Cloudburst

Will Berliner and Alison Jobson spent several years in Australia searching for a place that resonated with them, and on their first visit to Margaret River were immediately smitten. When they purchased their land in ‘04 they hadn’t the slightest connection with wine. Within 12 months Will’s perspective had entirely changed, and in ’05 he began planting the vineyard and applying biodynamic preparations, seeking to build microbial life in the soil. They planted the vineyard as if it were a garden, with short rows, and initially planted 0.2ha of each of cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay, and 0.1ha of malbec. By ‘20 the vineyard had doubled in size, but without changing the varieties or their proportions. Exports to the US and the UK. -JAMES HALLIDAY