Below you'll find 40 wines $40 or under. Starting at $26 and ranging through to $40, each wine has been scored between 93 and 96 points by the Tasting Team.
If it's riesling you're after, we've got selections from Pewsey Vale, Harewood Estate and Poonawatta. For the pinot gris fans, try Ocean Eight's 2023 Pinot Gris, Rouleur's 2023 Pinot Gris et al, and Shy Susan Wines' 2023 Alpine Valleys Pinot Gris. Then there's chardonnay – try the 2023 vintages from Margan Wines, Mac Forbes, Utzinger, Coldstream Hills and Stoney Rise.
If you're a red wine drinker year-round, then you'll love Altera Terra's Corda Pinot Noir Shiraz. If it's shiraz/syrah you prefer, then there's expressions from Victoria, Queensland and South Australia – try Warramate's 2022 Syrah, Heathvale's 2021 Barossa Shiraz, Brave Goose Vineyard's 2022 Reserve Shiraz, Kennedy's 2022 Henrietta Shiraz, Just Red Wines' 2022 Nikki's Vineyard Syrah, and Worlds Apart's 2023 Into The Black Syrah.
Each review is new to Wine Companion – from sparkling and rosé to white, red and fortified. Find your favourite below.
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Rose and amber wines $40 and under
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NewCollector Wines
Shoreline Sangiovese Rosé 2023
Canberra District -
NewDormilona
Skinnie 2022
Margaret River -
NewJosef Chromy Wines
Rosé 2023
Tasmania -
NewTaltarni
Discovery Rosé 2023
Pyrenees -
NewKennedy
Pink Hills Rosé 2023
Heathcote -
NewGemtree Wines
Luna de Fresa Rosé 2023
McLaren Vale
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White wines $40 and under
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NewGentle Folk
Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Adelaide Hills -
NewMargan Wines
White Label Single Vineyard Fordwich Hill Chardonnay 2023
Broke Fordwich -
NewAudrey Wilkinson
Winemakers Selection Verdelho 2023
Hunter Valley -
NewClairault Streicker Wines
Streicker Bridgeland Block Fumé Blanc 2022
Margaret River -
NewColdstream Hills
Chardonnay 2023
Yarra Valley -
NewFirst Creek Wines
Limited Release Small Batch Vermentino 2023
Hunter Valley -
NewGaragiste
Tuerong Aligoté 2023
Mornington Peninsula -
NewMac Forbes
Chardonnay 2023
Yarra Valley -
NewOcean Eight Vineyard & Winery
Pinot Gris 2023
Mornington Peninsula -
NewPewsey Vale Vineyard
1961 Block Single Vineyard Estate Riesling 2023
Eden Valley -
NewPewsey Vale Vineyard
Contours 5YR Riesling 2018
Eden Valley -
NewPierro
L.T.C. Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Margaret River -
NewRouleur
Yarra Valley Pinot Gris et al 2023
Yarra Valley -
NewShy Susan Wines
Pinot Gris 2023
Alpine Valleys -
NewFraser Gallop Estate
Parterre Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Margaret River -
NewHarewood Estate
Porongurup Riesling 2023
Porongurup -
NewStoney Rise
Chardonnay 2023
Tasmania -
NewTellurian
Grenache Gris 2023
Heathcote -
NewPassing Clouds
Viognier Bendigo 2023
Bendigo -
NewPoonawatta
The Eden Riesling 2023
Eden Valley -
NewUtzinger
Chardonnay 2023
Tasmania
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Red wines $40 and under
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NewAltera Terra
Corda Pinot Noir Shiraz 2023
Macedon Ranges Canberra District -
NewBrave Goose Vineyard
Reserve Shiraz 2022
Central Victoria Zone -
NewJust Red Wines
Nikki's Vineyard Syrah 2022
Granite Belt -
NewThe Happy Winemaker
Malbec 2021
Central Victoria Zone -
NewWarramate
Yarra Valley Syrah 2022
Yarra Valley -
NewHeathvale
Barossa Shiraz 2021
Eden Valley -
NewKennedy
Henrietta Shiraz 2022
Heathcote -
NewWorlds Apart
Into The Black Syrah 2023
McLaren Vale
Image credit: Fraser Gallop Estate.