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Through much perseverance, Kate Goodman, a former biomedical science student, rose from cellar hand at some of Australia’s most iconic wineries to owner of her own label. She’s also chief winemaker of Penley Estate in Coonawarra, South Australia, a brand she turned around in just three years.Today, Goodman commutes regularly between her home in McLaren Vale to Coonawarra and the Yarra Valley, Victoria, where she crafts wine under her Nikkal Wines brand.She is also a mother, recent breast cancer survivor and a consultant for myriad wineries around the globe.Through it all, she has remained an all-around tireless and talented professional, honored as...

It had been three long years since we last showcased our wine at the Global Wineries’ Wine Village event. So as we sit in the airport, sipping on our Bloody Mary’s, we feel pretty psyched to begin rekindling a special and long-lasting relationship.The Wine Village has been running annually for 15 years and has grown each year tremendously to now showcase over 90 producers. The warehouse, flooded with high spirits, laughter and conversation, was set up cosily to fit everyone in just right. Three days of glowing, wide eyes for our labels, gasps and giggles when pouring our sparkling red and...

Michael, Kath & I recently travelled to Taiwan to meet with our distributors - Allen Wine. Here’s a few highlights - just a little taste of the time we spent in the capital of Taipei.We met with our lovely host June Chen for lunch - xia long bao (soup dumplings) at the famous Din Tai Fung. A quick tour of some wine shops to get a broad picture of the Taiwan wine market and a tourist stop at the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall for a little culture. Our first event was a small dinner, held at an Argentinian restaurant in...

photo credit: @pantsoffwineday We are all guilty of getting lazy in winter when there are 101 excuses to become a bit of a hermit! While that does still sound good (particularly with a glass of wine, Ugg boots and your friends), we have decided to share with you some of our favourite spots from Coonawarra and McLaren Vale to visit these next couple of months.-MCLAREN VALE-DAL MAREToo early for wine? A fan of coffee? And bagels? So there is this little corrugated iron shed in just about the middle of McLaren Vale's main street (almost opposite our wine room), and inside is...