Wayne Ahrens and Suzi Hilder grew up in the wine industry. They wanted to make small-batch, low intervention / natural wine, without using systemic chemicals. So they quit their secure jobs with large wine companies to find Smallfry Wines, and took on an old, mixed planted, biodynamic vineyard in Vine Vale, Barossa.
The vineyard had been tended for the previous 52 harvests by Ken Schliebs; he refused to be blown by the winds of change, and the site still boasts plenty of ungrafted vines.
In the warm climate of Australia’s Barossa Valley, most producers make full-bodied, oak-aged reds, but Smallfry harvest early to keep the wines lighter and fresher, and the alcohol levels lower. Their wines are alive, vibrant and joyful.
We’re lucky to be Smallfry’s sole UK importer and distributor.
