(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: Claire and Sam Middleton – Mount Mary | www.mountmary.com.au) 2024 Vintage Report The weather in November 2023 was relatively dry, allowing for a fairly uninterrupted flowering and fruit set period. Thanks to these favourable conditions, crop levels were pleasingly a little higher than in the previous three years. October and January were particularly … Read More
(Image: Stephen Pannell – S.C. Pannell | www.pannell.com.au) “Steve Pannell is The Real Review Vigneron of the Year Australia 2026, a consummate all-round wineman who has an intuitive understanding of the many aspects of wine production—viticulture, environment, winemaking, tasting and judging, as well as managing his own business together with his wife Fiona and dedicated … Read More
(Image: Nicky & Dave – Bicknell FC | www.bicknellfc.com) About With over 30 years of winemaking experience, David is a senior wine show judge with 20 years of experience across both regional, capital city shows and was the Chairman of Judges for the National Wine show of Australia from 2019 to 2023. (Image: Nicky … 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 … Read More
(Image: Nick & Emily McNally – Jasper Hill | www.jasperhill.com.au) 2026 Release “Nick and I invite you to sit back and relax—preferably with a good glass of wine—and reflect on the highlights of your past year while I share a few of ours. Every vintage, we focus on producing the best wines possible from … Read More
(Image: Belinda & John Hughes – Rieslingfreak | www.rieslingfreak.com) About Rieslingfreak was born from a long-running love for the Riesling variety. Established by John Hughes in 2009, Rieslingfreak started as a passion-project and has grown to a portfolio of 11 different Riesling styles. Since the beginning, our mission for Rieslingfreak has been to produce quality … Read More
(Image: maidenii.com.au) Champion Australian Small Distiller 2026 Australian International Spirits Awards. “After the devastating start to the year where we lost our vermouthery in the Harcourt bushfires, each little win like this helps us keep on keeping on and drive us to make more vermouth for Australia (and the world!). “Our vermouths have always … Read More
(Image: Ryan O’Meara – Express Winemakers | www.expresswinemakers.com) 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 decomposed granite soils … 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 … Read More
