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Annandale Cellars has been a family owned and operated liquor store in Sydney's inner west since 2000.

We pride ourselves on finding the right wine for all our customers with a significant focus on sustainable and hand-made produce from artisan producers Annandale Cellars is a family owned and operated liquor store in Sydney's inner west since 2000. We provide our local community and Australia with the best and most interesting wines from here and around the world. We pride ourselves on finding the

right wine for all our customers with a significant focus on small, hand-crafted, grower-producer and sustainably produced wine, sake, beer, cider and spirits. We taste every wine we range, so our customers know they're getting quality. We hope all our customers enjoy their wine experience as much as we do.

20/01/2025

Quintarelli is a producer that needs no introduction.

He produces the best Amarone in the world as well as many other compelling reds and whites that separated himself from the bulk of what has historically come out of Veneto. Giuseppe is one of the most important figures, not just for Italian wine, but for the world of wine in general.

We’ve recently picked up a few of these iconic wines including the Amarone. These will sell out quick so don’t hesitate to snap one of these cult wines up!

15/01/2025

We’ve had the wonderful privilege of tasting current and older releases of Clemens Busch Riesling with the dynamic duo - Clemens and Rita, talking us through the intricacies of the Mosel’s Marienburg terroir.

Clemens Busch are pioneers of biodynamic viticulture in the Mosel and these wines show slightly more relative ripeness compared to their contemporaries in the same region. Unlike most other producers in Mosel, Clemens Busch have really honed in on the drier styles of Riesling (although their Spatlese and Auslese are still incredible) and have produced wines of incredible depth and elegance with a long ageing capacity while still offering immediate pleasure and charm.

This is the season to be drinking Riesling so don’t hesitate to pick up the last of these bottles that we have!

10/01/2025

Domaine Huet is one of the greatest biodynamic estates of the Loire Valley whose reputation has led them to become synonymous with Vouvray.

We got to taste through the recent 2023 vintage from this producer and were thoroughly impressed with the wines despite the “tough” vintage. If you are interested in the ‘23s, please reach out to us directly to reserve your allocation.

In the meantime, this is an excellent chance to show you the last of our Huet we have in stock from across their 3 iconic sites and a range of sweetness levels. These wines show best with a bit of age on them so don’t hesitate to snap the last of these up!

03/01/2025

The weak should fear the strong.

Bass Phillip have long been considered Australia’s greatest producer of Pinot Noir and one of the absolute best of the New World - rivalling the very best of Burgundy for a fraction of the price. These wines faithfully express the unique terroir of South Gippsland with biodynamic farming and even have Burgundy’s Jean-Marie Fourrier at the helm of the winemaking. These are some of the most sought-after wines in Australia for a reason - don’t let these slip and pick some up while you can!

21/12/2024

🏆 24 Wines of 2024 🏆

The words “best” or “favourite” aren’t really in our wine vocabulary… it implies there’s only “the one”, and we don’t like to limit ourselves, right? So, we’ve selected 24 wines from 2024 that got our attention for one reason or another… value, drinkability, uniqueness, enjoyment, rarity and of course quality, to name a few. Either way they certainly excited us! 🤗

We hope you enjoy this diverse collection of wines. For pricing and tasting notes see the link in our bio.

• Tenute Delle Terre Nere Etna Bianco 2023
• Valli Unite Terragno Bianco 2021
• Dilworth & Allain Goonawarra Chardonnay 2023
• Frankland Estate Cabernet Franc 2022
• Accornero Campomoro Barbera 2019
• Adrien Renoir Champagne Le Terroir Brut NV
• Famille Paquet Macon Villages Nos Cinq Terroirs Blanc 2023
• Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 2019
• Cantina Tollo Rocca Ventosa Pinot Grigio 2023
• Defialy Candlebark Hill Chardonnay 2023
• De Bortoli The Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023
• Cantina Tollo Rocca Ventosa Sangiovese 2022
• Laurent Chardigny Macon-Aze Gamay 2020
• Eleven Sons Cabane Beige Semillon 2023
• Lauren Langfield Norton Summit Sauvignon Blanc 2023
• Max Ferdinand Richter Estate Riesling 2021
• Le Coste Litrozzo Bianco 2022
• Gullyview Estate Brothers Riesling 2024
• Domaine de L’Arlot Nuits Saint Georges Clos des Forets 1er Cru 2021
• Granjoux Shiraz 2021
• Adlib Drinky Red 2024
• Ravensworth The Grainery Field Blend 2022
• Occhipinti Contrada Pettineo Rosso 2021
• Clos Cibonne Prestige Caroline Rose 2021

16/12/2024

Egly-Ouriet stands as one of the greatest grower producers of Champagne out there. Known for his fastidious biodynamic work in the vineyard and mostly single-site expressions, Francis Egly has captivated wine lovers around the world and brought much deserved attention to the work that growers are doing in Champagne, alongside the likes of Selosse and Agrapart.

We’ve recently stocked up on a good range of Francis’ wines in time for Christmas and NYE. The ‘Les Prémices’ is an excellent starting point, made of an equal portion of Chardonnay, Pinot and Meunier from 40 year old vines. The 2 Premier Cru wines we have are: ‘Les Vignes de Vrigny’ and ‘Les Vignes de Bisseuil’ - the former is 100% Meunier from 40 year old vines spending 36 months on lees, the latter is the only Chardonnay-dominant wine in the lineup and spends 48 months on lees. On to the Grand Cru wines, we have the ‘Grand Cru NV’ and ‘Grand Cru Rose NV’ - the former made from a 70/30 split of Pinot/Chardonnay and spends 48 months on lees with over 50% of the wine fermented and matured in barrel, while the Rose is made from the same proportion of grapes but also includes 5% of Egly’s Coteaux Champenois Rouge which adds colour and a complex silky character to the wine. There’s also the ‘Grand Cru V.P.’ which stands for Vieillissement Prolongé (prolonged aging) as this wine spends 84 months on its lees and aged in the first period in oak casks. The top bottles that Egly offers are the ‘Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Les Crayères Vieilles Vignes NV’ and the 2015 ‘Grand Cru Millésime’. The Blanc de Noirs is 100% Pinot Noir from 75 year old vines (vines this old are extremely rare in Champagne), vinified and aged in barrel and spends 72 months on its lees. The Millésime is made from 70% Pinot and 30% Chardonnay from 40 year old vines in Ambonnay, with the family selecting the grapes at harvest before vinification in barrel. This wine spends a whopping 96 months on lees giving it incredible richness and texture. These are some of the very best wines in Champagne, pick these up for Christmas or to celebrate the New Year!

12/12/2024

Join us with the legendary winemaker from Yarra Valley’s Thick as Thieves - Syd Bradford as he takes you through his fantastic wines.

Thick as Thieves started as a humble operation in 2009 with Syd buying grapes and renting facilities to make the wine. In 2012 he purchased the Cypress Ridge vineyard in Yarra Valley from which he has continued to produce compelling wines at great prices. These are the wines that Syd will be pouring:

‘24 Arneis

‘24 ‘Levings’ Chardonnay (Lusatia Park)

‘24 Gamay/Pinot

‘24 ‘Plump’ Pinot

‘23 ‘Levings’ Pinot

‘23 Vicious Vino Rosso (Nebbiolo/Syrah)

These are some sensational wines that have become a staple of the store as we always sell out shortly after getting them in. Don’t miss out on this chance to meet the man behind some of Yarra Valley’s greatest wines!

06/12/2024

Come down to the store this Saturday for a tasting of the 2 bottles of Champagne that we are running the excellent Christmas promotion on.

André Clouet is an excellent grower Champagne producer based in the Grand Cru village of Bouzy, specialising in Pinot Noir dominant expressions. These are the wines that we’ll be pouring on Saturday:

André Clouet Silver Brut Nature
André Clouet Grande Reserve

The ‘Silver’ is a 100% pure expression of Bouzy Pinot Noir without dosage and is blend of 65% base wine that spends 36 months on lees and 35% reserve wines that are 2-5 years old that have been stored in tank. The estate refers to this one as “fresh powder” due to it’s powdery fine bubbles and glacial texture. The ‘Grande Reserve’ is also 100% Pinot Noir but sees a small dosage of 4.8-5.6g/L just to add some more succulence to the body and consists of a similar blend to the previous wine but with a 70/30 split instead.

We used to sell these wines for $97/bottle, now we are selling them for a ridiculous $78.20/bottle (no further discounts). This is the perfect chance to try these yourself and then stock up for Christmas before it’s too late. Don’t miss out on these!

04/12/2024

The By Farr estate is located in Moorabool Valley, about halfway between Geelong and Ballarat - a region that they’ve become synonymous with and helped put in the spotlight of wine-lovers around the world. Gary and Robyn Farr purchased the original property in 1994, the second parcel in 1998 and finally the last parcel in 2011 comprising a total of 130 acres, of which 36 are dedicated to vines and the rest for grazing and cropping for the cattle and horses on the estate. Gary is one of the most significant figures in Australian wine, bringing his experience from Domain Dujac in Burgundy, Cristom in Oregon and Calera in California into his winemaking at home in the Geelong region. Gary still maintains a strong relationship with Domaine Dujac - one of Burgundy’s greatest producers, making the pilgrimage to the estate practically every year for the past 2 decades and even having his son Nick work vintages there too. With such experience and passion for wine, it’s easy to see how they make what legendary wine connoisseur Len Evans called “Australia’s best pinot”.

We’ve just received stock of the recent release of the estate’s top bottlings and still have a bit of some of the others left over too. We have the ‘23 ‘By Farr GC Chardonnay’ coming from a high-density vineyard on exposed north, northeast and east aspect and is considered to be one of the country’s best Chardonnays. We also have some of their regular ‘23 ‘By Farr Chardonnay’ bottling which is also exceptional from 30 year old vines on red soil over limestone. The top Pinots we got in are the ‘22 ‘By Farr RP Pinot Noir’ and ‘22 ‘By Farr Tout Pres’ - the former being sourced from the same site as the ‘GC Chardonnay’ and the latter coming from 3 different slopes of different soils and vinified with 100% whole bunches and 100% new oak. We also have some of the ‘23 ‘Viognier’, ‘22 ‘Farrside Pinot’, ‘21 and ‘22 ‘Sangreal Pinot’ and a couple bottles left of the ‘22 ‘Shiraz’. This is one of Australia’s greatest producers that have set a benchmark for top-tier Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

28/11/2024

Join us this Saturday for a tasting of Mornington Peninsula’s Elanto wines.

Elanto started as a venture between Sandro Mosele and Tony Todaro who met at a French wine tasting and instantly connected. They were both interested in working with a high-density vineyard with an easterly aspect and well-drained soils conducive to deep roots. They found this wonderful site in Balnarring with a southeast aspect and volcanic soils and with the help of French soil scientist - Claude Bourguignon, were convinced of the potential of this site to produce spectacular, distinctive wines.

Elanto only produce 2 wines which is what we’ll be pouring this Saturday:

Elanto Chardonnay 2023

Elanto Pinot Noir 2023

I have already tasted these wines and I’m going to try and come in on my day off to taste them again. If you think it might not be “worth it” to come to a tasting with only 2 wines on pour, you’d be sorely mistaken. Don’t miss out on the chance to try some of the best new wines out of the Mornington Peninsula!

27/11/2024

🍷✨ We’re Hiring!✨🍷

We’re on the lookout for a couple of vibrant, passionate wine lovers to join our team at Annandale Cellars for 8-16 hours a week! 🕺💃

If you thrive in a fast-paced, professional environment and dream of working surrounded by some of the greatest wines on the planet, this could be your perfect pour! 🍇

We’re seeking hardworking, adaptable go-getters who are eager to deliver exceptional service both in-store and on the road. A driver’s license is essential, as you’ll be assisting with deliveries and guiding our amazing customers in selecting their next favorite bottle. 🚗🍷

Think you’ve got what it takes? Drop Pete a line at [email protected] and let’s raise a glass to your next adventure! 🥂

25/11/2024

Garagiste are one of the most exciting Pinot producers working in the Mornington Peninsula today, started in 2006 by Barnaby Flanders after splitting amicably from Allies co-founder David Chapman. Barnaby focuses on a range of small batch expressions ranging from sub-regional to single vineyard expressions throughout the Peninsula.

We’ve just received a dozen of 3 of the Garagiste Pinots and still have some Chardonnay, too. The ‘24 ‘Le Stagiaire Pinot Noir’ is his “entry-level” offering excellent value and consists of a blend of different sites: Merricks North 40%, Balnarring 44%, Red Hill 10% and the final 6% from Merricks Grove. We have both the ‘23 ‘Merricks Chardonnay’ and ‘Merricks Pinot Noir’ - the Chardonnay coming from 27-year-old vines on soils of grey loams and red ferrosols on south/southeast-facing slopes, the Pinot coming from vines of the same age and soils but facing north, spending 9 months in wood of which 25% was new. Finally, the ‘23 ‘Terre de Feu Pinot Noir’ comes from a tiny plot within the Merricks Grove vineyard that produces smaller bunches and more concentrated wines. This is the only wine to see 100% whole bunch vinification and spent 10 months in 25% new oak hogsheads. These are some superbly elegant and expressive wines that are very well-priced for high quality Pinot. Any fans of Victorian Pinot should seek these out!

22/11/2024

Romains le Bars had a keen interest and desire to learn as much as possible about wine in his early 20s. Naturally, he wanted to learn from the best and applied for a job in the Rhone with Eric Pfifferling of Domaine L’Anglore. He then worked for 7 years at this cult winery with evident influence in his wines under this label. He then managed to snag a little plot of 1.2 hectares in Tavel and vinified his first vintage with the help of Eric’s son Thibault in his garage, producing just 3000 bottles.

We’ve already sold a few of these but have many more still to go around. Although Romain says that his wines are not red or white and shouldn’t be judged by their colour, I will start with his “whites” that we have. We have some of the ‘22 ‘Roussanne’ and ‘23 ‘Le Clau’ - the former coming from clay/limestone soils without sulphur and the latter is 60 year old Ugni Blanc from loamy clay soils that spends 8 months in barrel and receives only a touch of sulphur at bottling. We also have the ‘23 ‘Lirac Rose’ - 100% Mourvedre from clay/limestone soils, bottled without sulphur. Of Romain’s “reds”, we have: ‘22 ‘Les Vestides’, ‘23 ‘Nouveau Nez’, ‘23’Pousse Cailloux’, ‘23 ‘Homme de la Roche’ and the ‘23 ‘Tavel’. ‘Les Vestides’ is 100% Cinsault that undergoes a 10 day maceration, spends 9 months in barrel and bottled without sulphur. ‘Nouveau Nez’ is a blend of Carignan, Cinsault, Mourvèdre` and Grenache aged in stainless steel and bottled without sulphur. ‘Pousse Cailloux’ is a Grenache/Syrah blend bottles without sulphur as well. ‘Homme de la Roche’ is 100% Carignan from clay/limestone bottled with only a touch of sulphur. Finally, the ‘Tavel’ is a Grenache/Syrah blend from clay/limestone soils and bottled without sulphur as well. These are some extraordinarily ethereal and distinct wines that are dangerously drinkable in the summer months and shouldn’t be looked past by any lovers of L’Anglore!

31/10/2024

Join us this Saturday to taste some exceptional small batch wines from Barossa Valley producer Eperosa. Some of you may be familiar with the Eperosa wines as we’ve sold them for many years and even featured their wines in our end of year “Top 20 of” lists as they so often wow us.

Winemaker Brett Grocke comes from a long line of grape growers and was one of the most sought after viticulturists in South Australia before he switched sides and under the guidance of Robert O’Callaghan of Rockford began his winemaking journey. He now works with incredibly old vineyards in the Barossa Valley, mainly in Vine Vale and Krondorf that he manages organically and crops at ridiculously low levels. His wines are packed with detail and depth whilst offering finesse and elegance typically seen in wines from the regions top producers.

We’ve wanted to feature these wines in a tasting for quite some time so we are very glad to be able to offer them again and to have them open for you to try. These are very special wines.

On tasting will be:

Magnolia 1941 Semillon 2022

Krondorf Shiraz 2021

Krondorf Grenache Mataro 2021

Magnolia Shiraz 2021

29/10/2024

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It’s that time of year again!

WINE FAIR TIME!

The festival of all things vinous is back and like always it’s not to be missed!

We’ve handpicked a whole bunch of our favourite producers and selected a range of wines that show off the very best of this seasons drinking. We’ve got some of our favourite winemakers and importers here to show off a huge selection of wines. There will be something here for everyone.

We will be feauturing wines from:

Eleven Sons

Bubb + Pooley

Pooley

Ravensworth

Scintilla

Laherte Freres

Champagne Jacquart

Poppelvej

Frederick Stevenson

Nadeson Collis

Gilbert Family Wines

and more to be announced...

Rain, hail or shine, it won’t stop us from putting on a good time.
Tickets are just $40 and include a Riedel tasting glass, yours to take home.

25/10/2024

After selling through our initial allocation of Dagueneau so quickly that we couldn’t put an offer out, we’ve been able to stock up again and can finally offer these wines to the eager public. We have a couple bottles of the ‘20 ‘Fume Blanc Etc…’ which is the so-called “entry-level” offering by the Domaine and is the only bottle they produce that is a blend of different parcels with vines averaging 10-25 years old. We also have a couple bottles of the 2020 ‘Pur Sang’ which is produced from a vineyard north of Saint-Andelain called “La Folie”. The soil here is deep clay with some limestone. The vineyard is gently sloped and has perfect south/southeast exposure. We have a couple bottles too of the 2020 ‘Buisson Renard’ which is made exclusively of Sauvignon Blanc from a clay-rich parcel at the lower end of Saint-Andelain. It is often the richest of the range. There is also some of the ‘21 ‘XXI Blanc’ which is the only wine produced by Dagueneau from the 2021 harvest and brings together parcels usually destined for Pur Sang, Buisson-Renard, Les Monts-Damnés, and Silex, with a touch from the legendary Clos du Calvaire. We have some of the legendary 2020 ‘Silex’ which comes from a single parcel of vines located on the flinty soils on top of Saint-Andelain hill. Vines here are between 60 and 90 years old. Finally, we have some of the extremely rare and unique ‘19 ‘Jurançon Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux’ which is one of the world’s great sweet wines from extremely low yields of Petit Manseng without botrytis. This drinks much more like a Spätlese Riesling than a regular botrytised sweet wines of Sauternes, for example. There is a reason why Dagueneau has the reputation he does and why the wines are so hard to get. Do not miss out on one of the most revolutionary Domaines of all time.

23/10/2024

The story of Pyramid Valley started with Mike and Claudia Elze Weersing travelling the world to find the best place to make wine. They settled on this plot near Waikiri in Canterbury, NZ in 2000. Claudia was committed to biodynamics and was instrumental in the estate’s early years, while Mike had studied oenology and viticulture in Burgundy and worked around cellars in Europe. After a change in ownership in 2017, Huw Kinch has been making the wines since the 2018 vintage after working for 10 years in Martinborough and they are looking better than ever.

We just received our allocation of the 2022 vintage (with some back vintages remaining) of their iconic botanicals collection. Each wine is named after the dominant botanical in its respective site and display the importance of site-expression - setting a benchmark for fine NZ wine. In whites, we have both the ‘20 and ‘22 vintages of the ‘Field of Fire’ and ‘Lion’s Tooth’ Chardonnays. The ‘Field of Fire’ is planted at a density of 11,111/hectare on a southeast facing slope with diverse soils but primarily shallow (10-15cm) glauconitic clays over well drained limestone. The ‘Lion’s Tooth’ is planted at the same density on a steep east-facing slope. Both of these spend 12 months in French oak on their lees before being aged for 5 months on light lees in stainless steel and then being bottled without fining or filtration. We have both the ‘21 and ‘22 vintages of the ‘Snake’s Tongue Pinot Noir’ which is from their vineyard in Lowburn, Central Otago consisting of soils that are predominantly loess over deep silts that have developed pedogenic lime deposits. This is aged in French oak (30% new) for 12 months then transferred to larger oak for 6 months. We also have the 2022 vintage of both the ‘Earth Smoke’ and ‘Angel Flower’ Pinots. The former is planted at that same density of 11,111/hectare on an east-facing slope of clay and limestone, the latter is planted at the same density on a very steep, north-facing block with coarse, shallow soils that enhance aromatics. These are some seriously expressive wines and some of the best coming out of New Zealand so don’t pass up on these!

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19/10/2024

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Address

91 Booth Street
Sydney, NSW
2038

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 8:30pm
Tuesday	10am - 8:30pm
Wednesday	10am - 8:30pm
Thursday	10am - 8:30pm
Friday	10am - 9pm
Saturday	10am - 9pm
Sunday	10am - 8pm

Telephone

+61296601947

Website

http://www.acellars.com.au/

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