Tonic Wines is a small batch project being undertaken by two friends with similarly nerdy wine habits. Glenn is an experienced winemaker with genuinely practical skills…actually quite a lot of them. Dan’s background is in wine drinking, talking and educating and after a recent stint as a wine-stained cellar hand he now knows about ‘righty-tighty, lefty loosey’ but that’s about it. Tonic doesn’t really believe in boring wine. It’s a waste of time for your senses and deprives you of a memorable experience. Don’t short change yourself; life is too short. Only drink wine that makes you want to have a second glass. 

A change from their usual Adelaide Hills chardonnay to fruit sourced from the Yarra Valley. A little more oak than previous years and extended time on lees before it was racked to tank as usual without sulphites. It’s lighter than previous Tonic Chardonnays, lemon, lime and bright green apples with a zest zing on the palate. Fresh, clean and focussed. It’s a very easy to drink Chardonnay. 

The Finer Details
Style - White Wine
Varietal - Chardonnay
Country - Australia
Region - Yarra Valley, Victoria
Vintage - 2020
Bottle Size - 750ml
ABV - 12.4%