New South Wales winery, Cupitt’s Estate, has released a range featuring six distinctive new signature varietals – Vermentino, Arneis, Fiano, Montepulciano, Sangiovese, and Nebbiolo.
Cupitt’s Estate, a boutique winery, award-winning restaurant and luxury accommodation destination on the South Coast, has been making wine for 18 vintages. Since 2007, it has released over 150 wines and bottled close to half a million.
Crafted by winemaker Wally Cupitt, the new range marks both a generational shift at the family-run estate and a broader evolution of the South Coast’s reputation as a home to make and drink distinctive, climate-appropriate wines.
“We favour Mediterranean varietals like Fiano, Vermentino, Arneis, Sangiovese, and Nebbiolo, not because they’re trendy, but because they make sense for our coastal way of life. They're fresh, textural, food-friendly, and perfectly suited to the kind of dishes we serve at the restaurant here at Cupitt’s Estate,” said Cupitt.
“At Cupitt’s Estate, we work closely with growers across Southern NSW, choosing fruit from cooler, elevated sites that give us the quality and character we’re after. Being a small boutique producer means we can focus on varieties that really suit this region, and we're inspired by what grows best in Hilltops.”
The range of signature wines are all single vineyard and grown in Hilltops, New South Wales, including:
- Cupitt’s Vermentino – crisp and vibrant, with saline minerality that reflects Cupitt’s coastal home.
- Cupitt’s Arneis – aromatic and textural, a rare northern Italian varietal.
- Cupitt’s Fiano – rich and complex with layers of citrus and nutty characters.
- Cupitt’s Sangiovese – medium-bodied with bright cherry notes and savoury tannins, a versatile red.
- Cupitt’s Montepulciano – resilient in the vineyard and deeply lovable in the glass, with dark fruits, soft tannins and savoury complexity.
- Cupitt’s Nebbiolo – showing red cherry, rose and earthy notes. Fine, firm tannins give it structure, making it a classic food wine made for long lunches. The next release will come later in 2025.
Cupitt’s Estate Signature Range is now available online at cupittsestate.com.au, or from the Cupitt’s Estate cellar door for RRP $34-$45.
