(Image: Nicolas Peterkin – L.A.S Vino / www.facebook.com/LASVINO/) L.A.S Vino by Nicolas Peterkin 2024 Winemaker of the Year. Ray Jordan .W.A. Wine Review 2023 Halliday Wine Companion – Dark Horse Winery of the year Australian Financial Review ‘Drinks that break rules, defy expectations, revive lost ideas. Blending grapes that have never before been inside the same bottle and combining flavours and techniques in previously … Read More
(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) 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 they are related. It was super fun and the discovery and … 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
(Image: Tim Wildman – Wildman Wine / www.wildmanwine.com) About ‘I’m delighted to announce that the 2024 wines are tasting great and we have some very exciting news. The 2024 Astro Bunny and Piggy Pop pét-nats are made from 100% organic and biodynamic certified grapes, for the very first time. This has been a long journey for us, Southern … Read More
(Image: Nick Farr – Farr Rising / Credit: Kristoffer Paulsen www.decanter.com) Halliday Wine Companion Top 100 #5 rated winery for 2023 – By Farr “Every year, in any list, Geelong’s By Farr winery is one of the first picked. This is a single-minded producer if ever there was one; this is a producer interested in quality and … 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: Sholto Broderick – Basket Range Wine / Sam Blackwell) About “I am Sholto Broderick, a second-generation winemaker and grape-grower of Basket Range Wine, a small family winery in the central Adelaide Hills. We are estate-focused, based on our vineyard. We produce approximately 2000 cases per year. Our Story My father, Phillip Broderick, planted the … Read More
(Image: Owen Latta – Latta Vino / www.lattavino.com.au) About ‘Winemaker Owen Latta’s age belies a wealth of experience, making him a deserving winner of the Young Winemaker Medal for his quality Eastern Peake and Latta Vino wines. Second generation winemaker Owen Latta is the Ballarat kid setting the Australian wine scene on fire. Between the premium … Read More
