TOMORROW is Australia Day.

The national holiday in the ‘Land Down Under’ marks the beginning of the wine harvest and is a great excuse to splash out on some 'bottled sunshine'.

Australia is a powerhouse for chardonnay, shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and riesling, with grapes grown across all its states and coastal regions. Tomorrow wineries around Australia will be opening their cellar doors to showcase the country’s rich wine heritage, and food and drink culture.

But if you don't have an invitation to 'sun, surf and party', here are some bonza wines to echo the celebrations.

Whitecaps:

1. New to M&S, this Limestone Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2014, South Australia (£10, Marks & Spencer) is utterly delicious. A perfect partner with shellfish or 'plump king prawns' as the food-match note suggests.

2. One of Australia's leading lights, McGuigan Wines have won International Winemaker of the Year and Australian Producer of the Year three times respectively and their McGuigan Reserve Chardonnay 2015, South Australia (£8, Morrisons) is a modern, Aussie chard with just a subtle hint of oak on the creamy finish.

3. An elegant, dry style of riesling at a respectable 11.5% abv, the award-winning Jim Barry The Lodge Hill Riesling 2014, Australia (£14.99, Majestic) makes a welcome change if you're in the mood for a beautifully balanced, minerally white with a dry, stony finish.

Red like fire:

1. Famous for its shiraz, Australia produces big, warming beauties with enough freshness to go with surf 'n' turf (seafood and steak) and own-brand M Signature Barossa Shiraz, Australia (£8, Morrisons) is a drop of sunshine in a glass. Soft, juicy and fresh, it's bursting with blackberry and plummy fruits laced with sweet spice.

2. Made from vines aged 25 years and older, Bob Berton's 25th Anniversary Shiraz 2015, South East Australia (£11.99, laithwaites.co.uk) displays the complex side of shiraz with blackberry and blueberry fruits, chocolate, spice, mocha and toasty oak on the long finish. Rich and concentrated, open a couple of hours before serving and enjoy with a good steak or sticky BBQ ribs.

3. A name that's worth remembering, Wakefield produce consistently good wines and don't be surprised by how easily a bottle of Wakefeld Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2014, Clare Valley, Australia (£11.99, Majestic) disappears. Just gorgeous.

4. Meanwhile the Yarra Valley, Victoria, is famous for some of the country's finest pinot noir and Extra Special Pinot Noir 2013, Yarra Valley, Australia (£7.98, Asda) is a good value, good time wine. Produced for them by De Bortoli, one of the country's major players, it's light and fruity with a silky mouthfeel and ribbons of raspberry, cherry and red berry fruits with mild tannins on the soft finish.