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We recently hosted newly appointed taster for Australia for jamessuckling.com, Ryan Montgomery to the vineyard for a tour & tasting. Turns out Ryan's roots are much closer to home than his current California base, having grown up in Bendigo & attended school with my sisters and I! It was lovely to have a lengthy chat about Australian & Italian wines and share stories of our experiences in wine. Summaries of Ryan's visits around Australia are most interesting, and so we were excited to hear his thoughts on Vinea Marson in a recent Weekly Round Up.  'Although Heathcote is a shiraz-focused region,...

We'll be sharing the stories of our AMICI - friends who share our passion for artisinal production, sustainability, food & wine. The first - the great Tony Tan, restauranteur, chef, educator and a generous friend to us here at Vinea Marson.

  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...

Sustainability is an ever-ongoing priority for any wine business. There's alot of language associated with it, and the risk of green-washing of course, but fundamentally its about improving the health of the vineyard and overall business. Its a challenging balancing act that needs to plan years in advance whilst also meeting the needs of the season in which we find ourselves.  So we need to work together to find solutions to problems that once you ask around, many wineries are also facing. The sharing of knowledge and resources is something I have loved about the Australian wine industry since I...