Stories

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

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

About a month ago I was helping a friend in his wine shop, and I happened to come across Munda Wines for the very first

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

Raquel and Hugh Jones of Weathercraft in Beechworth both came to wine from property-related industries, realising they wanted to do more than just drink the

Killiecrankie was established by John Monteath and Claire Hull in 2000 in the Victorian wine region of Bendigo. John’s background as a viticulturist, working with

A side hustle from Frankland Estate’s winemaker Brian Kent, who can sniff out a good row of vines from a mile away. Here he lasered

Smidge is a McLaren Vale-based, family-owned winery you may not have heard of but which should definitely be on your drinking radar. Owned and run

Brothers Malcolm and Richard Leask were born in one wine region – the Hunter Valley – and then moved to another – McLaren Vale –

Mention the name “Heathcote”, and “Shiraz” invariably follows. So it was quite refreshing to find a winery in the region that was bucking this trend,

“If you were a biscuit, what would you be?”. A seemingly absurd question, but one asked by UK recruitment firms in their interview process. There

Susan and Michael Papps established their boutique wine brand in 2005. Since then they have come to know and care for the classic and left

To the southeast of Mount Macedon is the less well-known but equally picturesque Mount Towrong, home to a beautiful vineyard of the same name. George

Purple is such an evocative colour, particularly in wine, where it represents youth, vitality, and richness. Anyone who’s spent time at a winery during vintage

As luck would have it, the 2022 growing season resulted in delightful quality but like a kick to the guts it was a low yielding

Angelo and Wendy Diletti are the founders of Castle Rock Estate. Rob Diletti, their son, now drives the estate. He has a wealth of experience

The theme for this year’s Penfolds Collection 2023 release is the ongoing search for diversity of style. Hence, the Australians were joined in the annual

There is no release more anticipated by winelovers in Australia than the annual Penfold’s Collection and of course, most especially the new Grange. Where will

There are many facets to the role of Chef de Cave in a major Champagne house. At its heart is honouring the house style while

Here are the full results for the Mid Low No Alcohol Wine Awards in 2023. We had over 140 entries and it was great to see a significant improvement

Apolavi: roughly translated as ‘enjoyment’ and the answer from my taxi driver, Alessandro, when asked to summarise Greek wine in one word. Within 40 minutes,

Brendan Hawker’s first full flagship release and it’s clear he has been paying attention, to both the heritage of style and with an emphasis on

Quealy is the Mornington Peninsula venture of Kathleen Quealy, husband Kevin McCarthy, their son Tom McCarthy, and viticulturist Lucas Blanck, producing some incredibly compelling wines.