Tom Morrison

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  • Tom Morrison

    Tom Morrison came to winemaking through a vineyard gate on the Bellarine Peninsula in 2017, and has never quite looked back. Wilkie Wines, launched from the 2021 vintage and made in a small facility on a hill overlooking Bacchus Marsh, is a solo operation drawing fruit from Geelong, Heathcote, Bendigo and the Riverland – a range that spans skin-contact whites, chilled reds, pĂ©t-nats and more serious structured wines, unified by a preference for wild fermentation, minimal intervention and a refusal to filter. Every label carries a painting by his cousin Kate Lewis – artwork drawn from shared family life – and the whole project is named for their grandmother, Wilkie. The result is a label with a distinctly personal warmth and a winemaking sensibility that is restless, curious and increasingly confident.

  • Waldo Smit

    Waldo Smit is a self-taught winemaker who started in a suburban garage with 100-kilogram batches and fruit from Chalmers in Heathcote, and built from there. Muto Wine – the name taken from the Latin mutƍ, meaning to change – is a family operation run from a converted shed on a farm in Tallarook, Central Victoria, making Mediterranean varieties from warm-climate regions alongside classic varieties from cooler ones. The range spans vermentino, picpoul, macabero, malvasia, moscato giallo, fiano, tinta barroca, syrah, malbec, chardonnay, pinot noir and rosĂ© – sourced from the Riverland, Beechworth, Adelaide Hills and Mount Gambier – at prices that don’t ask anyone to overthink the spend. Lo-fi, sustainably sourced, solar-powered, and built for everyday drinking without sacrificing genuine interest.

  • 2024 Ricca Terra ‘Una Vita’ Grenache Blanc

    How’s this for a bold statement? ‘Una Vita’ takes Ricca Terra’s dedication to the much-derided Riverland to the next level, with a fine-wine level of viticultural and winemaking detail – and a matching price point. And it delivers
 Beeswaxy aromatics mingle with flavours of lemon barley, bread and butter.

  • Marcus Radny

    Marcus Radny jumped from a stellar career as a sommelier into the winemaking game. That’s not much of a strange story, granted, but going from head sommelier at Vue de Monde to making cask wine is not that way the story normally unfolds. Radny’s Gonzo Vino specialises in modern wines of character and effortless drinkability, and all are packaged in electrically colourful and loud casks and cans. The fruit is sourced from Ashley Ratcliff’s Riverland vineyards, with low tannin reds and lightly skinsy whites joined by rosĂ© and a pair of fizzy cans, one white, one rosĂ©.

  • 2020 Terra do Rio ‘Red Field Blend’

    From a vineyard that Ricca Terra’s Ashley Ratcliff planted to focus on heat-loving Iberian grapes in the Riverland. Awash with dark fruits, spices and tarry mineral notes, this still comes in at medium weight with ample freshness.

  • Jack Weedon

    Jack and Tash Weedon’s Rollick label is built around the bright, drink-now styles of wine they love to drink themselves. Working with grenache, shiraz, cabernet franc and viognier from the Barossa, riesling from the Eden Valley and fiano from both the Clare Valley and the Riverland, the fruit is picked earlier to retain freshness, while less time in oak or tank has much the same impact. The Rollick wines are instantly recognisable wines of variety and place, but with the vibrancy and freshness dials wound to maximum.

  • Con-Greg Grigoriou

    Delinquente Wine Co. was born out of a lightbulb moment where Con-Greg Grigoriou, who had wandered far from the family business growing grapes and making wine, saw a possibility in his region that he hadn’t imagined possible. What followed was a deep investigation into varieties and methods that suited the hot climate of the Riverland….

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