Mixing winemakers and growers with organic food producers, legal professionals, writers, physiotherapists, and language specialists is not your common collective for an intimate Friday evening with strangers. But that was just the pulling power of the wine connoisseur and travel expert team that is Uncorked & Cultivated. Read article here
By Amanda Watson
Published in French Living Magazine, 6 May 2013

This story focuses on recognising the recent white wines of the Ballandean region; a dominant grape growing sub-district of the Granite Belt Geographic Indication (GI). The vineyards are quite highly elevated—from 700 to 850 metres, which is in the top ten percent of vineyard regions in Australia. The essence of such mini-climates is very fresh white wines, pristine in varietal speech and generally delicate or fruity in the mouth. They thrive on being made dry as a dab of sugar is unwarranted, and appreciation is best as they present naturally. Read article here
Published in Queensland Country Life, April – May 2013