(Image: Ryan O’Meara – Express Winemakers) 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 of the … Read More
New Mezcal Arrivals Alipus Lovingly selected premium artisanal mezcals hand- distilled in family distilleries in rural pueblos in the state of Oaxaca,in southwest Mexico. Alipús pueblos are remote, reached only on dirt roads. Small artisanal distilleries preserve – uncorrupted – the traditional centuries-old ways of distilling mezcal. These family distilleries are very old-fashioned operations. Some … Read More
(Image: Taras and Amber Ochota – Ochota Barrels) 2022 slint chardonnay 2022 adelaide hills chardonnay a tightly wound cool climate chardonnay which leads with mouth- watering grapefruit and nectarine mealy granny smith apples and a fine tuning of nougat and honeysuckle spice sets the foundation for the almost nettle like svelte texture aromatically evolving … Read More
(Image: Basket Range Wine) About “In 1978 Phillip Broderick purchased a property in Basket Range, in the Adelaide Hills. He planted the initial small vineyard containing a selection of Bordeaux varieties in 1980 and began making wine. In the mid ‘80s Phillip met Mary and their two sons Louis and Sholto were born at … Read More
(Image: Nick Farr, By Farr – James Broadway) Vintage 2021 – A year full of Passion, Persistence and Patience An amazingly challenging yet rewarding vintage has been produced from the 2021 vintage. Rainfall and humidity certainly challenged us throughout the growing season but persistent humidity was met with a persistent, passionate and determined approach … Read More
(Image: John and Belinda Hughes – Rieslingfreak) About John Hughes is a Riesling Freak! The Hughes family vineyard in the township of White Hut, north of Clare Valley has been the impetus behind John’s “Rieslingfreak” label and produces the core fruit for several Riesling-only releases each year. As well as a key site between Eden … Read More
(Image: Mount Mary) The 2020 Season 2020 will be remembered as a long, drawn out, mild, growing season, requiring patience in the vineyard and a gentle hand in the winery. The 2020 growing season in the Yarra was refreshingly cool and reasonably wet after two very warm and dry vintages in 2018 and … Read More
(Image: Mac Forbes – 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 are driven by curiosity … Read More
(Image: 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 proper … Read More
(Image: Jason Schwarz – Schwarz Wine Website) About “My story isn’t what you would expect from a Barossa Valley winery. While I am a sixth generation Barossan whose childhood was spent working my parents’ vineyards and orchards, picking fruit, pruning and generally getting dirty, I thought my vineyard journey would stop there. After School, I … Read More
