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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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Colab and Bloom Fleurieu Grenache Rosé 2023

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 90
  • $25
With a brilliant copper hue, charming notes of red fruits and florals couple with a surprisingly weighty palate, which has...
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Monterra Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2023

White Wine - Pinot Grigio
  • 92
  • $30
This Pinot Grigio was just screaming to be drunk, throwing forth a lovely mix of aromas: pear, honeysuckle, hay, rose,...
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Monterra Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2023

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc
  • 93
  • $30
I admit to not generally being a huge fan of Sauvignon Blanc, so I was very pleasantly surprised by the...
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Monterra McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $30
This Shiraz leaps from the glass and fills the room with aromas – boysenberry, wild strawberry, mulberry, cinnamon, liquorice –...
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Monterra McLaren Vale Reserve Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $50
If you like big and bold Shiraz which also has a softer, refined side, then this is a great choice....
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Yarra Valley Sangiovese

MT Wines Yarra Valley Sangiovese 2022

Red Wine - Sangiovese
  • 93
  • $35
‘Grapes grown at Killara Estate on grey–brown sandy loam soil in Seville East, upper Yarra Valley. The fruit was destemmed...
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Sangiovese Shiraz

MT Wines Yarra Valley/Heathcote Sangiovese Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Sangiovese - Shiraz
  • 95
  • $35
‘Blend of Yarra Valley Sangiovese (75%) and Heathcote Shiraz (25%). The Shiraz is grown at Whistling Eagle Vineyard on ancient...
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Hahndorf Hill Adelaide Hills Zsa Zsa Zweigelt 2021

  • 92
  • $47
Zweigelt is the most-planted dark-skinned variety in Austria, and is actually the result of a cross between Blaufrankisch and Saint/Sankt...
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Hanhndorf Hill Adelaide Hills Blueblood Blaufrankisch 2019

  • 93
  • $47
Like with the Zweigelt, Hahndorf Hill was the first Australian winery to plant Blaufrankisch (about 35 years ago), which is...
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Six Brothers Great Western Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $50
Six Brothers is a label of Vandenberg Wines, run by Richie and Jasmin Vandenberg who are based in the small...
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Ric Red by DR3 2021

  • 92
  • $45
  • 2023-2026
Before today, I could count on no fingers the number of wines I’d consumed that had been partly made by...
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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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