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Cabernet Collection
$14.83per bottle
$53.65
$89.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Food & wine pairing
Best wine for Easter lunch
Roast lamb, fish and chocolate: one wine for each.
Cabernet Sauvignon
The classic with roast lamb.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
- Firm tannin is softened by the fat and protein
Why it works Dish Wine
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Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
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Sidewood Estate Stablemate Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Adelaide Hills, SA
$16.50per bottle
$30.00
$99.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Thompson Steer Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Coonawarra, SA
$25.00per bottle
$80.00
$300.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Sunshine Creek Father Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Heathcote, VIC
$30.00per bottle
$70.00
$180.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Pinot Noir
A flexible red for lamb, ham or salmon.
- Lighter than the dish: best with a lighter version of it
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
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Windowrie The Mill Pinot Noir 2025
Canowindra, NSW
$17.50per bottle
$25.00
$210.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Best Value
Plus & Minus Pinot Noir NV
SA
$13.67per bottle
$164.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Pete's Pure Pinot Noir 2025
Murray Darling, NSW
$13.67per bottle
$164.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Deakin Estate Pinot Noir 2025
South East Australia
$13.83per bottle
$83.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Chardonnay
Good Friday fish calls for Chardonnay.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
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Windowrie The Mill Chardonnay 2025
Canowindra, NSW
$17.50per bottle
$25.00
$210.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Blickinstal Black Groben Chardonnay 2023
Mount Gambier, SA
$19.50per bottle
$25.00
$234.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Gudilly Chardonnay 2022
Adelaide Plains, SA
$22.00per bottle
$24.00
$264.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Winesmiths Premium Chardonnay 2000ml
SA
$7.94per 750ml equivalent
$127.00 for 6 × 2L
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Tawny & Topaque
A tawny with the chocolate eggs.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Best Value
Bleasdale The Wise One Tawny NV
Langhorne Creek, SA
$23.67per bottle
$142.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Gardner's Vineyard Ruby Fortified
Eyre Peninsula, SA
$24.00per bottle
$144.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Sevenhill 'First Planting' Classic Topaque
Clare Valley, SA
$33.33per bottle
$200.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Valdespino Manzanilla Deliciosa Sherry 375ml
Jerez, Spain
$45.17per 750ml equivalent
$271.00 for 12 × 375ml
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Tip
If you’re serving both lamb and fish, Pinot Noir covers both.
Best avoided
Overly sweet wines with the main course.
About Easter lunch and wine
Today’s picks run from $7.94 to $45.17 a bottle, chosen for value from 1,495 matching wines across the Australian retailers we compare. Six-packs and dozens are shown as a price per bottle.
Questions
What wine goes best with Easter lunch?
Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are the best matches for Easter lunch. The classic with roast lamb.
What’s a good cheap wine with Easter lunch?
Winesmiths Premium Chardonnay 2000ml is the cheapest of today’s picks at $7.94 a bottle from Cellars. Prices are checked every 4 hours.
What wine should I avoid with Easter lunch?
Overly sweet wines with the main course.