Dawson & James is the realisation of a shared dream between long-time friends Peter Dawson & Tim James. Both are former Hardy’s winemakers who now run successful wine consultancies. The pair has long held the desire to grow and make wine in Tasmania, a dream realised with their first vintage in 2010. Two wines are made under the label; a Chardonnay and a Pinot Noir sourced from the Meadowbank vineyard on the upper Derwent River. The site was chosen by the pair for it’s potential to make world-class Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. From their first vintage both wines have met with great critical acclaim.

<p>Owners and Vignerons, Owen and Cassandra Inglis founded Sidewood in 2004 borne of their uncompromising vision and passion for creating beautifully balanced, elegant, award-winning wines. Despite Sidewood being a relatively new brand in the wine industry, it has already achieved Five Red Star Accreditation from James Halliday and in 2016 became the largest eco-sustainable winery in the Adelaide Hills.</p>

<p>The Azienda Agricola Giovanni Sordo is to be found in the heart of the well-known Barolo region, in the municipality of Castiglione Falletto &ndash; just a few kilometers away from Alba, in the province of Cuneo. It&rsquo;s a family-run winery, now in the capable hands of Giorgio &ndash; Giovanni&rsquo;s son &ndash; the third generation of a family who has been tending and producing wines for more than a century. The estate was founded in 1912 by the great-father Giuseppe, but the real turn over came with his son Giovanni who &ndash; together with his wife Maria, the real witness of the family&rsquo;s story &ndash; bought several vineyards of Nebbiolo for Barolo - the Sor&igrave; in Piedmontese language &ndash; among the best in the Barolo wine district. The soil of these vineyards &ndash; a compact calcareous marl &ndash; is rich in micronutrients which &ndash; together with the unique microclimate of the Langhe region &ndash; creat

<p>One of the new super-stars of the Loire Valley, Damien Laureau now has nearly 20 vintages of experience behind him. Starting in the mid 90&rsquo;s working with his uncle in the Anjou near St Gemmes, he has since bought and rented several prime parcels in the small Savennieres appellation including a tiny parcel of the prime Roche aux Moines vineyard. Today his with very small family holdings Damien farms a total of just 8.5 hectares ensuring he can grow the best possible quality from these vineyards.</p> <p>Working organically in the vineyards he harvests by hand making successive tries throughout each vineyard ending with yields that are much lower than the AOC rules. He vinifies with natural yeasts and with very low levels of sulfites in the cellar also lets the wines pass through malolactic fermentation giving stability to the wines without compromising the freshness and minerality so typical of this appellation. Ageing is done in