Things that go beep in the... car.

effect”, the NRMA mechanic said.

Cars go beep if you don’t belt-up, but what if you’re dawdling up the driveway at 5kmh and constantly getting in an out picking up toys or Ms L’s discarded garden furniture?

Cars go beep if a door or boot is ajar and won’t shut up until it’s not. My car has an electric, push-button boot, couldn’t it just close it for me?

forthright shiraz. Surely there’s Bethanys like that in the world? 9.4/10.

Chateau Tanunda Eden

Valley The Chateau Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2023, $40. It’s hard to believe that you get such cool-climate, crisp and refned character from right next door to the Barossa, but you do. Lovely chardonnay

Your car probably beeps if you exceed the speed limit or change lanes without informing it of your intentions. My car beeps if I’m too close to another, but its idea of ‘too close’ is way different to mine, and it applies the brakes way sooner, and way HARDER!

Sometimes my car beeps without reason, possibly related to going over bumps. How helpful. I know I have been over with a high ‘beep’ factor and only 665 cases so you might be too late already. 9.5/10.

Knappstein Clare Valley Malbec 2021, $25. Clare Valley reds are delightful, specially if you haven’t had one for a while and the novelty of malbec adds just that little bit extra reward. 9.3/10.

Hugo Family Estate Mc a bump, I was there, remember, and having done so there’s nothing I can do about it. What possible purpose does a beep (two actually) serve?

There’s ample research into the ill-effects of drinking too much alcohol but imagine if you got beeped every time you overdid it? Probably wouldn’t hear it over the laughter at Barnaby falling off the planter box again.

Laren Vale Nero d’Avola 2021, $30. McLaren Vale is the unoffcial if not the offcial home of nero’ (Sicily’s great grape) in Australia and the alluringly simple packing of this version sets a good standard for the cause with equally alluring, simple yet rich characters and favours. 9.4/10.