We at WineMarket could never be called prudes.

Sure, we're a bit wine geeky and have some poor social skills and questionable dress habits, but being uptight is definitely not us. So when we get wind of a deal on sex therapist-turned-winemaker Anita Bowen's wines we get a little bit more excited than usual.

The suggestion of nocturnal activities is of course rousing but we're just talking about the wine. The vineyards sit across the road from famed winemakers Torbreck and Bowen pays special attention to her vines.

The resulting wines are seductive, slippery and sensual beasts and this Ishtar Cabernet Merlot is no exception. It's a mesh of bright blueberry fruits, some spicy oak and a whiff of that crushed herbs that you get from good Cabernet wines. Merlot makes the wine satiny and full flavoured while oak lends complexity.

We're clearing the decks to get some new vintage stock on so the price is very attractive too. Frankly, this whole deal has us a little hot under the collar.

• From award winning Winemaker Anita Bowen of the Barossa
• Sex Therapist/Winemaker/Mother…a varied life
• Vineyard situated off Stockewell Road – opposite Torbreck in Maranaga in the Barossa!
• Balthazar – 4 star Halliday Winery