VINO VOLTA
SWAN VALLEY & WA
Available NSW, ACT & QLD
After 20 years of making wine across Australia and in the US, including 10 years at Houghton in WA, Garth Cliff started Vino Volta with his partner Kristen McGann, another experienced industry mind. Garth had seen a lot of fruit from the Swan Valley/Swan District that was not being treated well and he wanted to focus on realising the potential of its old vines and unique sites, while embracing its heritage and strengths – Chenin Blanc and Grenache.
WINES
2022 Méthode Ancestrale Chenin Blanc
2022 Méthode Ancestrale Grenache Rosé
2022 Nothing wrong with Old Skool Chenin Blanc
2023 Funky and Fearless Chenin Blanc
2024 So Well Then Fiano
2024 Sole Bambino Vermentino
2024 Different Skins Frontignac/Gewürztraminer
2023 Post Modern Seriousism Grenache
2023 Pezzonovante Grenache
2023 Love Sick Puppy Dolcetto
2021 La Chingadera Tempranillo/Grenache/ Touriga
NV Intimations of Immortality Liquer Verdelho (limited)
That said, Garth is using small parcels from other WA regions to supplement fruit he can’t yet source locally, but the aim is to one day be 100% Swan Valley. A deep current of experimentation runs through the wines with avant guard techniques including flor aging being employed. The result is a diverse range spanning Pet Nats to old material Liqueur Verdelho loaded with vibrant varietal fruit and regional typicity.