John Gerard Wines Mail Order Merchant for Western Australian Wines

Welcome To John Gerard Wines

We are a UK mail order wine merchant specialising in the supply of mixed cases of wine from Western Australia. Western Australian wines are renowned and we bring them to you with pleasure. Wines can be mixed in multiples of six with six bottles now being the minimum order.

WA produces some 4% of Australia's wine yet it accounts for some 25% of the premium wine from the 'Lucky Country'. We aim to make more varieties of Western Australian wine available to you than you can readily find in the High Street. So you will probably recognise the names of Jack Mann, David Hohnen and Mike Peterkin. Our wines come from the following regions: Swan Valley, Peel, Geographe, Margaret River, Pemberton, Great Southern and Manjimup.

WA also has about 15% of Australia's winemakers so you can see one of the reasons for so much quality wine being made.

Our approach to tastings is described on the site but we have put up dozens of different WA wines for local tasting over the last year and this service will continue.

And because we like Irish Whiskey we stock a small range of whiskies. There is also a small range of wine-related items.

There is a feedback form for you to request Bin End notifications and newsletters, just click on the Contact Us tab above.

The Search facility is really useful. You can search for a winemaker eg Stella Bella or a grape type eg Shiraz or a region eg Margaret River, or see which wine has won a medal. But please note that the price will be shown exVAT and this will be corrected at check out.

STOP PRESS We now have a Facebook group, not a surprise but its name is Western Australian Wines, and we welcome all comments. We don't mind if you post information about WA wines not sold by us.

Some of the photographs are courtesy of the Australian Wine Export Council.

Houghton White Classic - RIP

Houghton White Classic is no longer available in the UK unless you can find it as a bin end. The 2008 vintage was the last one we could get hold of, so it is now one for the memory, sad to say. Having started life as Houghton White Burgundy it succumbed to the dreaded EU influence and was renamed HWB, although we all knew that it was Houghton White Burgundy. With the passing of Constellation the range of Houghton wines in the UK has diminished considerably. If you see them in a wine merchant then please let everyone know by publicising it on our Facebook page.

Alkoomi wines

Not only have we added Alkoomi to our list but also Pierro and Fire Gully. Alkoomi Wines have their winery in the Frankland River region, a cool climate as you will probably know. Dr Mike Peterkin's wines, he founded Pierro, are made in the Margaret River region as are the Fire Gully wines. Mike Peterkin's Chardonnays are often spoken of in the same breath as those from Leeuwin Estate.

Best Selling Items

[Bin 67] Stella Bella Tempranillo 2005 £13.87 Some of the most famous, most traditional and contemporary wines of Spain are made from the black grape Tempranillo. Implying a brooding depth, the dark blood-plum colour of the wine discloses a concentrated core of dark cherry surrounded by juicy, blood plum fruit on the palate. ABV 14%. (S) Multi-Buy price for 3 bottles is £39.53 click here to buy	[Bin 66] Stella Bella Margaret River Sangiovese Cabernet 2005 £13.46 The esteemed and traditional grape of Tuscany and Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon are blended to produce a wine of grape contrast. As a young wine, the savoury earth, dry cherry fruits and chunky tannins of Sangiovese juxtapose the sweet berry fruits and long, fine tannins of the Cabernet Sauvignon. With time the components meld in a bricks and mortar fashion more heterogeneous than homogenous yet supple in structure, rich in fruits and contrasts. ABV 14%. (S) Multi-Buy price for 3 bottles is £38.36b click here to buy	[Bin 40] Paul Conti Medici Ridge Pinot Noir 2009 £13.42 The bouquet exhibits hints of violets and cherry fruit aromas. A spicy long palate makes it an ideal accompaniment with game or your favourite cheese. ABV 14%. Multi-Buy price for 3 bottles is £38.22 click here to buy

[Bin 100] Stella Bella Skuttlebutt Merlot/Shiraz Rose 2007 £10.49 Crystalline ruby red in colour and flushed with the spring-time aromas of seasonal red fruits - cherry, strawberry, raspberry and rose-hip. The palate is tangy and full of these same fresh and bright red fruits, yet luscious, creamy and full of flavour. ABV 13.5% (S). Multi-Buy price for 3 bottles is £29.90 click here to buy	[Bin 176] Madfish Gold Turtle Pinot Noir 2009 £12.91 Multi-Buy price for 3 bottles is equivalent to £12.27 per bottle click here to buy	[Bin 170] Madfish Unwooded Chardonnay 2008 £10.38 Multi-Buy price for 3 bottles is equivalent to £9.86 per bottle click here to buy