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.

Hahndorf Hill Adelaide Hills Zsa Zsa Zweigelt 2021

Zweigelt is the most-planted dark-skinned variety in Austria, and is actually the result of a cross between Blaufrankisch and Saint/Sankt...

Hanhndorf Hill Adelaide Hills Blueblood Blaufrankisch 2019

Like with the Zweigelt, Hahndorf Hill was the first Australian winery to plant Blaufrankisch (about 35 years ago), which is...

Six Brothers Great Western Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

Six Brothers is a label of Vandenberg Wines, run by Richie and Jasmin Vandenberg who are based in the small...

Ric Red by DR3 2021

Before today, I could count on no fingers the number of wines I’d consumed that had been partly made by...

Stories

The Trapeze Artist

January 29, 2024

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

Yelland & Papps

November 21, 2023

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

Dream Bird

November 8, 2023

Dream Bird is the label of WA-based winemaker Kym Carr. After a degree in horticulture, Kym travelled to Europe, where...

Head, Heart & Home

October 19, 2023

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

Weathercraft

October 19, 2023

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

Killiecrankie

October 4, 2023

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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