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Ravens Croft Wines Pinotage 2019
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Ravens Croft Pinotage 2019

by Dan Ma 23/05/2020

Another special wine smuggled all the way back to the UK from the Granite Belt is the Ravens Croft 2019 Pinotage. With only 8 out of about 6,000 vineyards growing Pinotage in Australia, this has to be one of the rarer Strangebirds (alternative varieties) seen in the Granite Belt.

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Boireann Shiraz Viognier 2016
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Boireann Winery and *THAT* 2016 Shiraz Viognier

by Dan Ma 29/12/2019

An absolute honour to hang out all day with Brad Rowe from Boireann Winery. You see, Brad’s got some pretty big shoes to fill, as he’s taken over as winemaker from the original owner, Peter Stark since his retirement in 2017.

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Tobin Wines 2018 Elliot Reserve Merlot
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Tobin 2018 Elliot Reserve Merlot

by Dan Ma 29/12/2019

Today we’re back in the Granite Belt with Tobin Wines and their new 2018 Elliot Reserve Merlot. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing this one progress from barrel to bottle over the last 18 months, and a beautiful end result.

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Banca Ridge 2019 Gruner Veltliner at the Queensland College of Wine Tourism
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Banca Ridge Grüner Veltliner 2019

by Dan Ma 19/12/2019

Really excited about getting into this Grüner Veltliner, one of the Granite Belt’s newest alternative varieties, or “Strangebirds” as they call them here. Once thought to be Riesling’s poorer sibling, Grüner tops many restaurant lists being a very food friendly wine. So Queensland restaurants now have no excuse not to stock local. It’s also got an umlaut in its name, so it’s also instantly cool.

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Adrian Tobin, Ian and Phil from Tobin Wines
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The Granite Belt: Tobin Wines

by Dan Ma 18/12/2019

Adrian Tobin is one of the many I see who epitomise Granite Belt wine country. Easy going, loves a friendly chin-wag and nuts about what he does. Passion over profits and hectolitres, he crafts with meticulous detail, eagle-eyed and in tune with his vines, the terroir, the weather…all for only couple of precious barrels.

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Ridgemill Estate "The Czar" Saperavi 2016
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Ridgemill Estate “The Czar” Saperavi 2016

by Dan Ma 10/10/2019

One of my favourite alternative varieties from the Granite Belt (or “Strangebirds” in local parlance) has to be Saperavi. Normally a native of Georgia, this grape has really found a second home in here in the high altitude granitic soils. While an alternative variety in Australia, it’s definitely no stranger to the spotlight, holding their own in collecting awards back in the homeland in Georgia!

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Welcome to the Granite Belt wine country Australia
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Welcome to the Granite Belt

by Dan Ma 13/04/2019

Those who know me will know I always bang on about the Granite Belt, Australia’s smallest wine region and two hours’ drive from Brisbane, Queensland – the town where I grew up.

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    12/02/2021
  • Purple Hands 2018 Planta Circa Ancestor Vine Grenache

    01/06/2020
  • Ravens Croft Pinotage 2019

    23/05/2020
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    17/03/2020
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