(Image: Gareth & Rainbo Belton – Gentle Folk Wine | www.gentlefolk.com.au) New single vineyard releases ‘Vintage 2024 was the lowest yielding vintage we have experienced and from discussions with many of the older growers in the region I think its safe to say its up there with the lightest of years. Luckily it is commonly … Read More
(Image: Anna Pooley and Justin Bubb – Bubb + Pooley | Wine Companion) About “Welcome! We are Justin Bubb and Anna Pooley and we have each been making wine across the globe for over 20 years. After living and working in Tasmania making wine for a number of premium vineyards throughout the state the time … Read More
(Image: Butcher’s Hill, Richmond – 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, … Read More
(Image: William Downie – William Downie Wines / www.williamdownie.com.au) About William Downie represents the pinnacle of minimal intervention, site-specific pinot noir in Australia. No one has done more work in the vineyard than he has, spending his days meticulously caring for his home and leased vineyards, as well as seeking out the best sites for pinot … Read More
(Image: Arnaud Lambert | www.thesourceimports.com – Ted Vance) About Arnaud Lambert Loire Valley, France. Established: 2009 (some vineyards bought 1990s by his father). Wine Making Overview: adapted to each site and parcel, spontaneous fermentation and ageing in tank for early drinking wines and ageing in oak (mostly used) for 12-18 months for top whites and reds, … Read More
(Image: Fabien Duveau | www.schatziwines.com) FABIEN DUVEAU About Fabien Duveau makes his wines in a deep limestone cave dug in the 14th century from the same beautiful creamy white sandstone that later went to build the great Loire chateaux. His cellar is located in the narrow main street of Chacé, only a few doors from … Read More
(Image: Etienne Bodet | www.beckywasserman.com) ETIENNE BODET About Etienne Bodet is the 5th generation of his family working on the beautiful Jurassic limestone terroirs they own in Montreuil-Bellay in Saumur where they have been producing both sparkling and still wines for more than a century. An accomplished oenologist in his own right Etienne has worked … Read More
(Image: Thibaud Boudignon | www.chaisdoeuvre.fr) THIBAUD BOUDIGNON About Thibaud Boudignon is one of the new young stars of the Loire Valley based in Savennieres. He also owns two small vineyards across the river on the south side of the Loire in the Anjou. Having worked with some of the great estates of Burgundy, Bordeaux, Loire … Read More
