The range
The most recent additions to the range, newest first. The list turns over as stock arrives, so what is on this page today will not be the same in a month.
At the moment it is weighted towards the top of the cellar: prestige Champagne in Krug Vintage, Dom Pérignon Rosé and Deutz Amour de Deutz; Tuscan reds from San Polo and Poggio al Tesoro; and single-vineyard Australian shiraz from Brokenwood and Kaesler.
The other end is here too, which is deliberate — Olmeca Altos tequila, Bundaberg Underproof, St Agnes brandy, Wolf Blass tawny and Sheep Dog peanut butter whiskey. New arrivals are not only the expensive ones.
15bottles. Every one with a reason written against it.
Kentucky, USA · United States
We stock it because it is number seven in ALM's national whiskey segment with 4.06% share, up from eighth last year. Flavoured whiskey outsells plenty of things that get taken more seriously.
700 mL30.0%17.0 std
$61.99
South Australia
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
$8.99
South Eastern Australia
We stock it because it is number three in ALM's national still red segment with 1.38% share, up from fourth last year. A litre of drinkable shiraz at this price has a permanent audience.
1000 mL13.0%10.3 std
$10.99
South Eastern Australia
We stock it because it is number two in ALM's national moscato segment with 9.28% share, held from last year. Moscato buyers shop by brand and by format, and this is the litre answer.
1000 mL6.0%4.7 std
$11.99
Renmark, South Australia
We stock it because it is number two in ALM's other-spirits segment with 8.42% share, steady year on year. The small format reaches a customer the 700ml never does.
150 mL37.0%4.4 std
$15.99
Australia
We stock it because it is number one in ALM's wine-other segment with 7.65% share, held year on year. It sells on price and format, and the demand for it is consistent.
700 mL22.0%12.2 std
$13.99
Los Altos, Jalisco · Mexico
We stock it because it is number three in ALM's national tequila segment with 8.18% share, up from fourth last year. Tequila is the fastest-moving spirit category and this is the workhorse in it.
700 mL38.0%21.0 std
$80.99
Queensland
We stock it because it is number two in ALM's national dark rum segment with 13.36% share, steady on last year. Dark rum is a brand-loyal category and Bundy is the brand.
700 mL37.0%20.0 std
$64.99
Barossa Valley, South Australia
We stock it because old-vine provenance is the Barossa's real advantage over every other region on earth, and Old Bastard is one of the clearest statements of it.
750 mL14.5%8.5 std
$366.99
Bolgheri, Tuscany · Italy
We stock it because Bolgheri is the most interesting thing to happen to Italian red wine in fifty years, and a fine wine list that stops at Brunello and Barolo is missing it.
750 mL14.5%8.6 std
$403.99
Hunter Valley, New South Wales
We stock it because the fine Australian red range cannot be all Barossa and Coonawarra. Graveyard is the Hunter's entry in that conversation, and it is the wine Hunter drinkers come looking for by name.
750 mL13.5%8.0 std
$442.99
Montalcino, Tuscany · Italy
We stock it because Brunello is the benchmark for Italian Sangiovese, and the single-vineyard selections are where it gets serious. This is the top of our Italian range.
750 mL14.5%8.6 std
$806.99
Champagne · France
We stock it because the prestige champagne shelf should not be only three houses deep. Deutz sells on what is in the bottle rather than on the strength of its label, which is exactly why it belongs here.
750 mL12.0%7.1 std
$469.99
Champagne · France
We stock it because it is the top of the gifting range. At this price the buyer is not comparing bottles, and there are perhaps three names that qualify.
750 mL12.5%7.4 std
$971.99
Champagne · France
We stock it because vintage Krug is close to the top of what can be bought in champagne. It sells rarely, and it sells to people who know exactly what they are asking for.
750 mL12.0%7.1 std
$982.99
