Emmalene Kooli is a dry white from the Adelaide Hills finished with a light spritz rather than as a fully still wine, giving it a gentle, playful fizz that sits somewhere between a still white and a full sparkling.

Citrus and green apple lead the nose, with white flowers adding lift, and that faint prickle of carbon dioxide keeps everything feeling brighter and more immediate on the palate than a still version of the same fruit would. A touch of lime pith rounds out the finish, keeping things from tasting simply sugary.

The body is light, the acidity lively, and the spritz fades quickly enough that it never feels like drinking a soft drink; it simply adds energy to an already fresh, easy-drinking white.

It suits casual, warm-weather drinking: a light seafood salad, a cheese board, or simply a glass on its own on the back deck, with the fizz doing the job a heavier, more serious sparkling wouldn't.

This is a wine for right now; drink the 2026 release young, chilled hard, while the spritz and the fruit are both at their most lively.