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Some wines have an uncanny ability to transport you through flavour, writes Max Allen.

SA dominates 15th Young Gun of Wine Awards May 26th, 2021 Image credit: Jess Purcell. In an extraordinary result, South Australian winemakers have taken home three of the six national trophies, including the top title, the 2021 Young Gun of Wine. Sam Berketa of Alpha Box and Dice, Dan Graham of Sigurd, and Charlotte Hardy of Charlotte Dalton Wines have claimed top titles this year. Hardy has taken home the top title being named the 2021 Young Gun of Wine, while Berketa took home the People’s Choice Award, and Graham was presented with the Winemaker’s Choice Award. Charlotte Hardy’s Char...

Share When Adelaide Hills winemaker Taras Ochota died in October, aged 49, there was an enormous outpouring of grief from the world’s wine community. Social media overflowed with tributes to Taras, to his gentle but playful character, his bright-eyed surfer-punk background and sensibility, his skill at producing gorgeous wines with energy and detail using the lightest of touches. “The response was amazing,” says Amber Ochota, Taras’ wife and partner in their Ochota Barrels wine business. “The love that everyone had for him and us as a family. It was partly because he was so generous...