TODAY, Jeff and I launch a new website promoting Australian boutique
wines and wineries. No better day than Australia Day to do it.
Wine Groover at winegroover.com will bring the stories of the smaller
independent vineyards and the winemakers in Australia to wine enthusiasts.
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| A nice way to see the world: thru a glass of Ravens Croft Viognier |
We are introducing you to the best of Australian wines made
by Australian families.
Not only that, we are telling Australians about wines that
are intriguing, hard to get, and desirable. Wines you want to be
first to try and then tell your friends about them.
We’re focusing on telling a story – what is unique and
special about each winery, its winemakers, and the wines. We’re not from the wine industry, but are historians,
communicators and story tellers.
Wine Groover is created partly out of admiration
for small Australian winemakers. These winemakers and vintners are Australians who aren’t afraid to try
out some nifty innovative techniques, and produce something that knocks the socks
off the rest of the world.
Perhaps wine is the greatest of all Australia’s products. Our winemakers use the best of our ingenuity and
inventiveness to grow outstanding fruit, and squeeze and tweak out some
glorious wines.
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| Thomas Honnef from Oceanview Estate |
The first winery to be featured will be Oceanview Estates at
Mount Mee in Queensland, and winemaker Thomas Honnef.
Wine Groover will post a story each week about Australian
boutique wineries and wine releases, and aims to visit as many vineyards as
possible to get the stories first hand.
Wines cannot be sold through this website under Queensland
law and Wine Groover will direct wine drinkers directly to the website of the
wineries for purchases.
Wine Groover is myself (Chris Whiting) and close friend Jeff Hopkins-Weise who I have recruited to be a
Creative Partner. Jeff
did not have to be asked twice.
Jeff and I met studying Australian History and the
University of Queensland in 1992. It was a year of shared group housing, the pursuit of unobtainable girls, and drinking cheap wine late into the night.
Maybe the desire to discover the best and most intriguing Australian wines dates from those carousing sessions.
You can find Wine Groover at www.winegroover.com or follow “WineGroover” on Facebook and Twitter, or mail us at info@winegroover.com.
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