Old world vibe, new world liberté.

Hand powered basket press wines made in the granitic heart of Beechworth.

  • The story

    The slightly accidental child of Dr Will; HISC was born out of a 'why not' moment when an opportunity to rent a tiny one acre vineyard in Wooragee arose.

    A wariness for excess sulphur led me head down a more natural path without ignoring science.

    I set out with a wine chemistry text book in one hand, the other in a vineyard, my eyes and ears on other winemakers and my nose still in the glass.

    Ok, not live live but evolving- clearly when you print a label that’s ahead of bottling, a bit like describing a toddler and releasing a teenager- stuff happens in between.…

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