Wine-Down | August 2026Wine-Down
August 2026
August 2026
In August there were 31 active days with 284 unique deals. The average cost-per-point was 4.95¢. The best deal was 1.94¢ per point and the least favourable was 61.90¢ per point.Shiraz was the most frequent varietal with 70 entries.
There were 7 “great” deals including the best red EOFY RED Dozen with Points and the best white Lets Fly White Wine Dozen with 24000 Qantas Points.
Days Active
31
Days with live deals
Unique Deals
284
Bonus Offers
Great Deals
7
Under 2¢ per point
Peak Launch
31 August
153 deals on Monday
Total Bonus Points
237000
Total bonus points on offer
Monthly Mix
This month, red-only deals made up 50.4% of the mix, white-only 15.1%, and other deals 34.5%.
Wine Type Breakdown
Among varietal-specific deals (excluding mixes and unknown), there were 9 wine types. Shiraz 52.6%, Chardonnay 13.5%, Cabernet Sauvignon 12.0% and 6 other types.
Red Deals
143
All the Reds
White Deals
43
All the Whites
Other Deals
98
Everything Else
Daily Deal Rhythm
Across 31 active days in August 2026, daily deals ranged from 81 to 153, averaging approximately 99.2 per day. The busiest day was Monday, 31 August with 153 deals.
Best Value Wines
Top 3 wines for August. These were best value points earners and the easiest way to make the most points.
Eofy Red Dozen With Points
Mixed (Australia)
Thorn Clarke Barossa Valley Six
Thorn Clarke (Australia)
Hewitson Old Garden Mourvedre 2022
Hewitson (Barossa)
Longest Running Great Deals
These were great deals in August that were available across multiple days. These were the easiest to grab wines, earning good value Qantas Points without stressing about missing out.
Shotfire Reserve Cabernet Shiraz 2021
Thorn Clarke (Barossa)
Appeared on 16 days
Thorn Clarke Barossa Valley Six
Thorn Clarke (Australia)
Appeared on 16 days
Hewitson Old Garden Mourvedre 2022
Hewitson (Barossa)
Appeared on 15 days
Points Optimisation
If you had $500 to spend in August, this was the best combination to purchase for maximising points.
Reschke Rsr Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Reschke (Coonawarra)