Croser Vintage (Piccadilly Valley, Adelaide Hills) 2006: This sparkling wine is 63% Pinot Noir and 37% Chardonnay, with first fermentation in five-year-old oak and second fermentation in bottle with at least two years on the lees. The disgorgement is on demand so these bottles may have longer than this. Not a very rich hue despite that weighting towards Pinot Noir, but it is still young, as evidenced by the rather fat and lazy bubbles coming up to the surface. A fruit-dominated nose, with notes of strawberry and light cashew nut, with a youthful yeasty element alongside, and also a minerally lick of stone. Full, creamy, fruit-rich palate, with the sweetness of peach-stone and nectarine offset against a dry, stony, white-peppery backdrop. This all comes to a head in the finish, where the soft texture slowly fades away leaving a sense of grip and also sweetness. For the fruit elements I think most would recommend drinking this now, although I wouldn't be able to resist cellaring, if just for a year or two, to see what happens. 15.5+/20 (£16.06 reduced to £11.08)

Alois Lageder Vogelmaier Moscato Giallo (Sudtirol-Alto Adige, Italy) 2006: Moscato Giallo is Yellow Muscat, in this case from Lageder's Vogelmaier vineyard. A good, mid-gold colour. A really appealing nose, very typical of the variety, but quite restrained, the aromas quite tightly entwined and focused. We have lychees first, then notes of orange peel, floral and perfumed, with lightly mineral soapstone. The palate is quite broad though. attractively so, with good flesh, and with a touch of grip. Most impressively it has a nice definition on the palate. The acidity is a little restrained, but overall this has great structure for the variety. 16.5/20 (£12.63 reduced to £7.60)

Laurenz V Singing Grüner Veltliner (Niederosterreich, Austria) 2007: This is a blend of Kremstal and Weinviertel Grüner Veltliner, with a pale hue in the glass, and a good and fresh nose too. Lightly crystalline, a little papery, and more than a touch of minerality. Slightly grassy, fresh, with yellow-green fruit. Broad, fresh, quite vivacious in terms of style. Nicely textured, a measured style, balanced, with plenty of zippy acid at the core. A sappy finish, with just a little hint of varietal pepper here. Good wine. 15.5/20 (£9.85 reduced to £6.40)

Mitchelton Airstrip Marsanne Roussanne Viognier (Victoria, Australia) 2006: A rich, yellow-golden hue, and this rich appearance is reflected in the nose and palate. An intense character, dried but very sweet-candied fruit aromas, particularly dessicated pineapple and apricot, and with essence of dried honey, pastry and ground pistachio and pine nuts. There are also notes of sage and mint. This is a full-on, powerhouse of a wine. The palate has a similar depth, full of intense, honey-fruit and nut character, although it has a sense of balance too, as there is gentle acidity and a fairly fresh texture, and so the wine still seems alive on the palate. Good wine, in a big andt lively style, with the fruit profile of a young white Hermitage - unsurprising I suppose, in view of the varieties - but it has balance, and something of the structure too, which is impressive. 16.5+/20 (£14.30 reduced to £9.67)

Marmesa Vineyards Cabrillo Peak Pinot Noir (San Luis Obispo County, California) 2007: A wine sourced from the Santa Lucia highlands in California, fermented in open tanks, then into French oak. A fairly deep colour in the glass. The nose has quite a primary character at present, with cherries to the fore, but there are also little gamey notes, and smoky, charcoal-tinged elements of toffee and chocolate - some residual oak influence here surely. The palate shows the oak at present too, but there is good freshness underneath, with good acidity. The fruit seems more intense here, all loganberry and raspberry too. Lots of great substance, but oak-o-phobes will have to leave this in the cellar for a few years. 17+/20 (£11.55 reduced to £10.50)

Castello Banfi Rosso di Montalcino (Tuscany, Italy) 2007: Pure Sangiovese of course, with a year in barrel, half French and half Slavonian. The nose displays this somewhat, with a slightly high-toned egde to some polished oak, alongside notes of smoky cherries with a confit edge, and pastry, rather reminiscent of cherry pie. Not big or overly sweet though. Medium-bodied on the palate, with a firm structure that demands food, or a few more years cellar-time yet. Good sappy-substance though, polished extract, firm and welcome acidity, and a light infusion of ripe, sweet tannins towards the end. Lots of meat to it in the finish too. Deliciously drinkable now, but it will go in the cellar for a few years too. 16+/20 (£15.07 reduced to £7.82)