Your guide to Valentine’s Day wine
Coupled up or not, Feb 14th is a great excuse to open a bottle of something nice. You’ll find Valentine’s Day gifts and date night pairings below.
Say it with wine – the best gifts for Valentine's Day
From rosé to reds, the all-important bubbly and more, you’ll find a huge selection of our top picks to make your Valentine’s Day one to remember. Is there any better way to say ‘I love you’? We think not.

Perfect wines for your dinner date night
They say the way to someone’s heart is through food. So if you're donning the apron this Valentine's Day, here are some lovely wine pairings to make it a meal for the memory books.


Steak
Go big or go home with a bold Cabernet Sauvignon – a match made in meaty heaven. And if you’ve got a barbie at hand? Even better. For the ultimate Aussie Cab experience, try Luke Tocaciu's Coonawarra Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. Bold and complex with plum and dark berry fruits as you sip, its elegant tannins draw you into a long finish. Ahhh...
Pasta Carbonara
Keep it classy with a creamy Chardonnay, the ultimate partner for that indulgent sauce. Daryl Groom's Russian River Valley Chardonnay fits the bill perfectly. It’s not over the top with oak or butter flavours, nor is it lean and simple. Instead, it’s rich, full-bodied and delivers great length.


Chocolate Fondant
End on a sweet note with a silky dessert wine. Jen Pfeiffer's The Diamond Topaque NV is perfect to pair with any indulgent dessert. Unctuous and silky, this hidden gem coats your tongue with butterscotch, honey, candied fruits, warming spices, dried figs and toffee as it slides gracefully down.
Love, grapes and happily ever afters
Read the winemaking love stories from couples who’ve mastered the perfect blend – in wine and in life.
Adrian and Rebecca Santolin
12 years ago, Adrian and Rebecca Santolin were at a crossroads, trying to cobble together a living making hand-crafted wines with only one small tank, a barrel, and a few barrow-loads of fruit. A sensible couple would have quit and bought a house. But Adrian and Rebecca had a dream, so they got Naked. As you do.
With Angel funding, they moved to the Yarra Valley, where big corporations dominate the best grapes. But thanks to your support (you’re a star), they could pay growers upfront and secure top-notch fruit to craft their artisan wines.
Fast forward to today: Three kids and a bunch of awards later, the couple is behind some of Australia’s most delicious wines.


Bill and Claudia Small
Winemaking is a family affair for the Smalls who run a small winery in Marlborough, New Zealand – making iconic Sauvignon Blancs with Angel support.
“We met while studying wine at the University of Adelaide. Claudia is trained in viticulture, and myself in winemaking. Claudia nurtures the vines to ensure the perfect fruit, and then I get to turn that fruit into superb wine.
The only things we really need are a coffee at the start of the day, a beer at the end and plenty of jokes in between. It’s a good life!”, Bill says.