The Gambler Gamay is a spot on take of everything you’d expect from this grape variety. Made in a classic Cab-Mac style which produces plenty of bright and crunchy fruit that is humming along nicely with some olive and gamey meat notes. The brightness in this wine carries along nicely as it really starts to take off over a meal of lean meat.

Mark and Jen Vella are farmers first and foremost, churning out high end grapes for years on end as well as managing cattle on their property. For this duo, it was a case of supplying wineries with stunning Adelaide Hills fruit for years on end before finally biting the bullet and having a crack at turning grapes into wine. The great thing when vigneron becomes winemaker is that they know their produce better than anyone, and just like any Michelin star chef, they get to work with the best produce. Today Mark and Jen are producing a small range of wines from their own vineyards with a focus on two leading Adelaide Hills varieties, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir as well as a couple of up and coming varieties, Pinot Blanc and Gamay. Gamay is the hottest property right now, with any millennial winemaker selling the vintage 1980s t-shirt off their back for a few buckets of the stuff. Luckily Mark gambled on Gamay becoming something one day and he now has enough vines to keep him happy as well as a growing collection of second hand t-shirts.