“There were never going to be bougie tasting rooms or spittoons here at Ochota Barrels, the off-circuit home of one of Australia’s most rock ’n’ roll lo-fi winemakers,” writes Lucy Hyslop for Montecristo Magazine, covering a special collaboration between Vancouver’s Burdock & Co and Ochota Barrels. For winemaker Amber Ochota, the focus has always been about something living, breathing, a story told of the land around them. “People get revved up about what is natural—but as Taras was always saying, we just want to make beautiful wines,” adding that she prefers the term “holistic” to describe her craft. Read more (and see some beautiful pictures) here.