If you can't beat 'em, join them.

You know it's time to wave the white flag in the face of the Kiwi sauvignon blanc invasion when one of Australia's best winemakers decides he can't beat 'em so he better join them.

Our mate Simon Adam's, former chief winemaker at Yalumba, mad Carlton fan and deployer of the world's firmest handshake, has done just that.

But because Simon is Simon he's gone and done it better than just about anyone else.

This is classic Kiwi savvy, a riot of herbaceous characters like cut grass and nettles with a blast of gooseberry and passionfruit flavours splashed over the top and thrillingly fresh acidity running right through to a spankingly clean finish. If you like Kiwi savvy then you're going to love this.

Better still you'll be putting the money into the pockets of a fair dinkum Aussie and not one of those vowel-murdering lamb lovers from across the ditch.

But not too much money obviously – this is Winemarket after all – and Simon's given us mates rates so just $99 will get you a case of this cracking savvy.

• 4.5 Halliday rated Winery
• Ex Yalumba Chief winemaker - man who invented Octavius
• Marlborough Parcel - sourced and selected by Simon Adams
• Great Value 2010 vintage