Max Allen reflects on the stories of maternal love and pride from Australia's winemakers to help him select some top drops for Mum.
Kaye Dhillon's family, who had lived in the Gisborne area since the 1850s, owned the land that gave the couple the opportunity to build what became the Bindi vineyard. Vic Pugatschew
Australian winemakers love their mums. Over the years, many exceptional wines have been created, bottled and labelled as tributes to influential mothers and company matriarchs. Often, those wines – and the stories behind them – touch the hearts of the people who drink them, too.
The first mother-themed wine I remember buying was a bottle of 1988 Eileen Hardy Chardonnay, back in the early 1990s. The label was created by Hardys in honour of the remarkable woman who ran the significant wine business after her husband died in the Kyeema plane crash of 1938.
Max AllenDrinks columnistMax Allen is The Australian Financial Review's drinks columnist. He is an award-winning journalist and author who has written about wine and drinks for close to 25 years. Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max@maxallen.com.au
