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Australia
Six Australian Wine Styles That Are Driving Sales
Christy Frank is no stranger to Australian wines and in fact is one of the country’s heartfelt ambassadors. Christy is deep into the Master of Wine Program, has spotlighted helping Wine Australia over the years, writes for a number of publications and owns a boutique wine shop in the Hudson Valley. Recently Christy broke down […]
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South Africa
Wine Press
Chardonnay Report: Discovery of the Year – Lelie Van Saron
It is probably a bit late in the game to call Natasha Williams’ brand Lelie Van Saron a ‘discovery’ at this stage in the game (and Christian Eedes addresses that at the bottom in the comments), but for many Lelie Van Saron is still an unknown. Congratulations to Natasha and the present and future are incredibly […]
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South Africa
The Wines and Story of the Lily of Saron: Natasha Williams of Lelie van Saron
Tim James of WineMag profiles the inspiring and beautiful story of Natasha’s rise from growing up in a small town in the Swartland without any exposure to alcohol, least of all wine, to becoming the lead winemaker for Bosman Family Vineyards and establishing her own brand. Tim quotes British biologist Richard Dawkins’s autobiography An Appetite […]
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Australia
Belgian Sommelier Turned Winemaker Nominated for Young Gun of Wine
Koen Janssens took the path less travelled for many European sommeliers seeing his journey go from Belgium to France to Australia. After settling into the natural wine world of Australia he found his own path and now being recognized for his commitment to fresh, fun wines that reflect the more serious northern European personality still […]
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Australia
Sommelier Turned Sommelier/Winemaker: Young Gun Louis Schofield of Worlds Apart
Louis took the road of many before…left the floor for another career in wine, winemaking in this case. Unlike many of those that went on this path, Louis never left the floor and in fact devotes a great deal of time to his wine bar, Hellbound in Adelaide. He remains the assistant winemaker at Ochota […]
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Australia
The Unlikely Duo: Somos Wines
Ben Caldwell and Mauricio Ruiz Cantú are the brains, faces, brawn, and creativity behind one of Australia’s most successful next-gen wine brands of the past decade. Somos Wines pushes boundaries with the duo’s love of Mediterranean varieties, namely Italian grapes. The colorful packaging is inspired by Aboriginal and Mexican art, both referencing the history of […]
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South Africa
Trailblazing Natasha Williams of Lelie Van Saron
Malu Lambert sat down with Natasha and was able to get the soft-spoken ‘Lily of Saron’ to open up on her past, present and very bright future. While not overseeing winemaking for two estates for one of the most respected large growers in South Africa (Bosman Family Vineyards), Natasha produces some really stunning wine under […]
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Australia
More Than a Funny Name: Bloomberg’s Elin McCoy on the Serious Juice with Not-So-Serious Labels
Eye-catching packaging has always been a thing and many brands really push the envelope here, often to be shot down by the US Government. There really is only one chance to make that first impression and Vine Street Imports has always been known for having many of these art/cultural labels represented in our book. Elin […]
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Australia
Young Gun: Top 50 Winemakers of 2019
Alastair Reed and Sam Cooke of Konpira Maru wines were recognized as being a ‘Young Gun’ Top 50 finalist in 2019. See the full list here.
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