<p><span>Having grown up on his father&rsquo;s Steve Lubiana&rsquo;s vineyard in the Derwent Valley, Marco graduated in Oenology and Viticulture from the University of Adelaide in 2018. It didn&rsquo;t take him long to return home and his debut wines from the 2018 vintage have already caught people&rsquo;s attention.&nbsp; In 2016 the Lubiana&rsquo;s purchased the Panorama Vineyard in the Huon Valley, which had been planted by Steve Ferenze in 1973.&nbsp; Some great wines have been made from that fruit over the years but with the vineyard in biodynamic conversion and with Marco at the helm, this is both a vineyard and a label to get in to keep your eye out for!&nbsp; As for the two debut wines from Marco, they are beautifully balanced and unadulterated expressions of chardonnay and pinot noir.</span></p>

Established by former Bannockburn winemaker Gary Farr in 1994, the By Farr vineyards, located 100 km south west of Melbourne comprise 4.8ha of close planted vines on North East and East facing slopes of the Moorabool Valley. This sub-region of Geelong has its own unique micro-climate characterised by prevailing winds that profoundly influence the vine’s vigour. All fruit is estate grown and the multi-clonal vineyards are planted on ancient river deposits on a variety of soil types. Father Gary & son Nick Farr carry out the winemaking with low input viticulture and Burgundian winemaking technique central to the overall wines.

Located in the Salnes Valley sub-zone of Rías Baixas, Bodegas Castro Martin is in the parochial of Barrantes, in the council of Ribadumia, named for the Rio Umia a few kms south towards Pontevedra. Castro Martín is a family business dating back to 1887 where old documents prove the existence of a wine cellar and the sale of Albariño. The innovative Domingo Martín-Morales had the current winery constructed in 1982, some five years before the D.O. of Rías Baixas was created. The winery was designed using modern concepts and was the very first in the region to be equipped with stainless steel tanks for wine storage - which seemed to many locals as an unnecessary extravagance!