Fortified & Dessert

South Australia

Wolf Blass Red Label Tawny 750ml

We stock it because it is number three in ALM's wine-other segment with 4.40% share, up from fourth last year. Tawny has a loyal and badly under-served audience.

750 mL17.5%10.0 std

Barossa Valley, South Australia

Yalumba Antique Tawny 375ml

We stock it because a fortified wine is the one bottle on this shelf that is better a month after opening than a week after, and this is the least expensive way to find that out.

375 mL19.0%5.6 std

Rutherglen, Victoria

Morris of Rutherglen Old Premium Rare Muscat

We stock it because it is the single most distinctly Australian thing in the range: there is no equivalent made anywhere else, and most people who try it have never had anything like it.

750 mL17.0%10.1 std

Barossa Valley, South Australia

Penfolds Grandfather Rare Tawny

We stock it because it is the bottle people buy for a birth year or a retirement, and because it will still be drinking well long after the occasion.

750 mL20.0%11.8 std

Barossa Valley, South Australia

Penfolds Great Grandfather Rare Tawny

We stock it because aged Australian fortified is world class and almost nobody markets it. It is also the strongest gift on the list for someone who already has everything.

750 mL20.0%11.8 std

New South Wales

McWilliam's Royal Reserve Tawny

We stock it because it is number three in the state in its segment, and because it is the cheapest thing in this range that will still be good six months after it is opened - which is the whole point of a fortified wine and something no other bottle here can claim.

750 mL17.5%10.4 std

South Australia

Penfolds Club Tawny

We stock it because it is number eight in the state in a segment nobody merchandises any more, and because the customer who buys it has usually been buying it for forty years and cannot find it.

750 mL17.5%10.4 std