and lively, vanilla bean, pastille and juby red fruits with a gravelly underscore and a not unpleasant briny tang draw to a juicy tail. Rating: 8.5/10 RRP:

$24 Alc: 14.5%

SINGLE VINEYARD, SHIRAZ, 2017

Sourced from old vines in McLaren Vale, this offers heady blue and red fruits, new leather, blue stone, floral violets, peppery spice and vanilla bean oak. Swarthy, spiced and ripe with sandy tannins and juicy acidity. Irresistible drinkability.

Rating: 9/10 RRP: $34 Alc: 14.5%