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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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Wheeler Yarra Valley Electric Lines Chardonnay 2021

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $35
‘Upper Yarra Valley Chardonnay (I10V5) from the excellent Bulong Vineyard (Yarra Junction), a gentle south-facing slope grown on grey clay...
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George’s Folly Fleurieu Pie in the Sky Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $20
This was a great wine to have a bit of patience with, as it developed beautifully over two nights. The...
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George’s Folly Fleurieu So Vain Jane Sauvignon Gris 2023

White Wine - Sauvignon Gris
  • 92
  • $28
The almost unknown Sauvignon Gris is a mutation of the much more famous Sauvignon Blanc. This is only the second...
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Roussanne lowres

George’s Folly Fleurieu Off with the Fairies Roussanne 2021

  • 93
  • $24
Like the sparkling, this still Roussanne shows appealing varietal character – I love the waxiness that often comes with the...
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George’s Folly Fleurieu Off with the Fairies Sparkling Roussanne NV

Other - Sparkling
  • 93
  • $26
Roussanne is still quite an uncommon sight as a sparkling, but its typical characters make it a good choice for...
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Miss Piggy NV

Black & Ginger Great Western Miss Piggy 2023

  • 95
  • $33
Oh my, how I loved this wine. In fact, I gave it the same score as the previous vintage as...
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Black & Ginger Great Western Rapunzel 2023

  • 94
  • $33
Rapunzel let down her hair and if you’re drinking this wine then it’s a good reason to let yours down...
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Grenache Nouveau NV

Black & Ginger Great Western Grenache Nouveau 2023

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 94
  • $33
With its propensity for making huge, alcohol-driven wines, Grenache is actually a great contender for carbonic maceration (which I wrote...
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Cinco Rojas NV

Black & Ginger Great Western Cinco Rojas 2022 

  • 92
  • $45
Spanish varieties are mucho popular at the moment, so this blend of cinco rojas (five reds) makes lots of sense....
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Persephone

Black & Ginger Great Western Persephone 2023 

  • 93
  • $20
Persephone was the goddess of Spring in Greek mythology, so she’s probably a good deity to have on your side...
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Lilys Block Shiraz NEW NV

Black & Ginger Great Western Lily’s Block Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $45
Grampians Shiraz is always a bit of a treat. Lily’s Block is named in honour of B&G’s biggest fan, and...
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Taltarni Pinot Noir NV

Taltarni Pyrenees Pinot Noir 2023

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 93
  • $40
I was thoroughly impressed by this Pinot as soon as I twisted open the screwcap. It begins with resonant fruity...
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Taltarni Bottle Shot Chardonnay NV

Taltarni Pyrenees Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 92
  • $40
Taltarni has been around since the last 1960s, and that pedigree is easy to see in their wines. The Chardonnay...
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Chenin Blanc

Schwarz Wine Co. Barossa Valley Chenin Blanc 2023

White Wine - Chenin Blanc
  • 92
  • $30
It’s apparently summer right now in Melbourne, but I think this Chenin would be good at almost any time of...
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Project D lowres

Ubertas Barossa Valley Project D Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94+
  • $55
Coming from 50-plus-year-old vines, the Project D is full flavoured, with a bountiful nose and mellifluous palate, showing ripe cassis,...
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Shiraz lowres

Ubertas Barossa Valley Single Vineyard Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $28
Concentration of flavour is top notch here, with the wine showing lovely fruit sweetness from the first sniff. The wine...
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Ubertas Barossa Valley Single Vineyard Shiraz Cabernet 2018

Red Wine - Cabernet - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $35
A ripe and juicy wine with an overly dark spectrum of fruits: blackberry, mulberry and black raspberry. The palate is...
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Ubertas Barossa Valley Small Batch Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 92
  • $24
A flavourful Merlot presenting balance, brightness of fruit and complexity. Primary notes of red and black cherry and black olive...
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Rose lowres

Ubertas Barossa Valley Small Batch Merlot Rosé 2022

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 91
  • $23
Merlot is a nice choice for a rosé, with its combination of fruity and savoury characters. With the Ubertas Small...
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Ubertas Barossa Valley Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2020

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 91
  • $20
For only 20 buckaroos, this is a tasty and great value Chardonnay. Expect citrus, nectarine, straw, almond and smokiness, with...
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Meta Shiraz

Schwarz Wine Co. Barossa Valley Meta Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94+
  • $40
A sappy, concentrated and brooding wine, the Meta Shiraz is a joy to drink. Rich mulberry, blueberry and wild strawberry...
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Schwarz Wine Co GSM NV

Schwarz Wine Co. Barossa Valley The Grower GSM 2022

  • 93
  • $32
There’s almost something magical about a nice GSM, the mélange of aromas and flavours, with the characteristics of each grape...
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Pinot Noir NV

XO Wine Co Small Batch Pinot Noir 2023

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 94
  • $32
There was so much to love in this Pinot, from its complexity to its sapidity to its long length. With...
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XO Wine Co Vino Bianco Cortese 2023

White Wine - Bianco Cortese
  • 93
  • $32
This wine comes from one of only a handful of Cortese plots in Australia, its homebeing the Piemonte region of...
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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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