{"title":"The Explorer Wines","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA collection of 10 wines that are included in our most popular wine tasting experience, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cellar-door\" title=\"The Explorer Wine Tasting Experience Hunter Valley\"\u003eThe Explorer.\u003c\/a\u003e This will take you straight to the top shelf of our current releases. Explore a sense of place with our single vineyard wines and examine the stylistic diversity between our Semillon and Shiraz.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"2023-vanessa-vale-shiraz","title":"2023 Vanessa Vale Shiraz","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new single vineyard Shiraz to our range, coming from a small block planted on some heavy red loam\/clay-based soil of the Vanessa Vale vineyard on Hermitage Road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatured in third and fourth use French oak Hogsheads, this wine sits perfectly in the middle of the meduim bodied spectrum.\u003cbr\u003eA deliciously food friendly style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43741210345506,"sku":"VV23","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/5401\/6802\/files\/01-Thomas-Wines-VanessaVale-Shiraz-HunterValley.png?v=1745476869"},{"product_id":"2019-cellar-reserve-braemore-semillon","title":"2019 Cellar Reserve Braemore Semillon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Braemore vineyard, planted 1969, is situated on the sandy alluvial flats of Hermitage Road, Pokolbin, and consistently produces Semillon featuring freshness, vibrancy and remarkable longevity. This wine has achieved an enviable reputation in recent years as being one of the finest examples of classic Hunter Valley Semillon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cellar Reserve Braemore Semillon matures in our climate controlled cellar for six years in bottle prior it's release. This wine is just starting to emerge with those classic bottle-aged Hunter Semillon complexities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44284148678690,"sku":"CRB19","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/5401\/6802\/files\/10.png?v=1778486563"},{"product_id":"2024-the-cote-shiraz","title":"2024 The Cote Shiraz","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis single-vineyard wine is from the steep northerly facing slope of the historic \"Cote d'Or\" vineyard in Central Pokolbin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfectly medium-bodied with dark fruit, Turkish delight, and spicy notes. The subtle French oak maturation provides perfectly balanced structural complexity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96 Points - Toni Paterson MW\u003cbr\u003eGold medal - Hunter Valley Wine Show 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44821914484770,"sku":"CD24","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/5401\/6802\/files\/01-Thomas-Wines-The-Cote-Shiraz-HunterValley_Halliday_26.png?v=1791332812"},{"product_id":"2024-kiss-shiraz","title":"2024 Kiss Shiraz","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur flagship single vineyard Shiraz has become a modern benchmark for the Hunter Valley. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis wine clearly demonstrates that Hunter Shiraz can achieve amazing intensity and concentration, all within a medium weight frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn heartbreaking and devastating news, this iconic 57 year old block of Shiraz has fallen victim to developers, with over 90% of the vines being bulldozed to make way for a housing estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis genuinely world class Shiraz will be the last vintage of Kiss as we know it....\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e97+ Points - Toni Paterson MW\u003cbr\u003eGold Medal - 2026 Hunter Valley Wine Show\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45231708209186,"sku":"K24","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/5401\/6802\/files\/Kiss_01_with_Halliday_26.png?v=1791332849"},{"product_id":"2024-sweetwater-ridge-shiraz","title":"2024 Sweetwater Ridge Shiraz","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single-vineyard wine from Sweetwater Ridge in the Belford area. This sub-region produces Shiraz with distinctive ‘floral’ violet and potpourri aromatics amongst its red and blue fruited frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery vintage, this wine is a popular favourite amongst our wine club members, and offers extraordinary value for a single-site Hunter Shiraz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine was awarded the highly coveted Len Evans Trophy for Best Single Vineyard Red Wine at the 2026 Hunter Valley Wine Show\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96 Points - Toni Paterson MW\u003cbr\u003eAwards to date - Three Trophies and Five Gold Medals\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45231713288226,"sku":"SW24","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/5401\/6802\/files\/3.png?v=1778485528"},{"product_id":"2024-elenay-shiraz","title":"2024 Elenay Shiraz","description":"\u003cp\u003eA barrel-selected blend from the Sweetwater Ridge and Pokolbin Estate (Kiss) vineyards. Satiny texture and blue fruited, but with an underlying grunt of concentrated fruit and 'sexy' premium French oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis label was first created by what we now describe as a \"beautiful accident\" in 2011, when a few barrels that were designated to be the famous Kiss Shiraz and Sweetwater vineyard Shiraz didn’t quite match their respective styles. With tongue in cheek, we affectionately referred to these ‘left-over’ barrels as the “Lips and Arseholes” and blended them together to create quite an exceptional Hunter Valley Shiraz. The wine was extremely well received, and since then we have continued the label in subsequent vintages by making an actual \"best barrel\" selection for the blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96 Points - Toni Paterson MW\u003cbr\u003eTrophy and Two Gold Medals awarded to date\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45231744909346,"sku":"EL24","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/5401\/6802\/files\/2.png?v=1778485528"},{"product_id":"2024-dam-block-shiraz","title":"2024 Dam Block Shiraz","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFrom a tiny 0.8Ha block, located just across the Dam ridge from the iconic Kiss Shiraz vineyard in central Pokolbin. This block is the sole survivor in it's entirety from the recent housing development at Pokolbin Estate Vineyard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA contemporary expression of Hunter Shiraz with vibrant red \u0026amp; blue fruits and a juicy, succulent palate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn amazing value alternative if you can't get your hands on a bottle of Kiss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e96 Points - Toni Paterson MW\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45231746187298,"sku":"DB24","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/5401\/6802\/files\/4.png?v=1778485528"},{"product_id":"2026-fordwich-hill-semillon","title":"2026 Fordwich Hill Semillon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe atypical red volcanic soils of the Broke Fordwich region provide a riper, more generous expression of Hunter Valley Semillon.\u003cbr\u003eStone fruit, melon and tropical fruit aromatics with a gentle line of acidity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a great current drinking, food friendly single vineyard Semillon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45260029198370,"sku":"FH26","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/5401\/6802\/files\/673430e59f23a_01-Thomas-Wines-ForwichHill-Semillon-HunterValley.png?v=1731474762"},{"product_id":"2024-kiss-shiraz-magnum","title":"2024 Kiss Shiraz Magnum","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur flagship single vineyard Shiraz has become a modern benchmark for the Hunter Valley. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis wine clearly demonstrates that Hunter Shiraz can achieve amazing intensity and concentration, all within a medium weight frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn heartbreaking and devastating news, this iconic 57 year old block of Shiraz has fallen victim to developers, with over 90% of the vines being bulldozed to make way for a housing estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis genuinely world class Shiraz will be the last vintage of Kiss as we know it....\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e97+ Points - Toni Paterson MW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEach vintage we bottle only 100 individually numbered Magnums (1.5L), presented in an attractive gift box.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45360406298658,"sku":"K241.5L","price":250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/5401\/6802\/files\/7.png?v=1778540941"},{"product_id":"2024-kiss-shiraz-double-magnum","title":"2024 Kiss Shiraz Double Magnum","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur flagship single vineyard Shiraz has become a modern benchmark for the Hunter Valley. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis wine clearly demonstrates that Hunter Shiraz can achieve amazing intensity and concentration, all within a medium weight frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn heartbreaking and devastating news, this iconic 57 year old block of Shiraz has fallen victim to developers, with over 90% of the vines being bulldozed to make way for a housing estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis genuinely world class Shiraz will be the last vintage of Kiss as we know it....\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e97+ Points - Toni Paterson MW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEach vintage we bottle only 12 numbered Jeroboams. 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