Petrichor Wines

Petrichor is the scent of rain on dry soil. Kate Akmentins and Tim Hodgkinson visited Tasmania in '06 and decided it was where their future lay. Three daughters, including twins, arrived, leading to the acceleration of their plans. In mid-'14 they decamped from Sydney, 3 years later purchasing a 10ha property at Tea Tree in the Coal River Valley, with a north-facing slope and sunshine all day. One decision they made early on was to farm biodynamically, with close-planting (1m x 1m) of pinot noir, syrah, gamay and gruner veltliner. Their first vintage from the biodynamically farmed vineyard will be from '23, with parcels of carefully selected fruit purchased from other Tea Tree vineyards until this time. -JAMES HALLIDAY