Harvest

18-22 Old Pacific Hwy, Newrybar 
(02) 6687 2644

harvestnewrybar.com.au

Cuisine Australian
WINE LIST Russ Berry/Sam Curtis
WINES ON LIST 50 (21 by the glass)
WINE PRICES $$$ ($10-$30 by the glass)

Russ Berry has negotiated his way through the mass of good and great Australian wines to curate a tight, best of the best list – all at more than fair prices. 

Edgy styles and new-wave varieties rub shoulders with the classics. A teroldego from Margaret River (an almost unheard of red variety from northern Italy) pops up under Brad Wehr’s Amato Vino label alongside a Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No 2. Australia’s best gamay from Sorrenberg vies for attention with the iconic Diana Madeline from Cullen. 

The by-the-glass list offers the opportunity to drink ‘off piste’ with Ochota Barrels Weird Berries In The Woods Gewürztraminer and Ben Haines B Minor Blanc de Blancs just two persuasive examples. The list roams the country with small producers a focus and, while there’s plenty of the amber stuff you’ll taste at Rootstock, they’re all dangerously drinkable rather than funky for the sake of funk. All proof that ‘small and perfectly formed’ applies to wine lists as well. PETER BOURNE