2023 slint chardonnay 3167 bottles produced, a tightly wound cool climate chardonnay which leads with mouth-watering grapefruit and nectarine mealy granny smith apples and a fine tuning of nougat and honeysuckle spice sets the foundation for the almost nettle like svelte texture aromatically evolving between, bee’s wax and meyer lemon rind the palate is … Read More
(Image: Gentle Folk Wines) About “Prior to winegrowing, we were both marine scientists, specialising in phycology (the study of marine plants). In our PhD studies (at different universities), we studied the biodiversity of different seaweed groups and how they are related. It was super fun and the discovery and naming of new species a big … Read More
(Image: Sholto Broderick – Basket Range Wine / www.basketrangewine.com.au) About “In 1978 Phillip Broderick purchased a property in Basket Range, in the Adelaide Hills. He planted the initial small vineyard containing a selection of Bordeaux varieties in 1980 and began making wine. In the mid ‘80s Phillip met Mary and their two sons Louis … Read More
(Image: Damon and Jono Koerner – Koerner Wine / www.koernerwine.com.au) About “Koerner Wine is a partnership between brothers Damon and Jonathan Koerner. Our wines are produced from fruit grown in the Watervale area of the Clare Valley, with the majority coming from our family vineyard, Gullyview- owned and managed by Mum & Dad, (Christine & … Read More
(Image: Voyager Estate / www.voyagerestate.com.au) About EST. 1978 Organically Farmed 100% Estate Grown & Made Wines of Place Our Patch of Margaret River Nestled by the Indian Ocean in cool Stevens Valley, Margaret River, lies an ancient patch of gravel loam earth that we call Voyager Estate, where ocean breeze tempers the south western sun to … Read More
(Image: Dave Fletcher – Fletcher Wines / www.jamesmorgan.com.au) About 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 on a constant search … Read More
(Image: Nick Farr – By Farr / The Real Review – James Broadway / www.therealreview.com) Halliday Wine Companion Top 100 #5 rated winery for 2023 – By Farr “Every year, in any list, Geelong’s By Farr winery is one of the first picked. This is a single-minded producer if ever there was one; this is a producer interested … Read More
