Apparently, Pecorino was named after the vines that grew along the route the shepherds took as they brought their sheep (pecore) down from the mountains in central Italy, which is a great yarn. Anyway, Suzanne and Ian love this grape for its red apple fruit flavours and we do too - it's appley, lemony, gently textural and crisp all while embracing some fruity width too.

Ian and Suzanne Little are anything but little. This husband and wife super team have lived a fascinating wine life, now culminating in their Hunter Valley project for the last twenty-five years, The Little Wine Company. Suzanne is the winemaking figurehead here, tracing her experience back to Katnook Estate in the late 1980s. Suzanne, who has degrees in economics, law and wine science, became really famous working for the (now forgotten) Rosemount Estate in the 90s when Rosemount was the #1 wine brand in the country. Then in 2000, Suzanne left Rosemount to join forces with her winemaking husband, Ian (also a trained biochemist and brewer), to develop The Little Wine Company. Together, they are exploring grapes that don't fit the usual Hunter Valley stereotypes, including Albariño, Barbera, Tempranillo, Vermentino and Pecorino.