(Image: Planteray Rum / www.planterayrum.com) About Maison Ferrand has always had close relationships with the best distilleries in the Caribbean, selling them casks that had once contained its brandy. Ferrand casks are highly prized by certain rum producers that use them to mature their spirits. During these exchanges, Alexandre Gabriel had the opportunity to discover … 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 yield fine … Read More
(Image: Ben Gould – Blind Corner / www.blindcorner.com.au) About Organics, Biodynamics, making wine with no additives… “Like many people, our journey to wine was through hospitality. Naomi surfed & snow-boarded around the world and I worked in bars & on farms. I remember how fit I was back then… One day my Dad bought a vineyard, … 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 & Anthony Koerner), … Read More
(Image: Dan Standish / www.standishwineco.com) 2022 New Releases “Sense of place is spoken of a lot in wine circles. My first and most profound realisation of the all-encompassing notion of “terroir” was on my very first visit to France whilst backpacking through the South of France’s Rhone Valley. Ambling into a small communal tasting room the overpowering intense … Read More
(Image: Sholto Broderick – Basket Range Wine / Sam Blackwell) About “I am Sholto Broderick, a second-generation winemaker and grape-grower of Basket Range Wine, a small family winery in the central Adelaide Hills. We are estate-focused, based on our vineyard. We produce approximately 2000 cases per year. Our Story My father, Phillip Broderick, planted the … Read More
(Image: Owen Latta – Latta Vino / www.lattavino.com.au) About ‘Winemaker Owen Latta’s age belies a wealth of experience, making him a deserving winner of the Young Winemaker Medal for his quality Eastern Peake and Latta Vino wines. Second generation winemaker Owen Latta is the Ballarat kid setting the Australian wine scene on fire. Between … Read More
(Image: Mac Forbes – By Any Other / Australian Wine) By Any Other – Mac Forbes project 2023 ‘X02’ Mac Forbes Syrah (Organic), Margaret River, WA By Any Other is a family of wines made around the world with a commitment to reduce waste, reduce CO2 emissions and improve the community we live in. Wines will be … Read More
(Image: Never Never Distilling Co / www.neverneverdistilling.com.au) About Never Never Distilling Co. is the story of three mates with a shared passion for flavour and the lofty ambition to create Australia’s most exciting and innovative gin brand. It’s the culmination of our separate journeys, three paths walked that intertwine here in South Australia. Never … Read More
(Image: James Erskine – Jauma Wines / www.jauma.com) About James and Sophie Erskine live and work on Jauma farm on Peramangk land in the wild hills behind Adelaide. They share the property with their three children, 700 cherry trees, a pear, apple and apricot orchard and 5 acres of young vines. James has been producing wines from the … Read More
