Ashley and Lauren Horner have a certified organic vineyard planted to chardonnay, viognier and shiraz. Grapes are also sourced from organic vineyards in Orange and Cowra. Ashley had a 14-year career ...
Two Rivers has long been a staple of the Upper Hunter Valley landscape. In recent times, under winemaker Liz Silkman, a slick suite of wines has been crafted, nurtured stylistically over several ...
It is ironic that record rainfall and floods should have led to the decision by the Widdop family to diversify from the lucerne crop which was totally destroyed by the floods. Initially vines and ...
Get to know Paringa Estate, the Mornington Peninsula producer with a proclivity for pinot noir, and their latest release. He established Paringa Estate in Red Hill South nearly 40 years ago. He was a ...
Henry and Harriet Churchill, Brits with a background in sustainable agriculture, took over the Zig Zag vineyard from Eric and Anne Bellchambers in 2018. With a new baby in tow, Henry and Harriet were ...
Marg and David Gillespie both had agricultural or viticultural backgrounds before moving to Qld (Marg worked with Bullers Wines). In 1994 they began a search for agriculturally viable land with ...
While I (James) was given comprehensive information about Paul and Gilli Lipscombe and their vineyard, I am none the wiser about the highly unusual and very catchy name. The story began in '05 when ...
Based in the suburbs of Newcastle, Fourth Wave Wine was founded in '09 by Nicholas and Frances Crampton, boasting wine industry nous; finance and IT skills respectively. Assisted by winemaker and ...
Balgownie Estate is the senior citizen of Bendigo, its original vineyard plantings now 50 years. The estate also has a cellar door at 1309 Melba Hwy in the Yarra Valley, where operations fit in neatly ...
Andrew and Joyce Horvat began developing their shiraz vineyard in 1995. The wines are made using traditional methods and ideas, deriving in part from the family's Croatian background. One of the ...
The Macedon Ridge vineyard was established in 1984 on the northern slopes of Mt Macedon. Right from the outset the aim was to produce sparkling wines, and with this in mind, 1.5ha each of chardonnay ...
This venture is owned by Colin and Robert Forbes, and their respective partners. Colin says, ‘I have been in the industry for a 'frightening length of time’, beginning with Thomas Hardy & Sons in '74.