(Image: Vintage 2025 – Ochota Barrels / www.ochotabarrels.com) A letter from Vintage 2025 ‘This year started with a bang. Like a premature baby whose parents haven’t quite finished nesting, the grapes were ready to pick before we were quite expecting them Luckily, we were on top of everything and the winery was scrubbed and ready … Read More
(Image: Voyager Estate Vineyards – 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 … Read More
(Image: Istvan Balassa – Balassa Wine / @balassabor) About The boutique Balassa winery was established in 2005 by Istvan Balassa in the historic Tokaj wine region in Hungary. Right from the beginning, Istvan, a perfectionist, was determined to produce only the highest-quality wines possible by maximising the potential of each vintage. “It begins with growing … Read More
Kolfok wines by Stefan Wellanschitz Brand new arrival’s from young star of Austria’s Mittburgenland- redefining the region. _________ The word has its origin in Burgenland. It describes a character who critically decides against the convention. My wines are not produced or made, rather I would like to act modestly as an observer, giving the wines … Read More
(Image: Arnold Holzer – Eschenhof-Holzer / www.eschenhof-holzer.at/en/) About The Eschenhof Holzer winery is located in Großriedenthal, in the Wagram wine region. Here the innovative wine maker, Arnold Holzer, draws on the unique bounty of nature, with a great deal of creativity, a distinctive style and a sense for delicious creations. The name “Eschenhof” comes … Read More
(Image: Johannes Schneider – Schneider / www.weingut-am-schlipf.de) About The estate owned by Claus and Susanne Schneider is located in the town of Weil am Rhein (Markgräflerland area) in the Baden wine-growing region in Germany. The ancestors of the family have been involved in wine production since 1425. Claus Schneider studied viticulture and winemaking … Read More
(Image: HO Spaniards & Carolin Spanier-Gillot / www.vinissimus.com) H.O Spanier Winemaker of the Year – Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2018: Carolin Gillot-Spanier and H.O. Spanier Weingut Kühling-Gillot & Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier About “When I founded my wine estate at the age of 20, restoring soil vitality was one of my most important goals. The grape vine … Read More
(Image: Stephen Pannell – S.C. Pannell / www.pannell.com.au) Erin Larkin for The Wine Advocate “Steve Pannell has been fundamentally instrumental in the success of McLaren Vale Grenache. This comment is not to take away from the early pioneers who, in many respects, put the variety and the region “on the map,” but his work in … Read More
