(Image: Tim Wildman – Wildman Wine / www.wildmanwine.com) 2025 Release 2025 Astro Bunny Pét-Nat Riverland, McLaren Vale – South Australia Fiano 43%, Malvasia Bianca 32%, Nero d’Avola 13%, Prieto Picudo 7%, Montepulciano 5% “A cult classic of the minimal intervention scene” – @LoveTillyDevine “Utterly frivolous” – Jancis Robinson MW “Australia’s favourite pét-nat” ™ The 2025 … Read More
(Image: Nick Farr – by Farr / Kristoffer Paulsen – The Real Review www.therealreview.com) The Real Review Winery of the Year Australia 2025 – By Farr ‘Wine by Farr is a stellar producer of complex pinot noirs and beautiful chardonnays, proudly family owned and managed, and strongly vineyard focused. Its wines are all estate grown and made at … Read More
(Image: Brendon and Kirstyn Keys – BK Wines / www.bkwines.com.au) The BK Wines Story “BK Wines was established in 2007 by Brendon and Kirstyn Keys. The goal has been to create fabulous art. Beautiful, unique, sensuous, deceptively minimalist, envelope-pushing art. After learning from masters in NZ, Argentina and California, we trained our sites on … Read More
(Image: Ochota Barrels | www.ochotabarrels.com) About “The ochota barrels tale began on a surf trip, late 2000 along the Mexican west coast in a Volkswagen campervan. A final destination after traveling some of the world’s best wine and surf regions, Taras and Amber Ochota conceived the idea to make super premium wines back home … Read More
(Image: Brad Wehr – Amato Vino | www.amatovino.com.au) About Amato Vino are small-batch artisan winemakers based in the Margaret River wine region, Western Australia. The winemaking philosophy is ‘lo-fi’, in that we embrace wild-ferments, minimal adjustments in the winery, gentle handling. Most wines are unfined and unfiltered. We are hands-on in terms of the grunt work, … Read More
(Image: Ryan O’Meara – Express Winemakers | Photo by Nic Duncan) About “Express Winemakers are about producing wines that are uniquely expressive of their origins. We currently lease and manage four small vineyards in the Mount Barker and Porongurup sub-regions of Western Australia’s Great Southern. We feel that the cool climate and ancient … Read More
(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
