Frequently asked questions

Hold the bottle firmly at the base with one hand and place your other hand entirely around the capsule. Twist anti-clockwise.

All [yellow tail] wines are sold through third party retailers. You can find out which varietals are available in your country by visiting the Where To Buy section of the website.

For many markets, like Australia, [yellow tail] is only available under screw cap. This is a convenient and secure closure for wine, ensuring optimum quality is enjoyed every time.

Wine is made by crushing ripe grapes and adding yeast to the juice that ferments the sugars to alcohol. White wines are fermented without skins and red wines with skins to add colour. Some wines, like Chardonnay and many red varieties, receive additional maturation in oak casks for periods of up to two years.

All [yellow tail] wines are gluten free.

Ascorbic acid is used in production of wine and the product we use is made from corn by-products.

Please see the [yellow tail] Nutritional Value chart attached.

All [yellow tail] wines are produced with the aid of either milk, eggs, fish, or a vegan-friendly fining product. The wines use these products in the fining process and they are removed during filtering before bottling.

The [yellow tail] wines which are vegan friendly are clearly identified by the vegan logo which is printed on the back label.

Please see the [yellow tail] Nutritional Value chart attached. [yellow tail] wines are produced from 100% premium wine grapes sourced from South Eastern Australia. No sugar or artificial flavours are added in our wines.

Yeast is added to grape juice in order to transform the sugars into alcohol and turn the juice into wine. This is process is called fermentation. Once fermentation is complete, the yeast is removed before the wine is bottled.

Please see the [yellow tail] Nutritional Value chart attached.

Tannins are what we call polyphenols. They are found in grape skins and seeds and also in wood like oak barrels. Tannins produce a dry puckering sensation in the mouth. Tannins are important as they provide colour, flavour and structure to the wine.

The sulphite levels in [yellow tail] wines are low to medium range. If people are extremely allergic to sulphites, we recommend you avoid the consumption of any wine. Red wines have lower levels than white wines. Our red wines contain about 70 mg/l and our white wines are approximately 140 mg/l.

[yellow tail] fruit is subjected to safe levels of pesticide in order to fend off disease and ensure premium quality for harvest. Use of pesticides is closely regulated in Australia. Our growers keep pesticide diaries that are submitted before harvest to ensure that all fruit used in [yellow tail] wine is grown in compliance with current industry standards.

Sediment is naturally occurring in many older wines and does not mean the wine is bad or harmful in any way. The particles and sediment in the bottle are made up of tannins and fruit colour which drop out of suspension as the wine ages.

A potential allergen in [yellow tail] is sulphur dioxide. Minimal quantities are used in manufacturing as an anti-oxidant and preservative. Labels show preservative 220 added or if the wine contains sulphites. Some milk and egg products are used in the fining process of some wine varietals, but are removed before bottling.

No, [yellow tail] wine does not contain the cold stabilising agent Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) that also can be found in some laxative medications.

[yellow tail] wines are produced and bottled to be consumed young and fresh. They are best before two years.

We recommend that you play by your own rules and enjoy your own food and wine match. If you like red wine with fish, then that’s OK by us. If you really want some advice, visit the Wines page on the website. Each wine will have a recommended food match.

We recommend that you serve sparkling wine at 6-10°C, white wine at 7-13°C and red wine at 13-18°C. You should store wine in a dark and cool place, a dark cupboard is ideal. Place sparkling and white wines in the fridge 2-4 hours prior to serving.

Islamic law explicitly forbids alcohol. Halal refers to any object or action that is permissible according to Islamic law.

To be considered Kosher, a Sabbath-observant Jew must be involved in the entire winemaking process from the harvesting of the grapes, through fermentation to bottling. This is not the case with [yellow tail] wine. In the winemaking process, there is use of certain fining agents, such as casein (which is derived from dairy products), gelatin (which is derived from non-kosher animals) and isinglass (which comes from non-kosher fish). Egg whites can be used in the clarification of kosher wine but would not be appropriate for vegan Kosher wine.

Wines that are brown in colour are either old and past their use-by date, or have been prematurely oxidised by a faulty cork, excessive heat or a winemaking fault. If a wine is a year or two old and displays a brownish colour, then it is spoiled and should not be consumed.

[yellow tail] wine is owned by Casella Family Brands, an Australian family owned company. John Casella launched [yellow tail] in 2001 as he wanted to create a fun and approachable wine without the complexity and jargon associated with the wine category. You can read more about our history here: http://www.casellafamilybrands.com/

South Eastern Australia is defined by three states – South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. Australian wine regions, known as Geographical Indications, are defined and managed differently to the traditional appellation system of the Old World. Unrestricted by the regulations of the Old World that define what variety can be grown and certain locations, Australia’s grape growers and winemakers have the freedom to experiment and make their own choice with regard to variety, site selection and winemaking practice. The great majority of Australian exports are blended wines from a number of regions, which aren’t known overseas so many wines feature the broader Geographical Indicator of South Eastern Australia on the label.

You can find you nearest stockist on the Where to Buy page of the website

Based in the US – info@wjdeutsch.com
Based outside the US – info@yellowtailwine.com

Based in the US – info@wjdeutsch.com
Based outside the US – info@yellowtailwine.com