Cape Mentelle 2008 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

You've got to love a wine that's as easy to drink as this perennial winner from Margaret River. Fruit-driven, it is fresh and zesty - but beautifully balanced with lovely acid. It seemed to evaporate in the glass. $28.

Cape Mentelle 2008 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

You've got to love a wine that's as easy to drink as this perennial winner from Margaret River. Fruit-driven, it is fresh and zesty - but beautifully balanced with lovely acid. It seemed to evaporate in the glass. Enjoy in its youth with snapper fillets. $28.

Gapsted 2008 Petit Manseng

A lovely surprise! Made from a southern French grape, it has gorgeous lime/honeysuckle aromas and delicious tangy stonefruit flavours on the palate, which has fruit sweetness but finishes off-dry. Pair with Vietnamese food. $21.

Heggies 2008 Eden Valley Riesling

There are some very good 2008 rieslings on the market but you won't do better than this crisp, refreshing wine from high-altitude, cool-climate vineyards. Nicely structured with oodles of flavour, citrusy minerality and lovely finishing acid. $20.

Cannibal Creek 2005 Pinot Noir

A lovely pinot from a family operation at Pakenham, between Melbourne and West Gippsland. This fragrant number has lovely sweet berries on the nose and fresh dark cherry flavours on the palate with hints of toasty oak and lovely structure. $26.

[Yellow Tail] 2008 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Call me a wine snob, but I didn't expect to like this. I was wrong. It's a really good summer drink with plenty of freshness and vitality. It's crisp, zingy and quite dry and you can't go wrong at the price. Perfect with a seafood barbecue. $9.

3 Tales 2008 Sauvignon Blanc

Looking for a wine that's Kiwi sauvignon blanc but not too much in your face? This joint effort between De Bortoli and leading Kiwi winemaker Brett Marris is midway between Marlborough and Sancerre in style. Very crisp, very drinkable. $19.