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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 wines of both time & place.

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

Remarkable wines 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 Wines in 2015. Based in the historic Hunter Valley village of Pokolbin, Meagan & James are part of a new generation of growers quietly reshaping Australian wine. Farming organically & guided by regenerative principles, every decision in both vineyard & winery 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 Wines has evolved into a collection of regional & single-vineyard wines drawn from distinct sites across NSW & California, united not by region, but by a simple belief: the most compelling wines 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 wines 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 wine, 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!

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

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

Will brings with him a genuine passion for wine, 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 wines, 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 wine through the people on Ilha do Pico in the Azores, Portugal ( Azores Wine Company ), where I worked my first harvest. This experience led me to realise that making wine transcends language barriers and different cultures, offering a first glimpse of the magical characters hiding within the wine world. 

Alongside my passion for wine 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 Wines ) and Tasmania’s Derwent Valley & D’Entrecasteaux Channel ( Stefano Lubiana Wines & Banda ). The people there inspired me most and it feels really special to share my love for them alongside the team & growers at Grafted Wines.”

🍃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 wine 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 wines 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.

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17/06/2026

Into Cellar: A Wine Odyssey 🛸

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

But that’s the beauty of it. Wine, 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 wines that excite us. Wines with energy. Wines with soul. Wines 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

Welcome aboard ANTON GERRARD VAN KLOPPER 🌱Few producers have shaped contemporary Australian wine quite like Anton Von Kl...
16/06/2026

Welcome aboard ANTON GERRARD VAN KLOPPER 🌱

Few producers have shaped contemporary Australian wine quite like Anton Von Klopper. From the early days of Basket Range & Natural Selection Theory through to today, Anton’s influence on farming, winemaking & the broader conversation around Australian viniculture is difficult to overstate. Alongside a small group of like minded growers, he helped establish the Adelaide Hills as one of the most exciting & influential wine communities at home & abroad.

The wines: alive, expressive, esoteric and always deeply emotive. Wines of curiosity, derring-do & individuality. Wines for those who know, ya know?! Recent releases show an increasing level of precision, detail & confidence while retaining all the vitality that made Lucy Margaux cult-like in the first place. Resolved, varietally expressive & more site-driven than ever before, these are some of the most complete wines we have seen from Anton to date.

A heartfelt thank you must also be extended to Cath Wilcox and the team at Imbibo. Long before many of us understood the significance of growers like Anton, Cath was championing these wines, building markets, educating drinkers & shining a light on producers who would ultimately help reshape Australian wine culture. The impact of those early efforts paved the way for many a winemaker, importer or distributor (myself included) to seek diversity in the sensory world of wine - to champion the highs and lows of authentic agricultural products.

We are incredibly grateful for the care, passion and groundwork laid by Cath & the broader Imbibo team over many years. It is a real honour to carry the torch onwards from here.

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latest releases move deeper into site, farming & texture - pulling together organically & biodynamically farmed parcels...
26/05/2026

latest releases move deeper into site, farming & texture - pulling together organically & biodynamically farmed parcels from Blewitt Springs, Clarendon & the Limestone Coast into a collection that feels both distinctly Australian & quietly European at the same time.

The Everyday Series sourced from Greg Koch’s vineyard on the Limestone Coast continues to absolutely overdeliver. Farmed biodynamically for more than a decade on limestone soils, these wines somehow manage to be dangerously drinkable while still carrying proper detail & complexity. The 2024 Amber has stepped into more serious orange wine territory - all savoury spice, orchard fruit & salty oxidative edges. The new Field White is lush, saline & textural in all the right ways. Field Red remains one of the more versatile “lunchtime reds” we work with — light on its feet but layered, lees derived comfort & quietly structured.

Then there’s the Flowers releases from McLaren Vale’s luminaries Yangarra & Hickinbotham. Old bush-vine Grenache planted in 1946 on ancient North Maslin Sands. Roussanne from ironstone & weathered sands. Grenache Blanc raised for two years on lees. A Clarendon Syrah from vines planted in 1962 that feels more Côte-Rôtie than blockbuster McLaren Vale.

These are not wines chasing volume, makeup or trend. They’re wines of farming, patience & restraint. Long élevage old oak on full solids, no hurry. The kind of wines that slowly unravel in the glass & become more compelling with air, temperature & time.

Immense drinking here, dear friends.
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This Friday from 5pm, we’ll be pouring wines from some of our favourite growers at - one of Sydney’s newest & great lit...
19/05/2026

This Friday from 5pm, we’ll be pouring wines from some of our favourite growers at - one of Sydney’s newest & great little hole-in-the-wall wine bars. European in spirit, impossibly relaxed, delicious snacks, and the kind of place you accidentally stay at all night (tried and tested)!

We’ll be opening bottles from:
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There’s also something particularly special for me (Dan) about this one. I used to work with Greg and Phil donkey’s years ago, and the fact we still get to work together today brings me a huge amount of joy. They genuinely rock, and continue to do incredible things for wine culture in Sydney.

Come by, have a glass, put away a few snacks and settle in.

Tiny room. Wet drinks. Disco bangers. No fuss. Be there, or be somewhere else!

Friday 22.5.26 from 5pm x

At nearly 1,200 years old, Weingut Staffelter Hof is widely considered the oldest continuously operating winery in the w...
05/05/2026

At nearly 1,200 years old, Weingut Staffelter Hof is widely considered the oldest continuously operating winery in the world, with roots tracing back to 862AD. Once owned by the Benedictine Abbey of Stavelot, it passed into the hands of the Klein family following the French Revolution - who continue to farm it today.

Time moves differently here. Steep, slate-rich vineyards rise above the Mosel, while the cellar hums with centuries of quiet continuity. But this is not a house resting on history.

Now led by 10th-generation winemaker Jan Matthias Klein , Staffelter-Hof sits in a compelling contradiction - one of the oldest estates in the world, yet among the most forward-thinking in the Mosel. Since taking over in 2014, Jan has reshaped the estate through a gradual shift: certified organic farming (from 2011), and wines made without additions, guided by observation over control.

Across 14 hectares, vineyards are farmed organically & increasingly regeneratively - cover crops flourish, soils are treated as living systems, and trees are integrated through the rows to restore biodiversity and resilience.

This thinking culminates in Kant-Weinwald - a reimagined vineyard of the future. Once abandoned, now an amphitheatre of vines, trees, & open corridors, it confronts the realities of modern farming: climate pressure, disease, and labour intensity.

As Jamie Goode observed, the goal is not just to farm more gently, but “to develop a system transferable to other climates.” Disease-resistant PIWI varieties & vitiforestry form the backbone - reducing inputs while rebuilding ecosystem health.

If the estate tells a story of inheritance, then the new ‘The Grape Resistance’ wines speaks to what comes next - wines shaped not by style, but by system. Resilient, adaptive, and grounded in the belief that the future of the Mosel lies not in perfection, but in balance. 🐺

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