Corney & Barrow 

Mad Dog Wines: mad name, mad label, mad number of bottles made (a mere 500 cases a year) – are these people nuts?! Actually no, the team at Mad Dog Wines are just wholly passionate about wine quality. That means selecting only the very best, low-yield Barossa Valley fruit from Mad Dog’s gnarled old Shiraz vines, some spanning almost three centuries, treating it gently and lavishing it with first-class French oak (Damy, natch). While Mad Dog’s premium valley floor vineyards total thirty-five hectares, most grapes go to top Barossa wineries with just 2ha reserved for Mad Dog’s label. Geoff Munzberg (the original Mad Dog, with a surprisingly mild bark!) has recently passed the family business to fourth generation son Matthew, whose brother-in-law Jeremy Holmes is winemaker. Classic, lush, seductive, fresh: Mad Dog Wines are exclusive to Corney & Barrow in the UK.

Photo: Menglers Hill from Mad Dog's vineyard