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Focused primarily on quality farming, our portfolio aims to highlight the viticultural endeavours of our growers & producers with minimal intervention as the lens to showcase w**es of both time & place.

In 2002, Anton bought a run-down cherry orchard in Basket Range & slowly began to plant vines. The first estate vintage ...
28/09/2026

In 2002, Anton bought a run-down cherry orchard in Basket Range & slowly began to plant vines. The first estate vintage followed in 2007 under the ANTON GERRARD VAN KLOPPER banner, a name that later caught the eye of Château Margaux itself. Hence, the w**es now leave the farm simply as Lucy M.

Born in South Africa, Anton spent close to a decade in hospitality before studying agricultural science & Oenology at the University of Adelaide, graduating with first-class honours. Vintages across Germany, New Zealand & the US followed, each one strengthening a simple conviction: great w**e is determined by farming, not artefact.

That belief runs through everything. Fruit is organically farmed, wild fermented & bottled without filtration or additions. No synthetics are used in the w**ery, not even for cleaning, and not a trace of SO2 at any stage. Ceramic eggs, amphorae, demijohns & seasoned oak are chosen to preserve vitality, not shape flavour, and Anton still draws every label by hand. Cute!

A cool 2025 season & dry autumn brought an early harvest, lower alcohols & real clarity, and this release is hard proof. Sour Grapes, a collab with Wildflower Brewing & Blending , marries Deanery Sangiovese with organic barley: tart cherry, gentle malt, fun in a can. The 2024 Savagnin Chardonnay is the richest white here, waxy, saline & flinty, while the Pinot Gris floats in at 10.5%, all blossom & nashi pear. The Litro is a table w**e in the truest sense: a full litre of crunchy, chillable Pinot-led red for a crowd.

On the more serious side, the Sangiovese e Nebbiolo (just 50 cases) is savoury & bright with sour cherry, blood orange & a fine Nebbiolo grip. The Single Vineyard Pinot Noir from the Deanery is the darker, brooding one: rhubarb, rosehip & an earthy undertow, and a standout. Rounding it out, the Totness Cabernet Franc brings mountain freshness, red currant, wild herbs & crushed stone.

Dialed jn & more expressive than ever, with every bit of the Lucy M spirit intact. New Lucy M w**es available now. Trade friends, details in your inbox x

Heaven Is A Place On Earth!
25/09/2026

Heaven Is A Place On Earth!

Tucked into the Vosges foothills half an hour from Strasbourg, Andlau feels suspended in time - a meeting point of Frenc...
22/09/2026

Tucked into the Vosges foothills half an hour from Strasbourg, Andlau feels suspended in time - a meeting point of French flair & Germanic heritage, settled by a convent of nuns in 880AD & shaped by vines ever since. This is home to Domaine Anna, André & Yann Durrmann. 

Founded in 1979 with just 1.5ha, André Durrmann built the Domaine from scratch - no inherited w**emaking dogma, just a willingness to figure it out. Since 2018, son Yann Durrmann has taken it further: nurturing a long-established no-till practice, agroforestry & envelope pushing zero/zero w**emaking. Sheep graze the rows each winter - Yan’s own initiative - spanning 10ha across 30 parcels grouped into 9 distinct micro-terroirs: vinified plot by plot, to champion their singular soil type & location. Andlau’s Granite, limestone, schist, sandstone, hornfels - each etching their own impression on the finished w**es. With five distinct geological makeups in a five kilometre radius, to drink the entire Durrmann range is to witness a true insight into the terroir of Andlau. A cool, sunny microclimate shaped by the Vosges & the nearby Rhine, you get w**es that are pure, precise, and without an ounce of excess.

2024 was a vintage won in the vineyard. A mild February pushed budburst early, but the frost risk it carried never landed. What followed was a wet, cool spring that kept disease pressure high, before August finally brought warmth - only for a cool, showery September to slow things back down. Andlau’s free-draining granite, limestone & schist slopes, usually prized for stressing vines in dry years, did the opposite job here - shedding water fast enough to outrun rot. Yann’s plot-by-plot picking threaded the harvest between rain events, bringing fruit in at its best. The result: a lower-alcohol, higher-acid, fine-boned Durrmann vintage - proof great terroir & a steady hand can turn a hard year into a distinctive one.

It’s always a joyous time of year to release these slush puppies into the wild. Trade friends, check your inbox for the finer details - y’all know what to do x

Melbourne Calling! Join us tomorrow, Tuesday 22 September, for The VieVinum Edit: Austrian W**e Discovery Tasting at Mel...
21/09/2026

Melbourne Calling! Join us tomorrow, Tuesday 22 September, for The VieVinum Edit: Austrian W**e Discovery Tasting at Melbourne Supper Club - a showcase of Austria’s finest, from the country’s greatest benchmark w**es to the exciting avant-garde movement inspiring the hearts & minds of w**e dorks around the world.

We’re excited to be featuring our growers Matthias Warnung (Kamptal) & Kollektiv Peternell (Burgenland), alongside a broad line-up curated by Mike Bennie and Annette Lacey straight from VieVinum in Austria.

Melbourne Supper Club, First Floor, 161 Spring Street, Melbourne
Masterclass: 12:30–2:00pm
Discovery Tasting: 2:00–5:00pm

Open to sommeliers, buyers, retailers, educators, media & w**e trade.

Hope to see you there, kisses x

Before she was a vigneronne, Clarisse de Suremain was a pianist. Her parents weren’t vignerons either: father a banker, ...
18/09/2026

Before she was a vigneronne, Clarisse de Suremain was a pianist. Her parents weren’t vignerons either: father a banker, mother a violinist. Until an encounter with natural w**e legend Richard Leroy sent her home to Burgundy - back to a family that had grown vines there for generations. Her grandparents worked the land & her uncle Éric de Suremain of Château de Monthelie too, a beacon for biodynamics in the region.

Clarisse trained in viticulture & oenology in Beaune, at Château de Béru, then under David Didon at Château de Puligny-Montrachet, with Thomas Pico in Chablis & with biodynamic pioneer Didier Montchovet. In 2019, a retiring grower offered 2 parcels - Aligoté & Gamay in Volnay & Pommard - convinced the varieties weren’t worth the trouble. Clarisse thought otherwise, and that gift became her Domaine, run from a borrowed cellar in Meursault. A plot in Monthelie followed the same year. Around this 1.15ha she built a wider range through selective organic négoce fruit from Chablis, Pernand-Vergelesses, Beaune & Chorey-lès-Beaune - appellations chosen for the growers, or the underrated terroir, or both. Two years later she set up her own cuverie in Sampigny-lès-Maranges & she now farms 2.5ha, according to organics & biodynamics.

She works the vines herself - pruning, tying, lifting - largely alone, with friends & family pitching in for technical work. In the cellar: native yeasts, wild malo, little added SO2, matured in large neutral oak. Growth has been steady - 1.15ha to 2.5ha in 5 years - but she stays disciplined as Côte d’Or land grows scarcer: “il ne faut pas avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre” - you shouldn’t want more than you can handle.

In a landscape suited to restraint & Clarisse leans into it rather than fighting it. She’s part of a new wave of young Burgundian growers pairing small estate holdings with négoce haute-couture - selective fruit from growers they trust. What comes through is patience: precise, unforced, built to hold shape & gain complexity over years. A faithful record of two things - a terroir prized for centuries & one vigneronne’s insistence on staying out of its way.

Trade friends, check your inbox for the finer deets x

14/09/2026

Some 200 million years in the making… Welcome to Andlau, Alsace - where geology over time has created one helluva of a stage for viniculture.

Ancient seas, shifting landmasses & millions of years of slow geological change have left behind an extraordinary patchwork of soils. Schist, sandstone, granite, limestone & marl sit within just a few kilometres of one another; including formations dating back to the Jurassic period, when tropical seas covered this part of Europe.

The Jurassic was a time of warm climates, shallow inland seas & abundant marine life. As those seas advanced & receded, layers of sediment accumulated, later becoming part of the limestone, marl & sandstone that now shape the soils beneath the vines. Tectonic movement, erosion & the uplift of the Vosges transformed those ancient seabeds into the hills & slopes of Alsace we adore today.

Anna, André & farm some 30 parcels amongst the rolling hills, forests & vineyards of Andlau - a serene, verdant landscape reflected in w**es that feel equally alive, poised & completely at home in their surroundings.

“Life finds a way.” - Perhaps Jeff Goldblum was talking about natural w**e all along? W**es that eventuate from their surroundings, from living soils & thoughtful farming, and from the nurture of those who dare to let nature guide them.

And with our little nod to Jurassic Park, this one is also for the late, great Sam Neill - vigneron, passionate advocate for organic farming, and a man who believed deeply in w**e’s integral place in our humanity. It’s a habit we’ve refined over millennia, so keep up the good work & drink well, amigos!

Coming to a glass near you, very soon x

Remarkable w**es begin with remarkable sites. It’s a simple philosophy, but one that has shaped every decision Meagan & ...
04/08/2026

Remarkable w**es begin with remarkable sites. It’s a simple philosophy, but one that has shaped every decision Meagan & James Becker have made since establishing M&J Becker W**es in 2015. Based in the historic Hunter Valley village of Pokolbin, Meagan & James are part of a new generation of growers quietly reshaping Australian w**e. Farming organically & guided by regenerative principles, every decision in both vineyard & w**ery are made with the intention of expressing place as honestly as possible.

While the Hunter Valley remains home, their curiosity has never been limited by geography. Today, M&J Becker W**es has evolved into a collection of regional & single-vineyard w**es drawn from distinct sites across NSW & California, united not by region, but by a simple belief: the most compelling w**es begin with remarkable vineyards. Integral to that journey was James’ formative years in California before becoming part of the Hassett Lane Projects collective in Sonoma County. It was there he discovered Manchester Ridge - the vineyard that would become the nucleus of Meagan & James’ vinous story.

Today, the Hunter Valley, Tumbarumba, Hilltops & Mendocino County form the foundation of M&J Becker. Different regions, different climates & different continents, yet all chosen for the same reason: to produce w**es they genuinely love to drink. Vibrant, textural & varietally true, nurtured from vineyard to bottle with patience, wonder & care.

Segue, I recently learned that 80’s banger “The Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats wasn’t really about dancing. It was written after lead singer Ivan Doroschuk was repeatedly thrown out of clubs for pogo dancing. Bouncers mistook enthusiasm for aggression, deciding there was only one acceptable way to enjoy music, yawn!

A funny story, but also a pretty good reminder. Whether it’s dancing, making w**e, building a business or simply living your life, there will always be someone convinced there’s only one “right” way to do it. Never play to the gallery. Do what inspires you & it will resonate with others!

Trade friends, check your inbox for the finer details x

We’re incredibly excited to welcome Will Sawyer to the Grafted W**es family as our new Sales Rep in Melbourne & regional...
09/07/2026

We’re incredibly excited to welcome Will Sawyer to the Grafted W**es family as our new Sales Rep in Melbourne & regional Victoria.

Will brings with him a genuine passion for w**e, a deep well of knowledge, and the kind of curiosity, kindness and generosity that make this industry so rewarding. We have no doubt he’ll be a fantastic addition to the team as he gets to know our growers, our w**es, and, most importantly, all of you.

Our wonderful VIC based customers will become more acquainted with Will over the coming weeks & months, but for now, we’ll let him introduce himself…

“I first fell in love with w**e through the people on Ilha do Pico in the Azores, Portugal ( Azores W**e Company ), where I worked my first harvest. This experience led me to realise that making w**e transcends language barriers and different cultures, offering a first glimpse of the magical characters hiding within the w**e world. 

Alongside my passion for w**e lies a profound feeling of care and awe toward the profound complexities in soil health & structure, which led me to practice sustainable development in Uganda where visionary growers shared their skills and deepened my quest to better understand low impact & organic/biodynamic farming. 

Upon moving back to Aus with the counter culture movement continuing to guide me, I headed to the Barossa ( Smallfry W**es ) and Tasmania’s Derwent Valley & D’Entrecasteaux Channel ( Stefano Lubiana W**es & Banda ). The people there inspired me most and it feels really special to share my love for them alongside the team & growers at Grafted W**es.”

🍃Nestled between the villages of Latera & Gradoli in northern Lazio, Cantina Ortaccio is a tiny farming project overloo...
23/06/2026

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Nestled between the villages of Latera & Gradoli in northern Lazio, Cantina Ortaccio is a tiny farming project overlooking Lago di Bolsena, Europe’s largest volcanic lake. Here, Massimo Antonuzi & Patrizia Montanari cultivate just four hectares of vineyards planted between 400–550 metres above sea level on ancient volcanic tuff, ash, pumice & sandy soils. Whilst the region enjoys a warm Mediterranean climate, the vast lake moderates temperatures throughout the growing season, allowing the fruit to achieve full ripeness whilst retaining freshness, acidity & tension.

Before becoming growers, Massimo & Patrizia operated a w**e shop in Rome. Yet it was Massimo’s childhood connection to the land that ultimately drew them back to Latera. Since 2015 they have painstakingly restored abandoned vineyard parcels, preserved ungrafted vines planted by Massimo’s grandfather in 1948 and dedicated themselves to safeguarding the traditional varieties of the Bolsena basin.

Whilst neighbouring Tuscany and Umbria have long enjoyed international acclaim, much of Lazio’s viticultural heritage remains overlooked. Today Massimo & Patrizia work primarily with Procanico, Grechetto, Trebbiano, Malvasia, Sangiovese & Ciliegiolo, varieties deeply connected to the region’s history and uniquely suited to its volcanic soils.

Farming is biodynamic in practice, though uncertified, with every vineyard worked entirely by hand and without tillage. Fermentations occur naturally in a subterranean cellar carved directly into volcanic tuff, maintaining a constant temperature of around 12°C year-round. The w**es are raised in a combination of old oak and traditional chestnut barrels before bottling unfined, unfiltered and without additions.

The name Ortaccio references a neglected garden near the cellar, a fitting symbol for a project built around restoration. Whether rescuing abandoned vineyard parcels, preserving historic varieties or encouraging biodiversity throughout the farm, Massimo & Patrizia have dedicated themselves to finding beauty and potential in places others may have left behind.

Trade friends, check your inbox for all the finer details x

17/06/2026

Into Cellar: A W**e Odyssey 🛸

Seven years of Grafted W**es. In that time we’ve watched trends bend space & time. Orange w**e became mainstream. Chillable reds became a category. Regions emerged, disappeared & emerged again. Markets boomed, stalled & reinvented themselves.

But that’s the beauty of it. W**e, like life, is impermanent. Always moving. Always evolving.

What remains constant is our fascination with the people behind it. The growers, makers & dream weavers who continue pushing boundaries, questioning convention & bottling stories worth sharing.

We’ll keep searching the cosmos for w**es that excite us. W**es with energy. W**es with soul. W**es that make us stop, pay attention & pour another glass. And to everyone who’s joined us on the journey so far, thank you & we love you x

**es **eodyssey

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