WINERIES FROM AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Discover one of the most exciting selections of Australian wines in Melbourne, curated for collectors, enthusiasts, and anyone chasing exceptional bottles. At SIMPLY WINES, our range brings together iconic wineries and boutique producers from Australia’s most respected regions, including the Barossa Valley, Yarra Valley, Beechworth, and beyond.
Explore benchmark names like BASS PHILLIP (world-class Pinot Noir), DOMENICA (legendary Beechworth Chardonnay), MOUNT MARY and SENTIO (icons of elegance and age-worthiness), alongside BACCHUS, a producer known for crafting refined, small-batch wines with precision and character. For those who lean toward power and intensity, discover Barossa Valley standouts like AGRICOLA VINTNERS, SAMI-ODI and STANDISH WINE COMPANY, as well as progressive producers such as Mayer, Savaterre, KAESLER and IZWAY.
Every bottle is selected for quality, regional expression, and consistency, making SIMPLY WINES a trusted and reliable Australian wine online in Melbourne.
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AGRICOLA VINTNERS
Flaxman Valley Shiraz 2020
AUSTRALIA : Barossa Valley, Australia
AGRICOLA VINTNERS
Winemaker Callum Powell is the son of Dave Powell from Torbreck, but he’s rapidly making his own name in the world. Callum's style is reminiscent of those who have shaped his wine education: Jean-Louis Chave, Tyrell’s, Jasper Hill, & Wild Duck Creek to name a few.
His Syrahs juxtapose the Barossa and Eden valley climates and are named after the towns from which the fruit is sourced, which harkens back to his time working with site-specific wines in Hermitage. Callum likens the Flaxman wine to Les Bessards, which has the bones, and the Ebenezer wine to Le Meal, which has the flesh. In the cellar, he is light-handed but not dogmatic.
He will add an organic yeast nutrient if he needs it, and he adds sulfur just before bottling. “I think what’s much more important than making something that is ‘natural’ is making something that is delicious and has this traceability of place,” Callum says when asked if he’d call himself a ‘natural winemaker.’
Average Annual Production = 700 cases
Red Hill South, Mornington Peninsula, Australia
AVANI SYRAH
Not only are the wines magnificent, but Shashi and Devendra are two of the most accommodating people we've ever met. We spent a superb four hours with Shashi and Devendra, tasting magnificent wines and learning about their production.
All wines produced are organic, with no chemicals, pesticides or sulphur used. The grapes are grown without the use of irrigation and rely solely on rainfall.
Shashi believes in nurturing the vineyard and this is evident in her wines. Planted in 1987 on gentle north facing slopes in Red Hill South on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, our 4 hectare non-irrigated and low cropped vineyard is focussed on producing only cool-climate shiraz (syrah).
Average Annual Production = 150-200 cases
AVANI SYRAH
AMRIT PINOT NOIR 2017
BACCHUS Family Wine
Malbec, Cabernet Franc,
Cabernet Sauvignon,
Petit Verdot 2021
Margaret River, Australia
BACCHUS FAMILY WINE
BACCHUS FAMILY WINES are made by the BACCHUS family in the Margaret River region of south Western Australia.
Jake Bacchus, the winemaker, carefully chose a career in wine. Why wouldn’t he, with a name like “Bacchus”, the Greek God of wine!
His wine making career started in 2002 and Jake honed his craft by working at wineries in other countries like Italy, France, America and Australia, where he and his family currently resides.
After spending a decade making wine for others he has finally been able to make wine that he wants to drink himself. Utilising his experience to craft the best he can from the dry grown grapes that are carefully selected from a single estate not too far from Cowaramup in the Margaret River region of W.A
If you want something extremely special and rare this is the wine for you!
BASS PHILLIP
Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
BASS PHILLIP is named after George Bass and Arthur Phillip – men of great pioneering spirit, foresight and leadership during the nineteenth century. The Bass Phillip vineyards were first established, many years later, in the southeastern corner of Australia in 1979, specialising in high-quality pinot noir and chardonnay wines.
The most recent vintages of BASS PHILLIP pinot noir are the best we have produced. We put this down to older vines, more experience in winemaking, and continued sustainable practices in both the vineyards and winery.
Average Annual Production = Approx 4,150 cases
CLARENDON HILLS
McLaren Vale, South Australia
CLARENDON HILLS was founded in 1989 by biochemist Roman Bratasiuk, who arrived in Australia from the Ukraine in 1950.
Enamoured by the Adelaide landscape and the wines it was able to produce, Roman – who received no formal training as a winemaker – obtained a small parcel of vineyards and diligently set about tending his vines; it’s said that his very first day on the job saw him start at 6am and continue until 9pm. His first vintage was superb, quickly selling out and allowing Roman to purchase more tools, and to rent a modest shed to store his wines. He repeated this process year after year, until Clarendon Hills grew from one man’s determination into a burgeoning wine business.
While Roman still oversees the running of his hard-earned wine empire, his sons Alex and Adam are now playing an increasingly important role in taking Clarendon Hills into its second generation.
Average Annual Production = 15,000 cases
COMPANY WINE
Nebbiolo 2017
Beechworth, Australia
COMPANY WINE
COMPANY WINE is a small Beechworth producer focussed on varieties best expressed by the region including: Chardonnay, Nebbiolo, Shiraz and Rosé.
Established in Beechworth in 2016, COMPANY WINE exists at the intersection of art, wine and good company. Each vintage is mirrored by an annual artists residency, where a young Australian artist is given the opportunity to explore a quintessentially rural Australian setting for their work.
COMPANY WINE exists at the intersection of art, wine and good company.
Beechworth, Australia
DOMENICA
DOMENICA sits 460m above sea level atop the granite ridge sweeping away to the south west of Beechworth. The wines are vividly reflective of their origin, a gripping mineral texture encasing the mature vine vitality of the varietals chosen to express it.
Shiraz, Roussanne and Marsanne have a natural affinity with warm dry summers, granitic soils, slopes and altitude. Beechworth has a deserved international reputation for chardonnay, and Nebbiolo occupies the steep, cool acre of shale at the south eastern corner of the property.
For a wine to go beyond varietal expression, and assert its own identity requires a site which can dominate the various manipulations the fruit undergoes throughout the process.
The Winemaker, Peter Graham cut his teeth at nearby Giaconda, where he worked as assistant winemaker for thirteen years.
Average Annual Production = 1,500 cases
DOMENICA
Nebbiolo 2018
IZWAY
Barossa Valley, South Australia
IZWAY wines was conceived on a handshake between two Aussie wine makers in a chateau in Beaujolais. Brian Conway and Craig Isbel met during vintage at Chateau de Bluizard in 2002 and after many nights drinking past is they decided to start their own winery in the Barossa Valley.
Craig got to work seeking out half a tonne of Ebenezer Shiraz from a mate, and this fruit was crafted into the first ‘Bruce’ in 2003, with just the one barrique made. IZWAY Wines has evolved slowly and organically from there.
Meet Brian Conway - owner and winemaker at IZWAY wines. Brian was buying and drinking second growth Bordeaux at the age of 18, so it's safe to say that he likes wine.
The wine Brian and Craig crafts is truly outstanding, rivalling the who's who of wineries in South Australia.
KAESLER
Barossa Valley, South Australia
The KAESLER vineyards were owned and operated by the KAESLER family from 1893 to 1986. In 1999, winemaker Reid Bosward seized the opportunity to become the head of the new KAESLER family when he and his partners bought KAESLER, becoming the third owners of this property. At this time, the KAESLER vineyards consisted of over 70% red wine vines, all 40 years of age or more.
Now having access to premium old vine material, Reid set out to produce bold estate wines representative of the Barossa Valley.
A 5-star James Halliday rated winery, Reid and winemaker Stephen Dew, with their distinct style and modest winemaking techniques, consistently produce wines rated over 90 points by industry peers and publications.
Applying the same winemaking techniques and philosophies as their Barossa Valley wines, they created a signature style that emanates across the all their regional brands.
MARCO LUBIANA
Chardonnay 2020
Granton, Tasmania, Australia
MARCO LUBIANA
The Lubiana family have been making wine in Italy since the late 1800’s in the northwest of Italy (today Croatia), Andrea Lubiana left his family vineyard in Istria and moved his winemaking life from Northern Italy to South Australia for a new life after World War Two.
In South Australia, Andrea’s winemaking continued and was taken over by his son Mario Lubiana. Steve Lubiana was the next winemaker to continue the legacy and moved to Tasmania in 1990 to produce fine wines from cool climate varietals.
"Cold humid cellar temperatures during maturation allow for a slow evolution of the wine which he believes is a necessity to produce quality wine. I use the least amount of sulfur as possible or none in some cases without losing freshness and longevity of my wines." - Marco Lubiana
MARCO LUBIANA's winemaking techniques are simple, pumps are used for ferments and after that gravity takes preference.
Eden Valley, Barossa Ranges, Australia
MAX & ME
Phil & Sarah’s home, Boongarrie Estate, is a 120 hectare property in the Eden Valley, in the Barossa Ranges. The sedimentary soils are thin and underlain with rose quartz and siltstone; the landscape is undulating, studded with ancient redgums and rocky outcrops.
On suitable sites within the property, 25 acres is planted to vineyard (half Shiraz and half Cabernet Sauvignon est. 1998), and a 10 acre Olive grove planted to Manzanilla Cacerena, Koroneiki and Kalamata (est 2002).
MAX & ME's philosophy for managing the land is to look after the soils and use minimal chemical inputs; biodiversity in midrow grass and weed populations is encouraged and pest and disease pressures are minimal.
MAX & ME is small-batch wines and olive oil, centred on Boongarrie Estate, in the Eden Valley in the Central-East of the Barossa Ranges.
MAX & ME
Caberbet Sauvignon 2012
MOUNT MARY
Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia
Established in 1971, three generations of the Middleton family have dedicated themselves to wines of elegance, longevity and distinction. All their wines are made entirely from estate grown fruit and are produced and bottled on site at MOUNT MARY.
John and Marli stumbled upon the property known as MOUNT MARY. Surprisingly, this ideally located, gentle north facing slope had not been planted to the vine yet they immediately recognised it as being ideal for their purpose.
All MOUNT MARY wines are made from estate grown fruit and are produced and bottled on site at MOUNT MARY.
PIANO PIANO
Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
In Italian, ‘piano piano’ means ‘slowly slowly’, or, in other words, ‘It will come with time’. It is how Marc Scalzo and his wife Lisa Hernan feel about making wine. It takes time – to learn, to make and to enjoy.
As traditional vignerons, Marc Scalzo and Lisa Hernan have set about planting Chardonnay and Shiraz vines on their picturesque Beechworth property. They are located on the highly sort after ‘golden mile’ amongst some of the region’s most notable wine producers. They focus on making premium, estate grown single vineyard wines. Their wines have a strong sense of place. Rather than impose his own personality on the wines, Marc has always strived to let the vineyard tell its own story.
In 1997 Marc planted his first vines with Geoff Simpson at Brangie vineyard in the King Valley. Oliver's blend, named after their eldest son and Mario's blend, named after Marc’s father are from the Brangie Vineyard. After searching for seven years Marc and his wife Lisa purchased their property at Beechworth in 2003.
SAMI-ODI
Barossa Valley, South Australia
The enigma that is SAMI-ODI, Fraser Mckinley is crafting incredible Syrah.Situated in Barossa Valley, South Australia, all wines are exquisitely handled with minimal intervention.
A small winery, that goes by the curious name of SAMI-ODI, producing minuscule quantities of Syrah (he doesn't say Shiraz!) of the highest order. But, he just doesn't make generic wines of the Barossa, no he carefully selects plots in some of the valley's finest vineyards and vinifies them separately to create a cuvée, combining their strengths.
McKinley’s motivation is to make wines that don't have acid additions, with a very steady eye on picking based on pH, ‘this is so much more important for me, and it’s based on a stylistic choice. pH for me is the most important part – it gives me a rough idea where I will end up,' says McKinley
SAVATERRE
Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
Winemakerand co-owner, Keppell Smith, has long had a passion for fine wine. After a few years spent in the money markets "fine tuning" this passion Keppell knew he needed to express this on a more fundamental level and his quest to find a site and become a winemaker was born.
SAVATERRE's Vineyard is elevated at 440m (1440 feet) above sea level and is farmed along organic principles. No pesticides are used. The soil consists of ancient granitic “buckshot” over decomposed clay. These unique gravels are rich in minerals and provide excellent drainage whilst the clay provides some sustained water to the vines in summer. This ancient, poor soil naturally limits the cropping level to less than 4.5 tons per hectare.
SAVATERRE's vineyard has been named in the top 25 vineyards in Australia. SAVATERRE Chardonnay is in Langton's Classification of Australian Wine and served in Emirates Airlines First Class.
SENTIO
Beechworth Pinot Noir 2018
Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
SENTIO
Chris Catlow the winemaker is a gun, his wines are stellar and he will only grow in prominence over the years. Chris is a local Beechworth lad who worked as a teenager with Barry at Sorrenberg. Barry convinced him to complete tertiary education and Chris now has a double degree in viticultural and wine science.
Following that he spent seven vintages on the Mornington Peninsula mostly with Sandro at Kooyong Estate and has completed five vintages with Benjamin Leroux, the star of Meursault. The Chardonnay is from the Smith’s vineyard. Chris also has a deft hand with his reds too, the Pinot Noir comes from Mark Walpoles’ vineyard (one of the top viticultural legends in Australia). Soft and plush.
“My philosophy for SENTIŌ is a work in progress.Making wines that represent where they’re from is the fundamental point. I always loved seeing wines that give a story of the vineyard and the region.”
Barossa Valley, South Australia
STANDISH WINE COMPANY
THE STANDISH WINE COMPANY is a wine company located in Australia's Barossa Valley. The estate produces multiple examples of Shiraz from vines with ungrafted rootstocks, including The Standish, The Relic, Andelmonde, Borne Bollene and The Schubert Theorem, from specific vineyard sites in Barossa Valley and Eden Valley.
The portfolio has a range of other varietal and blended wines. Drawing on previous winemaking experience in the Rhône Valley, Standish produces The Relic Shiraz with a small percentage of Viognier, a traditional technique in Côte Rôtie. Andelmonde, Borne Bollene and The Schubert Theorem are produced from 100-percent Shiraz sourced from vineyards with ungrafted vines.
The Standish Wine Company wines are vinified with wild yeasts and open-top fermented. They are then basket-pressed and matured in French oak barriques.
Dan Standish is one of the most highly regarded winemakers in the Barossa Valley with a deep connection to the place
STANDISH WINE COMPANY
Standish Shiraz 2017
WOODSTOCK
The Stocks Shiraz 2016
McLaren Vale, South Australia
WOODSTOCK
To capture the essence of McLaren Vale, we strive for absolute quality, beginning in our old vineyards, through every phase of winemaking, to the wines before you, wherever that may be. The WOODSTOCK wine portfolio includes a range of fresh aromatic whites, opulent yet finely structured reds and finally, an eclectic selection of after-dinner wines.
WOODSTOCK reds are all about smooth tannins and purity of fruit. As grape tannins age on the vines, they become less bitter making their wines softer. WOODSTOCK reds are soft and approachable when young, yet with structure to age with cellaring.
Our aim is to put together balanced table wines with all the building blocks necessary for them to grow in flavour profile and intensity with careful cellaring.
WOODSTOCK founder Doug Collett had the foresight to make fortified to benefit future generations of wine lovers. His son Scott, continues those footsteps and releases consistent, evolving quality classics.
BABICH
Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand's most experienced, family owned wine producer. Our long standing success is built on a history of passion, hard work, sustainability & innovation.
From humble beginnings in 1916 – we’re a family owned business who have worked tirelessly and passionately over the years, learning all there is to know about making the best quality wine New Zealand has to offer - and taking it to the world. This wine has come from the very best and carefully selected wine growing land in New Zealand.
In pursuit of excellence, we leave no stone un-turned. Every decision we make from the purchase of land to the labels on bottles, and everything in between is in pursuit of being the best and most advanced in our field.
We are non-compromising on quality, and are guided by our deeply engrained values and beliefs, to deliver excellence and value to our customer.
BABICH Wines - All sustainable. All much loved. Our classic range punches above its weight to showcase each varietal’s regional style so you’ll instantly recognise the classic flavour profiles – but with a little more everyday sophistication.
