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Daniel Francis Murphy, a winemaker, journalist and founder of the first wine club in Australia, learned the trade working in a liquor store owned by his father Timothy Murphy. In 1952, Dan Murphy opened his first liquor store. Located on Prahran’s Chapel Street, it was just a few hundred meters away from his father’s store.
Murphy was heavily involved in the Australian wine industry, and he was a friend to influential winemakers, including Maurice O’Shea and Max Schubert.
After growing his business to five stores across Victoria, Murphy sold his business to Woolworths in 1998.
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Medium straw colour with a fresh golden hue, the House of Arras Brut Elite 801 retains a brilliant clarity and an ultra-fine and persistent bead. Exotic characters are drawn together in this captivating wine including white peach, lychee, spice and fresh oyster. The palate is rich and generous with opulent flavours of lychee, glace cherry and truffle oil. A perfectly poised balance of dosage, acidity and structural tannins this wine exhibits a remarkable presence and persistence.
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The Castello Del Poggio Moscato is a delightful example of this popular style. Turkish delight sherbet and apricot on the nose and a zesty palate with grapey lemon sorbet flavours finishing fresh and crisp. Simply delicious!
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Chris Ringland, the man behind such famous names as Three Rivers Shiraz, creates a wine that is made from mature Northern Barossa vines and shows dark mass of concentrated black and blue fruits, laced with sweet mocha and wrapped in a smooth, velvety texture. Not for the faint of heart, the CR Shiraz is improving vintage on vintage.
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Ciao Bella wine has been created with a true Italian passion for perfection. This Prosecco brut is light and fresh, and is perfect as an aperitif when celebrating with friends
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Reserve de Fabregues Costieres de Nimes Rosé displays a very pale pink colour. Light, fresh and elegant. Reveals delicate peony notes and strawberry aromas.
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Cuisine doesn’t get more aspirational than lobster. Who hasn’t lusted after a fresh, plump, flavoursome lobster on a restaurant menu?
Well, we’ve found the ideal aromatic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc that will accompany that brightly coloured crustacean with perfection. Wonderfully crisp and fragrant with an abundance of rich tropical fruit flavours, Lobster Reef is best enjoyed this weekend straight from the fridge.
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With its generous aromas of lifted white pear, stone fruit, wild flowers, grilled nuts; the palate delivers a balanced tight mineral acidic line, white stone fruits and melons, supported by prominent oak barrel.
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Relax with a glass of Barefoot Merlot and enjoy a lush wine with distinct blackberry and raspberry flavours. Enhanced with subtle mocha oak and finished with a fine tannin, this wine goes with just about anything – from meat, pasta or even dessert!
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Sourced from the finest vineyards of the renowned Barossa region and using traditional winemaking techniques, our wine is a classic representation of the region − luscious, fresh and generously flavoured.
This exquisite Shiraz has abundant aromas of concentrated plum spice with delicate pepper notes and soft, fleshy ripe red berries across the palate with smooth fine tannins to finish. Lovingly crafted to be enjoyed matched with all your favourite cuts of meats, the rich full body will partner exceptionally well with rib eye steak.
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Minchinbury continues to deliver quality sparkling wines as it has done for over a century.
Delicate and deliciously bubbly, the Minchinbury range is now even more premium and finer to the taste. Their Luscious Moscato has a subtle sweet palate with notes of musk and candied strawberries along with a vibrant finish that is soft, yet racing. So pop the cork, pour a glass and celebrate!
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A wine with the pizzazz of a unicorn, but the serious expression of a rhino, it will charge the palate with a surprising blend of luscious red berries and bold fruit flavours, dazzling not just to the eye but to every sense.
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The Butcher’s Friend. Sourced from the finest vineyards of the renowned Barossa Valley and using traditional winemaking techniques, our wine is a classic representation of the region – luscious, fresh and generously flavoured.
This exquisite deep red Cabernet Sauvignon has abundant aromas of blackberry and blackcurrant with underlying spice notes. Full and generous dark berry fruit across the palate leads to a soft french oak finish and smooth, fine tannins. Lovingly crafted to be enjoyed matched with all your favourite cuts of meat, the rich full body will partner exceptionally well with grilled lamb with a sprinkling of mint.
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Porta Dante Prosecco has a bright straw yellow hue and lingering streams of tiny bubbles usher in subtle aromatics of white flowers with apple and peach-like white-fleshed fruits. Stimulating freshness on the full-bodied, elegant palate brings out the long lingering suite of subtly nuanced aromatics. Softness of texture and fragrant aromatics have earned this wine admirers both as an aperitif and as a partner for spicy, flavour-rich starters. Outstanding served with crustacean salads or vegetable-based dishes.
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Vegan and organic and chock full of wonderful full fruited Malbec flavours such as blackberries and mulberries, all smashed and juicy. It’s a fun wine with more than a little pure varietal flavour and richness, Fruit-forward and delicious, yes, but there’s nuances of black tea, cocao, espresso and black pepper to add a little gravitas to the situation.
The vineyards that produce this succulent wine are in hilly country 100 km west of Valencia, Spain. They are farmed sustainably and the winemaking focusses on preserving the natural flavours of the grapes.
NV Brown Brothers Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier (2015)