(Image: Justin and Lisa Jenkins – Fleet Wines) Who we are Lisa and Justin Jenkins have a clear, dynamic idea of what makes an alluring wine, loaded with charisma. With 30+ years of combined hospitality experience at some of Melbourne’s iconic wine bars and restaurants, they’ve tasted some of the world’s best wines. … Read More
Month: December 2022
Cantina della Stazione & Fletcher Wines
(Image: Dave Fletcher – www.decanter.com) Cantina della Stazione For the Wines I consider myself lucky to be making wines in the Langhe and even luckier that I have no legacy to follow. It’s led to a freedom to play and deconstruct tradition, all in an attempt to start afresh without any boundaries. I’m … Read More
Wildman Wines
(Image: Tim Wildman – Wildman Wine) 2022 Astro Bunny Pét-Nat Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale, Riverland – South Australia Vermentino 28%, Grüner Veltliner 20%, Verdejo 10%, Zibibbo 23%, Nero d’Avola 19% “A cult classic of the minimal intervention scene” – @LoveTillyDevine “Utterly frivolous” – Jancis Robinson MW HOW IT TASTES We’ve spiced up the Bunny this … Read More
Express Winemakers
(Image: Ryan O’Meara – Express Winemakers) About Express Winemakers are about producing wines that are uniquely expressive of their origins. We currently lease and manage four small vineyards in the Mount Barker and Porongurup sub-regions of Western Australia’s Great Southern. We feel that the cool climate and ancient decomposed granite soils of the … Read More
New Mezcal Arrivals
New Mezcal Arrivals Alipus Lovingly selected premium artisanal mezcals hand- distilled in family distilleries in rural pueblos in the state of Oaxaca,in southwest Mexico. Alipús pueblos are remote, reached only on dirt roads. Small artisanal distilleries preserve – uncorrupted – the traditional centuries-old ways of distilling mezcal. These family distilleries are very old-fashioned operations. Some … Read More