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Vintage Updates, and Other Wine Ramblings
2021 Vintage
It’s only taken me a couple of months to be ready to talk about this, I’m surprised it’s not longer. I want to be clear, and what I need...
2020 Vintage
An extremely long, slow vintage. A bit of an eye opener for most of us in the Yarra. We keep talking about the effects of global warming...
COVID-19 For An Industry.. And For Us As People
I haven’t wanted to talk about this. I haven’t wanted to talk about anything to do with this year, for a long time. There’s a reason my...
2019's and 2020
I’ve been pretty bad at communicating where things are at, so here’s a quick update on the ’19 vintage, what’s coming for ’20, and other...
Vintage in 2019
It’s crazy, and lucky. That's the vintage so far. It’s been a weird year. Probably not quite enough rain, probably a little too much...
On Acid
It may sound boring, and devoid of art and beauty, but it’s the framework that everything else is built on. It effects perception of...
Expansion
Things are about to get big. I’ve held back a lot of stock, rather than release it before it was ready, and now that it’s finally going...
Vermouth 101
It’s an industry that hasn’t seen a huge amount of innovation, and something exciting to be dabbling in. Basically, the thinking is all...
New Releases
It’s been a long time coming, but the 2015’s are finally available. 2015 Marsanne: 18(ish) year old vines, lightly botrytised but...
2017 Vintage and other winery updates
It’s been a busy couple of months in the winery. I’ve got a lot of wine that’s nearing release, and obviously we’re still in the thick of...
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