(Image: Ben Gould – Blind Corner) About Organics, Biodynamics, making wine with no additives… “Like many people, our journey to wine was through hospitality. Naomi surfed & snow-boarded around the world and I worked in bars & on farms. I remember how fit I was back then… One day my Dad bought a vineyard, a … Read More
(Image: Erinn Klein – Ngeringa / Broadsheet.com – Ross McNaughtan) About “I grew up with biodynamics on my parents’ Jurlique herb farms. To grow our grapes any other way was unthinkable.” – Erinn Ngeringa has been certified biodynamic for more than 20 years. It is the biodynamic process that creates a balanced and healthy relationship between … Read More
(Image: Mac Forbes – Mac Forbes Wines / The Real Review) About In creating Mac Forbes Wines back in 2004, there was a clear purpose to better understand and connect with where I am from. The more I have discovered over the years, the more I realise there still is to learn. Today, we … Read More
(Image: Brendon & Kirsty 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: 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 … Read More
(Image: Damon and Jono Koerner – Koerner Wines / www.koernerwine.com.au) About “Koerner Wine is a partnership between brothers Damon and Jonathan Koerner. Our wines are produced from fruit grown in the Watervale area of the Clare Valley, with the majority coming from our family vineyard, Gullyview- owned and managed by Mum & Dad, (Christine & … Read More
(Image: Owen Latta – Eastern Peake / www.easternpeake.com.au) About Eastern Peake Vineyards are set on a small plateau at Coghills Creek in the Ballarat Highlands some 25 km from Ballarat. A dramatic backdrop of a rugged granite outcrop of Mt Bolton, namely ‘Eastern Peake’ is to the west of the vineyard, creating the stunning view seen from … Read More
(Image: Owen Latta – Latta Vino) 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
(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: Jauma) 2022 Fujisan chenin pet nat grown by Lulu Blewitt Springs. Year after year we see improvements in this vineyard after organising organic conversion; more structure, less disease. Super fresh, vibrant, fuji apples, nashis and a light fizz. 2022 1000 fires white blend Mclaren Vale A mix of Chenin ferments; carbonic and 3 days … Read More
