Priya Nandakumar
Bethanie Creek Estate · Angaston, South Australia · since 1994
“Everyone here makes Shiraz. The question is only whether you are honest about the heat.”
4.8 · 2 experiences · from A$35
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Producer of the month · August
Perdenales Ridge Cellars · Fredericksburg, TX · making wine since 2009
“There are nine inches of soil here before you hit limestone. Everything I do is an argument with that.”
Estate Tempranillo and Mourvèdre grown on shallow limestone, fermented in concrete.
Chosen from the 7 producers rating 4.85 or better across at least 100 visits, in rotation, one a month. It cannot be bought — $0 is what a producer can pay for placement here, at any stage.
Bethanie Creek Estate · Angaston, South Australia · since 1994
“Everyone here makes Shiraz. The question is only whether you are honest about the heat.”
4.8 · 2 experiences · from A$35
VisitIronbark Ridge Wines · Tanunda, South Australia · since 1968
“These vines were planted before the war on their own roots. I am the shortest part of their story.”
4.8 · 2 experiences · from A$45
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