Best Wines under $40 in Australia
Below you'll find 40 wines $40 or under. Starting at $26 and ranging through to $40, each wine has been scored between 93 and 96 points by the Tasting Team.
If it's riesling you're after, we've got selections from Pewsey Vale, Harewood Estate and Poonawatta. For the pinot gris fans, try Ocean Eight's 2023 Pinot Gris, Rouleur's 2023 Pinot Gris et al, and Shy Susan Wines' 2023 Alpine Valleys Pinot Gris. Then there's chardonnay – try the 2023 vintages from Margan Wines, Mac Forbes, Utzinger, Coldstream Hills and Stoney Rise.
If you're a red wine drinker year-round, then you'll love Altera Terra's Corda Pinot Noir Shiraz. If it's shiraz/syrah you prefer, then there's expressions from Victoria, Queensland and South Australia – try Warramate's 2022 Syrah, Heathvale's 2021 Barossa Shiraz, Brave Goose Vineyard's 2022 Reserve Shiraz, Kennedy's 2022 Henrietta Shiraz, Just Red Wines' 2022 Nikki's Vineyard Syrah, and Worlds Apart's 2023 Into The Black Syrah.
Each review is new to Wine Companion – from sparkling and rosé to white, red and fortified. Find your favourite below.
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Rose and amber wines $40 and under
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Collector Wines
Shoreline Sangiovese Rosé 2023
Canberra District -
Dormilona
Skinnie 2022
Margaret River -
Josef Chromy Wines
Rosé 2023
Tasmania -
Taltarni
Discovery Rosé 2023
Pyrenees -
Kennedy
Pink Hills Rosé 2023
Heathcote -
Gemtree Wines
Luna de Fresa Rosé 2023
McLaren Vale
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White wines $40 and under
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Gentle Folk
Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Adelaide Hills -
Margan Wines
Fordwich Hill Chardonnay 2023
Broke Fordwich -
Audrey Wilkinson
Winemakers Selection Verdelho 2023
Hunter Valley -
Clairault Streicker Wines
Streicker Bridgeland Block Fumé Blanc 2022
Margaret River -
Coldstream Hills
Chardonnay 2023
Yarra Valley -
First Creek Wines
Limited Release Small Batch Vermentino 2023
Hunter Valley -
Garagiste
Tuerong Aligoté 2023
Mornington Peninsula -
Mac Forbes
Chardonnay 2023
Yarra Valley -
Ocean Eight Vineyard & Winery
Pinot Gris 2023
Mornington Peninsula -
Pewsey Vale Vineyard
1961 Block Single Vineyard Estate Riesling 2023
Eden Valley -
Pewsey Vale Vineyard
Contours 5YR Riesling 2018
Eden Valley -
Pierro
L.T.C. Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Margaret River -
Rouleur
Yarra Valley Pinot Gris et al 2023
Yarra Valley -
Shy Susan Wines
Pinot Gris 2023
Alpine Valleys -
Fraser Gallop Estate
Parterre Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Margaret River -
Harewood Estate
Porongurup Riesling 2023
Porongurup -
Stoney Rise
Chardonnay 2023
Tasmania -
Tellurian
Grenache Gris 2023
Heathcote -
Passing Clouds
Viognier Bendigo 2023
Bendigo -
Poonawatta
The Eden Riesling 2023
Eden Valley -
Utzinger
Chardonnay 2023
Tasmania
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Red wines $40 and under
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Altera Terra
Corda Pinot Noir Shiraz 2023
Macedon Ranges Canberra District -
Brave Goose Vineyard
Reserve Shiraz 2022
Central Victoria Zone -
Just Red Wines
Nikki's Vineyard Syrah 2022
Granite Belt -
The Happy Winemaker
Malbec 2021
Central Victoria Zone -
Warramate
Yarra Valley Syrah 2022
Yarra Valley -
Heathvale
Barossa Shiraz 2021
Eden Valley -
Kennedy
Henrietta Shiraz 2022
Heathcote -
Worlds Apart
Into The Black Syrah 2023
McLaren Vale
Image credit: Fraser Gallop Estate.