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Madeleine Marson
YGOW: Australia's Best Sangiovese

YGOW: Australia's Best Sangiovese

  With an earlier vintage in 2024, barreling down was finished a little earlier than in other years so we've taken the opportunity to spend more time on the road visiting customers in Melbourne and Sydney.  So when the opportunity arose to participate in a few of Young Gun of Wine's Italian varietal tastings, I obviously couldn't say no! Tasting 55 Australian iterations of Sangiovese should never be passed up, so too to hear the thoughts of the sommeliers, buyers & fellow winemakers who made up the panel. These are important tastings to see where Australia is at, with a diversity...

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Madeleine Marson
How To Drink Australian - A new, seminal Australian Wine Book

How To Drink Australian - A new, seminal Australian Wine Book

Sommelier Jane Lopes was a big fan of our wines back in the day as sommelier at Attica, so it’s wonderful to celebrate the release of her new book, How to Drink Australian, coauthored with Jonathan Ross. We're sure this seminal tome will soon become an authoritative dictionary on Australian wine. With some very kind words on Vinea Marson, see below - we encourage you to pick up a copy of the book at your nearest independent bookstore. About Vinea Marson, Jane writes: ‘Mario Marson spend many years working as a winemaker, including 15 with John Middleton at Mount Mary...

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