It was filmed at Roger Langford's apartment in Elizabeth Bay on 10 and 11 April, where the cover for East had been shot.

[9] Barnes wore a T-shirt depicting a woman using cocaine, with the logo, "Coke - The Real Thing".

[4] Reviewed in RAM at the time of release, it was described as, "another excellent song from Mr Walker, a stunning vocal performance from Jimmy Barnes."

"[12] Rolling Stone Australia called "Cheap Wine", "a wonderful song with a soulful verse and a boogie chorus which sounds momentarily like early Faces.

The lovely verse melody over rolling piano, solid chugging chords, one of the best bridges since Dragon's "April Sun in Cuba"... and lyrics for anyone who has looked back through a wine glass darkly.

"[14] In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Cheap Wine" was ranked number 41.