Since joining Bannockburn in 2015, Matt Holmes has overseen a discreet but careful evolution in both vineyard and winery. His restrained approach has brought increasing clarity and precision to the estate's wines while remaining true to Bannockburn's unmistakable identity...

With Lethbridge Wines, the ‘ever-inquisitive’ Ray Nadeson and Maree Collis have built a truly special portfolio that spans regions, varieties and techniques. Each wine is an exercise in focus, capturing vineyard character through thoughtful viticulture and sensitive winemaking to reveal texture and place rather than simply fruit...

Cantina D’Arcy is one of Piemonte’s genuine unicorns. Having known Tom Myers for years (he was first introduced to us by none other than Olivier Lamy), we have watched his rise closely and with immense satisfaction.

Few grape varieties are as instantly recognisable as Sauvignon Blanc. Yet familiarity often obscures its greatest strength: an extraordinary ability to transmit place. At its finest, Sauvignon Blanc is far more than a collection of aromas, it is a lens through which soil, climate and site can be expressed with remarkable precision. 

Eight vintages in, Kaspar Hermann has rapidly established Toolangi as one of the Yarra Valley’s most exciting estates. While recent acclaim has centred around the Chardonnay—awarded 98 and 97 Halliday points in its last two releases—the Pinot Noir and Shiraz are equally compelling expressions of the site...

A benchmark grower of the Côte des Blancs, Champagne Larmandier-Bernier continues to craft some of the most terroir-transparent wines in the region. Farmed biodynamically and produced with a delicate hand in the cellar, these are Champagnes defined not by winemaking, but by chalk, old vines and site expression...