Wild & Wilder, Tabula Rasa #V18R, South Australia, 500ml

Many consider the world of wine a little stuffy and pretentious, lagging behind its cooler siblings craft beer and small batch gin. No such accusation can be levelled at Tabula Rasa #V18R because it’s thoroughly modern, vegan friendly and just good clean fun. In a nutshell, Tabula Rasa is something different. Flip off the crown cap and you’ll release a medium bodied, fresh and fruity easy-drinking Grenache that is actually in a perfect sized bottle. Just right for two glasses with supper, or a great bottle to take to a picnic. A chunky, unoaked and, to use the Australian parlance, extremely smashable blend of Grenache, Shiraz, Mataro (Mourvèdre) and Carignan. Wine critics love this wine and we have to say, we're pretty fond of it ourselves. “Scrumptious fruity Aussie red in a groovy crown cap bottle like a beer. Utterly gluggable. Serve chilled.” – Olly Smith “Bright, youthful, juicy – the Grenache is really singing. Such delicious drinkability! A wonderfully crafted drink.” – Richard Hemming MW for Jancis Robinson Tabula Rasa is a Latin phrase meaning “clean slate”, so draw a line under the snootiness and snobbery of old school wine and start a fresh with this. It’s made by Wild & Wilder, who are the two Masters of Wine Giles Cooke and Fergal Tynan. This dynamic duo source fruit from historic vineyards all over South Australia and turn it into craft wine. Each vintage will be different, Wild & Wilder will go back to the drawing board and work with the best fruit available that year, starting with a clean slate every year.