Guides

Know what you are sending

Seasons, varieties, pairings and shipping — the details behind the products we carry.

Season guide

Tasmanian cherry season: dates, varieties and how they travel

Tasmania picks the last and the largest cherries in Australia. Here is when the season runs, which varieties to ask for, why export fruit costs what it does, and how a 30mm cherry reaches Shanghai or Singapore still firm.

Gifting guide

Lunar New Year seafood gifting: bundles that arrive cold and impress

Seafood carries the new-year wish for abundance, and Australian waters supply the pieces that read as generous on a reunion table. These are the bundles we pack, who each one suits, and the dates to order by.

Cellar guide

Barossa Valley wine: top picks, tasting notes and what to pair

The Barossa holds some of the oldest continuously producing Shiraz vines on earth. This is what the region tastes like, which styles to start with, and what to put on the table beside them.