It is only a small winery, I don’t see their product in bottle shops all that often, so when I do, I make sure I grab a bottle or two. I put a wine rack down our holiday house, only 12 bottles, but now I can store some plonk down there too.

One of my favourites is Bowen Estate, a small Coonawarra winery from South Australia, a very small parcel of land not far from Padthaway and Wrattonbully wine regions. Their label doesn’t change so it is easy to spot, the light yellow label with red Bowen Estate naming ensures a degree of consistency, one hopes they don’t employ a marketing firm to change their look.

Speaking of consistency, that is exactly what you get with their cabernet sauvignon, a deep dark red colour, this full bodied cabernet is a great example of Coonawarra winemaking. Bowen Estate is located on traditional prime terra rossa soil of Coonawarra. I love it, whenever I see a bottle in the bottleshop, I make sure I pick one up.