Here's a fun-loving easy-drinking, sloshy, slurpy red from all-round good dude, Sam Leyshon at Mallaluka.

Shiraz and Sangiovese aren't classic dance partners but they get along pretty well in this wine. Warm climate Sangiovese from Gundagai meets cool-climate spicy Shiraz from the Canberra District.

It's medium bodied, supple and silky smooth to drink. Not a complex 'thinking wine' but guaranteed to be one of the first bottles finished at your next BBQ.