Dear Vincent

Adam Penberthy spent more than a decade in ad-land before buying and restoring the old St Judes vineyard (along with the Ballandean Pub) in ’21 with his wife, Sammie, and 3 young kids. There’s a larger, longer-term plan for the site, involving a fine-dining restaurant, wellness centre and luxury accommodation, but, for now, the focus is Dear Vincent. Launched in ’24 and named after the patron saint of winemaking, the range is intentionally playful, made with minimal intervention to highlight drinkability and transparency of the high-altitude (820m) Granite Belt site. -ANNA WEBSTER