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October 2026
October 2026
In October there were 31 active days with 256 unique deals. The average cost-per-point was 7.87¢. The best deal was 1.80¢ per point and the least favourable was 100.02¢ per point.Shiraz was the most frequent varietal with 78 entries.
There were 22 “great” deals including the best red Schild Estate Three Springs Shiraz 2023 and the best white Absolute Chardonnay Dozen with 30000 Qantas Points.
Days Active
31
Days with live deals
Unique Deals
256
Bonus Offers
Great Deals
22
Under 2¢ per point
Peak Launch
31 October
128 deals on Saturday
Total Bonus Points
276000
Total bonus points on offer
Monthly Mix
This month, red-only deals made up 56.3% of the mix, white-only 15.6%, and other deals 28.1%.
Wine Type Breakdown
Among varietal-specific deals (excluding mixes and unknown), there were 9 wine types. Shiraz 59.5%, Chardonnay 13.0%, Cabernet Sauvignon 10.7% and 6 other types.
Red Deals
144
All the Reds
White Deals
40
All the Whites
Other Deals
72
Everything Else
Daily Deal Rhythm
Across 31 active days in October 2026, daily deals ranged from 65 to 128, averaging approximately 93.3 per day. The busiest day was Saturday, 31 October with 128 deals.
Best Value Wines
Top 3 wines for October. These were best value points earners and the easiest way to make the most points.
Schild Estate Three Springs Shiraz 2023
Schild Estate (Barossa)
Blue Pyrenees Premium Red Six
Blue Pyrenees (Australia)
Absolute Red Wine Dozen With Bonus Qantas Points
Mixed (Australia)
Longest Running Great Deals
These were great deals in October that were available across multiple days. These were the easiest to grab wines, earning good value Qantas Points without stressing about missing out.
Arila Gardens Barossa Single Vineyard Grenache 2023
Arila Gardens (Barossa)
Appeared on 7 days
Arila Gardens Barossa Single Vineyard Shiraz 2023
Arila Gardens (Barossa)
Appeared on 6 days
Yarra Valley Pinot Noir And Chardonnay Dozen
Mixed (Australia)
Appeared on 5 days
Points Optimisation
If you had $500 to spend in October, this was the best combination to purchase for maximising points.
Blue Pyrenees Premium Red Six
Blue Pyrenees (Australia)
Barossa Shiraz Cabernet 2022
Whistler Wines (Barossa)