Parlante is speaking in Italian, but they could’ve gone with canto (singing), because that is what it can do if you line up everything – a cooler, ice, glasses, a friend or two, and a rug for the park.

Fondo Antico Grillo Parlante 2022

A spring warmer if there ever was, complete with the cooked plum, mulberry richness and a crack of peppery spice. We recommend waiting for a particularly chilly night to enjoy this with something cooked low, slow and designed to soothe.

Mandrarossa Nero d' Avola 2022

Think herbal strawberries, and light red fruits that come through with a savoury, mineral and salty feel. This vintage is still light and lifted, but there’s just a little extra tannin which leaves room for extra ruminating.

Mortellito Rosso Sicilia Calaniuru Frappato Nero d' Avola 2022

Ten hands make lighter work, and in this case a charmer that’s got salinity and that soft, cold tasting, terracotta-lined red currant note we all love which seems to hit the palate like some magical, velvet red fruited drop. Australian Sangiovese lovers will be in heaven.