Fiano hails from the Campania region in southern Italy but has a bright future in Australia. The warm climate of McLaren Vale on the coast just south of Adelaide seems to suit the grape really well. Exotic aromas of pear, nectarine, red apple and tangerine lure you in before similar flavours lead in to a smooth texture and mouth-watering, yet balanced, acid. It also has a lengthy, refreshing ginger and nectarine finish.

It’s easy drinking, yet a serious wine.Relatively free of the heat spells of the previous vintages, the wines are a testament to this. Fiano is a relatively new variety to Australia, and originates from the Campagna region of Italy. A very interesting variety, being able to maintain acidity in the grapes,even in our South Australian summers.

This minimal intervention Fiano is made with indigenous yeasts, and has no added acid. The Fiano has been made without the use of oak.Australian white wine grape varieties generally smell and taste like citrus and other tree fruit, like lemon, orange, grapefruit or apple.

In mature white wines, or in sweet white wines, we can often taste more exotic or tropical fruit, like pineapple, mango, apricot, pear, melon and lychees. White wines also have odours and tastes such as mineral, spice, herbs, tobacco, hay, yeast, honey, caramel and nuts. The tastes comes from either the grape variety, the yeasts if indigenous yeasts are not used to start fermentation, the fermentation period, or the oak used for ageing.