21 March 2024Ayers Rock Resort, Uluru has unveiled a refreshed wine list across each of its 14 dining and lounge options for 2024, featuring new Indigenous-led vineyards and a range of sustainable wines.Munda Wines and Mt Yengo join Indigenous-owned companies Jarrah Boy, Beachtree Distilling Company and Yaru Water on the beverage menus at the desert resort; including at premium dining options Ilkari Restaurant at Sails in…

By J’aime Cardillo11 Apr, 2024Munda Wines is the majority Indigenous-owned label focused on premium wines that start a conversation. Munda is led by Wirangu and Kokatha man Pauly Vandenbergh, alongside Damien Smith. The two are producing deliberate and considered wines with ‘munda’ always at the forefront.You are receiving access to this article as part of your…

Munda Wines co-founders Paul Vandenbergh and Damien SmithCo-founded by Paul Vandenbergh and Damien Smith, Munda Wines is bringing Indigenous concepts of Country to the wine world.Vandenbergh and Smith first met at Port Adelaide Football Club, where Vandenbergh was the General Manager of Community and Aboriginal Programs and Smith was the Commercial Director to China. The pair…

About a month ago I was helping a friend in his wine shop, and I happened to come across Munda Wines for the very first time. Now, I’m not easily seduced by pretty labels, as in my experience, unfortunately wines are not always up to their arresting package.When candidly admitting that Munda packaging had drawn…

Country the touchstone for Munda’s core beliefsMunda Wines is a majority Indigenous- owned business with an aim to tell the story of the land and processes that have produced the wine they have partnered with.By JAMES HALLIDAYMunda Wines is a majority Indigenous-owned business with an aim to tell the story of the land. Picture: Munda…

BY CHRISTINA PICKARDImage Courtesy of Ovis CreativeWhat does wine have to do with this? Wine’s place as a premium agricultural product that requires arable land and water—both scarcities down under—can be significant for Indigenous justice and reconciliation, a process that is deeply connected to ownership and custodianship of the land.  This year could be historic for Australia. Sometime between…

VINTAGE 2022A beautifully balanced year overall, critical for Grenache with an evenness during vintage without any heat spikes.HARVESTEarly April from ancient sandy river beds on the Eastern flank of Vine Vale from two vineyards aged between 20 and 40 years, 340m above sea level so relatively high for Ngadjuri Country, selected as they accentuate the…

Munda Walgalu Country Chardonnay 2022 (Tumbarumba, NSW)VINTAGE 2022A wet winter & spring, followed by late season frosts and hail result- ing in a low yield of very high quality.HARVESTMarch 18th 2022 from two Walgalu vineyards at approximately 740m above sea level, true Alpine Country with the absolute of extremes, vine age between 20-30 years of…