(Image: Anna Pooley – Pooley Wines / www.pooleywines.com.au) Winner 2023 Halliday Wine Companion Winery of the Year “Tucked into a bend of the meandering Coal River, there is a deep spirit about the quaint Cooinda Vale vineyard, still the source of Pooley’s finest wines. To winemaker Anna Pooley, sense of place is everything, “for this … 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 for … Read More
(Image: Gareth & Rainbo Belton – Gentle Folk Wines / www.gentlefolk.com.au) 2025 Rising Star of the Year winner- The Real Review https://youtu.be/w8mIuKzVErQ?si=QHt4sYITbSV2O9-4 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 … Read More
(Image: Erinn Klein – Ngeringa / www.ngeringa.com) Erinn Klein, Ngeringa – Summit, Vineyard of the Year – Young Gun of Wine “At the 4th Annual Vineyard of the Year Awards, Vineyard of the Year goes to Erinn Klein, Ngeringa – Summit Vineyard in Adelaide Hills. Erinn Klein and his wife, Janet, planted the Summit Vineyard … Read More
