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LUCK - ART - SCIENCE
Creating w**es that make you feel. www.lasvino.tumblr.com L.A.S. (Luck Art Science) Thats what its all about people.

The ART of creating w**e from essentially water and sunlight. The LUCK of the weather, the wind and the water during vintage.They say you need to know the rules to break them, we can thank SCIENCE for giving us an excuse to break the rules and create something different and interesting.

08/28/2026

In this weekends Financial Review. Max Allen writes about the new release 2025 L.A.S. Vino Albino Pinot.
We made the w**e in a special way this year, using the yeast from native Australian flowers to ferment the w**e and it’s led to some amazingly delicious results. If you live outside of WA grab a copy of this weekends fin and have a read if you are a w**emaker or someone who’s really into fermenting stuff there is an article on our blog with more details

W**e writer Ray Jordan in the WA w**e review has written the w**e up as “One of the finest rosés produced in WA from this vintage…. Thoroughly engaging, clever and above all, an outstanding example of modern Australian rosé. “

We are pretty chuffed and coming into spring and summer it’s going to be on our table at home most weekends. The w**e is special, unique and delicious and reflects the place that it’s grown in a really different way. We made about 100 cases of this cuvée and it’s available now at www.lasvino.com or link in bio. Hope you can drink a few bottles with friends. Let me know what you think. Photos of the grapes, vineyards, flowers and vessels we fermented the w**e in. :)

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08/14/2026

When someone asks me ‘was 2026 a great vintage? ‘ I’ll say ‘yes’. When they ask why, I won’t talk about the season or Margaret river or our vines . I’ll talk about the team we had making the w**e.

In w**e, we talk about great vintages in terms of weather and place but rarely the team that made it happen. In sport , we talk about great games in terms of who was on the field. The All Blacks. The Bulls. The West coast eagles in the mid 2000’s . When Benny cousins was on the ball not on the bag. Those teams aren’t remembered for the conditions they played in, they’re remembered for the people that played.

This year we were so lucky to have had an all star team playing in the w**ery and vineyard. This team made the LAS Vino and also Pierro w**es from 2026 ! Cheers to them !

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07/29/2026

You may have heard the news recently that Endeavour Dan Murphy’s and co is selling 80% of its grape production facilities. The big names being Oakridge and Chapel Hill. Dave Bicknell, the beating heart of Oakridge, was ripped out of Oakridge’s chest.

The industry is outraged, and not without justification. But I want to argue this could be a good thing because it’s a company finally admitting it should stick to what it’s actually good at.

Dan Murphy’s built its dominance on a Bunnings-style playbook: biggest range at the lowest prices. At some point, under some CEO, they decided to take it further with vertical integration : farmer, w**emaker, wholesaler, retailer, all in one. Cut out the wholesaler, get a tax advantage as the w**emaker. Sounds smart on paper.
Here’s the problem: the corporate big dogs are not farmers or w**emakers. They have no competitive advantage in production, the margins are slim, and worse, it was distracting them from the one part of the business that actually makes money , Dan Murphy’s itself. I imagine the boardroom logic went something like: we have no edge in production, but we have 50% of the retail w**e market. That’s our real advantage. Let’s cut the rest and focus.

The way they handled the exit, and the staff , was brutal. But I don’t think the corporates care. They aren’t w**e people; casually gutting a business is just part of the corporate gig.

And if I were in the C-suite? Go all the way back to the motto that built you: lowest prices and the biggest range, guaranteed. Right now you’ve got neither, because half your “range” is private-label bulk w**e dressed up to look like something it’s not and customers know it. That’s not range, that’s fake.

07/17/2026

The 2025 L.A.S. Vino Chardonnay ‘Wildberry Springs’ perfectly matched with freshly caught blue manner crab.

“Citrus dressed, just ripe stone fruits, a touch of cut grass, warm hay, just ripe pineapple. More stone fruit flavours to taste, honeydew melon, gingery notes, a touch of white peppery, passionfruit in mineral water and light, creamy vanilla notes. Its very composed, even, long and fine b***d. Sleek in texture, great persistence with some more tart, citrusy elements in that finale. “
Words: Mike Bennie - The W**e Front
Photography by Ryan Murphy

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07/02/2026

Back in the day , a long time ago, w**emakers used to hang out and have fun. Over a few bottles of w**e and a couple of beers they would chat about techniques they used to both grow and make their w**es. A BBQ would be lit and because the bottles were already open more friends would be invited or pop in to have a few glasses. The sausages would go on and everyone would have a feed. I don’t think the technical term for this gathering was ever a ‘symposium’, maybe ‘community’ would be more apt.

We created this event to bring w**e back to these simpler times. W**e events don’t need to be formal or expensive or full of suits and ties. Just good w**e, friends , food and maybe a reason to bring everyone together.

The reason on August 1st is CHENIN as it’s becoming clear Australia and particularly Western Australia, makes some of the world’s best. This is a chance to taste the world’s best Chenin Blanc and for w**emakers and growers to see how their own w**e compares . We are lucky to have ʙʀᴇɴᴅᴀɴ ᴘʀᴀᴛᴛ on the Tongs cooking his world famous snags!!

Every other year this event has sold out very quickly. There are only 30 tickets available so be quick.
Available now or until they sell out on the website www.lasvino.com
August 1st , 1pm , Cowaramup Hall .

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06/26/2026

Blue Manner Crab Linguine

Combining my two loves: Chardonnay and pasta.

Ingredients…..
10 Blue Manner Crabs
2 glasses of L.A.S. Vino Wildberry Springs Chardonnay (one for you and one for the pasta)
Herbs: 3 cloves of garlic, a small shallot, chopped parsley and chilli
1-2 lemons
1 tin of anchovies
500g of cherry tomatoes
Linguine
Olive oil
Salt and Pepper

Instructions ……
1. Clean the Blue Manner Crab
2. Boil in salted water
3. Remove and take out a handful of crab meat. It’s tedious business, so at this point pour yourself a glass of the Wildberry Springs Chardonnay if you haven’t done it already.
4. Put some salted water on the boil for the pasta, preferably linguine
5. Chop up your herbs and chop the cherry tomatoes: Garlic, Parsley, Chilli, lemon skin.
6. Add a few raw bits of whole crab in olive oil and lemon
7. Add the Garlic, Chilli, tin of anchovies to a pan with olive oil and cherry tomatoes, cook for 4 minutes on low heat and squash the cherry tomatoes, salt and pepper
8. Add pasta to the pot- want it to be al dente so keep an eye on the time. Take it out a minute before it says on the pack
9. Add a glass of white w**e, use the chardonnay if you must.
10. Add a glass of pasta water.
11. Add half of the cooked crab meat along with the juice of one lemon and the lemon skin.
12. Cook for a minute more and mix in al dente pasta.
13. Serve with remaining cooked crab meat, a slice of lemon, fresh parsley and a glass of the Wildberry Springs Chardonnay.

Photos : Ryan Murphy

05/21/2026

Icons only. L.A.S. Vino Margaret River Chardonnay Masterclass at Bennalong inside the Sydney Opera House.

Sydney’s top sommeliers in attendance and **e bringing their best. A special moment talking all things Chardonnay and why Margaret River is such a special place to both grow and make it.

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05/18/2026

The new SBDB (Sauvignon Blanc Dynamic Blend) is a magical w**e. We only made a little of it and the fruit is capable of being the best Sauvignon Blanc in the world. Grab a bottle (link in bio ) and see what proper SB is supposed to taste like. **e **emaking

05/15/2026

Size… does it matter?

What’s your favourite w**e glass? And do you think it actually matters what w**e glass you drink out of ?

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