A real trickster this wine - looks very pale in colour, and the nose is quite earthy and smoky. Then waves of cherry and dried strawberry start to come through, with some notes of earl grey tea and cinnamon. It's light yet textured, with a slight grippiness to it. Very thought provoking wine - real cool climate Pinot.

Founded in 2010 (although their website says "Since Ages Ago") by Kiwi expat Nicholas Gee, Heaps Good Wine Co is a Slovenian winery with attitude. Nick fell in love with a Slovenian girl and followed her back to her homeland....and never left. He's no stranger to foreign vines however, having completed 25 harvests in his time, across 4 different countries, and with over 20 different grape varieties. Safe to say however that the varieties he works with in Slovenia are like no other. Muscat Ottonel, Sipon, Blaufrankisch anyone? Nick's approach is antipodean and egalitarian however - he loves all grapes equally. Lucky enough to work in a cool climate region, the grapes are healthy and expressive. He errs on the side of less intervention, with low levels of preservatives and no other chemical additions. These are wines that speak of the fruit and the soil. How good's that? Heaps Good.