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Brendan Black

Brendan is a Melbourne-based writer, filmmaker, playwright and composer. Since 2013, he has been published in national and regional Australian titles such as Halliday Magazine, Gourmet Traveller Wine, Grapegrower and Winemaker, Gippslandia, Gippsland Lifestyle, Yarra Valley and Ranges and Gippsland Country Life magazines. He has completed the WSET Level 3 course (gaining a Distinction) and has a passion for small producers of wine, beer and spirits. He is also the co-editor of ‘I’m Not a Film Star: David Bowie as Actor’ for Bloomsbury Academic.
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Genista Barossa Valley The SG Shiraz Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $35
This is an enticing blend of Shiraz and Grenache, named in honour of Sarah Gregory, who’s one-half of the Genista...
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Genista Barossa Valley Duck Duck Cat Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 94
  • $35
There was so much to like about this wine, and not just the fact that it had a drawing of...
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Weathercraft Beechworth Reserve Syrah 2021

Red Wine - Syrah
  • 95
  • $75
‘Handpicked from a meticulously managed one-acre plot, focusing on lower yields and regulated deficit irrigation. Trellising is chosen to optimise...
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Weathercraft Beechworth Reserve Tempranillo 2021

Red Wine - Tempranillo
  • 94
  • $55
  • 2024-2034
‘Similar meticulous management as the Syrah, with handpicking, lower yields, and regulated deficit irrigation. 15% whole bunch. Initial cold soak....
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Weathercraft Beechworth Reserve Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 95
  • $100
  • 2024-2034
‘Handpicked from a one-acre plot with lower yields and regulated deficit irrigation, P58 clone used. Previous vintages guided the differentiation...
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Weathercraft Beechworth Estate Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $55
‘Same meticulous care as the Reserve Chardonnay, a mix of clones. Similar adjustments due to the cool 2022 vintage. Partial...
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Bended Knee Ballarat Pinot Noir NV

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 92
  • $45
As the saying goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In the wine world, when two low-yielding, successive vintages...
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Bended Knee Ballarat Chardonnay 2020

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 95
  • $45
  • 2024-2029
I’ve tried several previous vintages of the Bended Knee Chardonnay and they have never disappointed. The 2020 is a pleasure...
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Evan Evans Barossa Valley Rosso 2022

Other - Specialty
  • 94
  • $28
I liked this wine a lot, right from the first sniff. A blend of Montepulciano (a grape I’m happy to...
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Evan Evans Eden Valley Bianco 2022

Other - Specialty
  • 93
  • $28
A blend of Pinot Gris, Riesling and Gewürztraminer from the Eden Valley, the combination of grapes offers plenty of complexity...
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Tellurian EVO NV

Tellurian Heathcote Evo Shiraz Mataro 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $35
‘Sourced from a plethora of plantings across our Vineyard, individual ferments are selected to create a lighter bodied, fruit focused...
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Tellurian Heathcote Tranter Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $43
‘Block 3 of our Tellurian vineyard, in Tranter Rd, Toolleen, growing in Cambrian soils formed over 500 million-years. Deep, rich,...
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Tellurian Sommet Shiraz NV

Tellurian Heathcote Sommet Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 95
  • $85
‘The Sommet Shiraz block is a small 0.6ha block, consisting of 35 rows, and 5000 vines. This close planted block...
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Tellurian Heathcote GSM Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre NV

Tellurian Heathcote GSM 2022

Other - Specialty
  • 94
  • $35
‘All fruit sourced from our Tellurian vineyard growing in Cambrian soils formed over 500 million years. Deep, rich, decomposed greenstone...
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Dream Bird Margaret River Pipsqueak Sparkling Chenin Blanc 2023

White Wine - Chenin Blanc
  • 92
  • $39
I’ve tasted a few sparkling Chenin Blancs over the last year and I’m becoming a big fan of them. The...
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Dream Bird Margaret River Rocket Science Chardonnay 2023 

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $34
Margaret River Chardonnay. What else needs to be said? I will say a lot about this wine anyway as it...
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Balgownie Bendigo Limited Release Shiraz Cabernet 2017

Red Wine - Cabernet - Shiraz
  • 95+
  • $45
Oh boy, I really did love this wine. Despite now being seven years old, its ruby colour illustrates that there’s...
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Balgownie Bendigo Maiden Gully Shiraz Cabernet 2016

Red Wine - Cabernet - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $25
If you’ve ever visited Balgownie’s Bendigo cellar door, you’ll know that Maiden Gully is the bucolic area in which it’s...
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Rising Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 92
  • $35
  • 2024-2027
‘A blend of four blocks from the Rising Vineyard in St Andrews – P58 clone from House block, I10V5 clone...
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Rising Yarra Valley Cabernet Franc 2023

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Franc
  • 94
  • $38
Cabernet Franc from 40-year-old, ungrafted vines on a warm, west-facing slope at our Long Gully Vineyard in Healesville. Handpicked and...
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Rising Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2023

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 94+
  • $38
‘Four separate Pinot Noir blocks at Rising Vineyard were hand-picked and fermented separately to make up the 2023 Rising Pinot...
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Rising Yarra Valley One Acre Chardonnay 2021 

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 94
  • $35
‘This Chardonnay comes exclusively from Birdwood block, comprised of 30-year-old vines grown on a steep, south-facing slope at Rising. We...
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Paramoor Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir 2023 

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 93
  • $60
‘MV6 and MV5 clones between 20 and 25 years old. Picked at 12 Baume. Approx. 25% whole bunch fermented. Aged...
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Syrah

Paramoor Heathcote Syrah 2023 

Red Wine - Syrah
  • 94
  • $75
‘100% hand-picked from block one at approx. 13.5 Baume. The top row fruit has a distinct blue character and a...
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Stories

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The Trapeze Artist

Brendan Black
You may know Brian Conway as one of the founders of Barossa-based winery Izway, started in 2003. After selling his...
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Yelland & Papps

Brendan Black
Yelland & Papps is the brand of husband-and-wife duo Susan (née Yelland) and Michael Papps, based in Nuriootpa in the...
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Dream Bird

Brendan Black
Dream Bird is the label of WA-based winemaker Kym Carr. After a degree in horticulture, Kym travelled to Europe, where...
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Head, Heart & Home

Brendan Black
It’s quite understandable that Alex Head became somewhat obsessed with the Shiraz-based wines of the Northern Rhône. With a background...
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Weathercraft

Brendan Black
Raquel and Hugh Jones of Weathercraft in Beechworth both came to wine from property-related industries, realising they wanted to do...
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Killiecrankie

Brendan Black
Killiecrankie was established by John Monteath and Claire Hull in 2000 in the Victorian wine region of Bendigo. John’s background...
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