Situated just outside the historic Barossa Valley township of Greenock and containing several hectares of old Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro and Semillon vines, the team at Section 1819 have breathed new life into the old soil which in return, it has yielded up wines of outstanding quality.

By Dan Simmons

heretic - ˈhɛrɪtɪk'
noun

1. A person believing in or practising religious heresy.

synonyms: dissident, dissenter, nonconformist, unorthodox thinker, heterodox thinker, apostate, freethinker, iconoclast, schismatic, renegade

2. A person holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted.

By Dan Simmons

Armand-Raphaël Graser, like many of the early settling Champagne producers of the 18th and early 19th century, called Germany home until moving to Champagne in 1915 and setting up shop in 1920. It was the decision of the Alsace born Armand-Raphaël at the bitter end of the first World War, to part ways with the negative connotations surrounding his German lineage and last name moving towards new positive and more 'noble' beginnings; so Champagne AR Lenoble was born.

By Dan Simmons

2016 vintage saw the success of Mount Canobolas Pinot Gris treated 3 ways by the fellas; Juiced, Carbonic and Skins.

This time, a vineyard Bowman manages in the Adelaide Hills is at the centre of attention, shifting the preconceptions surrounding the 'King of Red', Nebbiolo.

By Dan Simmons

Alongside the likes of Justin Dutraive, Pierre Cotton, Yann Bertrand, Jules Metras and Keke Descombes; Anthony Thévenet forms part of the young new guard of vigneron, defending the purity of Cru Beaujolais. 

By Dan Simmons

Liam O'Brien and Matt Brooke, two Melbourne based sommeliers, began their viticultural and winemaking journey in the Summer of 2007 as the Athletes of Wine.

By Dan SImmons

Coming soon to Captains of Trade, Uruguayan winemaker and viticulturist, Manuel Filgueira of Los Nadies

By Dan Simmons

The ‘Land of Tomorrow' wines take their name from the translation of the indigenous word ‘Kanawinka’, which is also the name of the fault line that runs through the Wrattonbully wine region.

By Dan Simmons

Carbonic maceration; the process of allowing fruit to enter an anaerobic state, whereby grapes act as their own fermentation vessels.

By Dan Simmons

The Athletes Of Wine are Liam O’Brien and Matt Brooke , two hard-training Melbourne sommeliers, who in the winter of 2007 jumped at an opportunity to manage and nurture a plot of vines in the Macedon Ranges, an unloved vineyard in need of some TLC.

By Dan Simmons
 

A one-man-band; he prunes, ploughs, thins the vines, harvests, ferments, cleans vats and bottles his wines by hand. Jordi's main passion lies amidst the fruit in the vineyard where his philosophy focuses on terroir, maximising care and attention towards his environment, minimising influence in the winery and vinification.

By Dan Simmons

Join us on the Tuesday 24th October at Buffalo Dining Club for 'Summer Uncorked';  A summer focused trade tasting

Come and join us at Black Bottle for a night of Natural Wines focused on provenance, authenticity and sustainability!

A true renaissance man. Lorenzo's passions and prides, are simply dolcissimo and he is completely impressive in his wide variety of talents. Lorenzo is an artist, a concert pianist, a farmer, an incredible olive oil producer and expressive winemaker of a beautiful region.

By Dan SImmons

By Jon Bonne for PUNCHDRINK.COM

A little article we love from PUNCH that speaks of Anjou and the Natural wine movement!

“Oh!! Zweigelt / Blaufränkisch! Of course. I should have known. Sorry I misheard you! I thought you said something else."

By Mikey Hamilton

Interview with our friends at 'The Wine Whine' and our very own Dan Simmons, discussing sustainability, the natural wine movement and whether it is likely to stay

By Bruno Arnold

100 years in the making, Zorzettig focuses on native varietals to promote and celebrate their terroir.

By Dan Simmons