Smidge Wines

The inspiration for 'Smidge' is as much their vision for quality - that is, every wine has to be of such exceptional quality that you won't resist another smidge, as it does about the volumes available, yes you guessed it-there is only a smidge!

Over the past three years, in any spare time Matt has had away from the cellars of Nepenthe or Two Hands, he has been quietly and meticulously making and developing wine of his own, and has again stamped his signature of high quality, fruit driven, exciting wines all over them.With the first vintage (2002) sold out before it was released...

Smidge winemaking philosophy is to find the very finest parcels fruit and transform them into limited production world class wines that show exceptional varietal and regional definition.

Winefront Monthly, Campbell Mattinson, May 2004

An outstanding debut: Smidge Wines

...The label, called Smidge Wines, is the work of Matt Wenk, the current winemaker at Two Hands and formerly of Nepenthe - and a huge talent to watch. His approach here is simple: "You can add new oak but it's pretty difficult to take it out once you've overdone it". Which fits in well with the overall Smidge Wines concept: which is to produce top quality small-run wines that, simply, Matt enjoys making. "I made the 2002 zin just for fun, just as a hobby, just because I knew of this (Langhorne Creek) vineyard and had worked with it when I was at Nepenthe. Most of the fruit now goes to Kangarilla Road. But once the wine was made, people said, You should sell that, it's bloody good." ...

Winefront Monthly, Campbell Mattinson, May 2004

An outstanding debut: Smidge Wines