Julien & Carole are synonymous with quality, care and above all fun! It's always a pleasure to drink their wines, visit them, work with them and of course party with them! A bunch of misfits based in Saint-Aubin, Burgundy where most other producers consider them punks, rebels, anarchists, fucking crazy natural wine makers or all of the above.

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Just after this year's harvest in France we talked to Raphael and Cristelle from Domaine Leonis, some of the loveliest producers in Beaujolais. Now with their latest release in store, we wanted to share with you all what we learned. 

We went to visit the beautiful family behind Unkel Wines in Nelson recently to chat vintage 2020 and life back in New Zealand. Ash (Everyday Wine) and Rob (Unkel) worked harvest together in 2017 with Patrick Sullivan (Legend) over in Victoria, Australia. It was high time they kicked it and caught up over a few vinos since Rob, Kate and baby Oscar moved back to the Mother land. Here's a loose transcript of what went down...