THE WINE FARM | Gippsland, Victoria, Australia “And it’s telling, I think, that when I asked Neil Hawkins to give me some information about what they were doing he sent a long detailed email, with more than 700 words describing …

GUTHRIE | Adelaide Hills, South Australia Certainly not a region that we had in our plans initially however it was impossible to ignore Hugh Guthrie and his wines. The combination of a man from the land with some funky ideas …

GEYER WINE CO | Barossa Valley, South Australia “Dave Geyer has been around the traps despite his youngish years as a winemaker. He’s made wine with a cordon of producers who value organic/biodynamic farming and minimal intervention in winery, with …

DIRTY BLACK DENIM | Victoria, Australia This is a tiny wine project from the Scanlon brothers. They originate from Queensland, both work in the industry in viticulture and winemaking and basically love wine so much they decided to make a …

DELAMERE VINEYARDS | Piper’s River, Tasmania, Australia “Outstanding” 5-star rated winery, James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2017 Delamere Vineyards were planted in 1982 in the Pipers River region in northeast Tasmania making it one of the oldest plantings not only …

dAVID FRANZ | Barossa Valley, South Australia “Outstanding” 5-star rated winery, James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2017 David Franz Lehmann has learnt from some of the great mentors of the wine industry and through this experience he has become extremely …

ROB HALL WINES | Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia “Outstanding” 5-star rated winery, James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2017 Rob has grown up in the Yarra and cut his teeth on winemaking at Mt Mary for just over ten years. His …

LA SIRÈNE ARTISANAL BREWING | Victoria, Australia “In the world of Aussie craft beer, few have fired an opening salvo to match that of La Sirène, whose Saison was instantly garnering ‘best saison in Australia’ plaudits from drinkers upon its …