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Wine for mac reviews7/27/2023 ![]() ![]() That one, I pretty much wrote most of it. I think part of making the album was changing the way we were expected to write and record. “Sweat” was the first release from Big Overdrive, and I think that’s my favourite song on the album. Thankfully there was a lot of good stuff, so we had to leave a few out. We reached a point where we had been working on this for years. The whole not being able to play anywhere. It’s very easy to try to make things perfect, but never quite getting there so not releasing it. What sort of challenges did you have, making the album?Ī big part of it was overthinking it a lot. Yeah, it’s different but it lives in our universe. There’s dancier stuff and some slower stuff. I was listening to the album in the car and thinking that it fits in well with the Art vs Science style. You look up and wonder if people are into this, and they sure are. It also fits into a groovier sort of pocket than some of our earlier ones. I think the new songs come at a point in the show where we’ve had a few bangers. We spent a lot of time making the setlist really flow, tweaking it. There’s a lot of energy from the crowd and I’m pleasantly surprised that they know so many of the tunes. We caught up with Dan MacNamee to chat about the making of the album. We are committed to making wines of place.After finishing an Australian tour on the back of the release of their latest album Big Overdrive, Art vs Science are heading to South Australia’s McLaren Vale for Wine Machine. We want diversity in fruit expression in our wines and as a result we feel a need to move beyond wine making derived styles and give greater voice to each of our unique sites. What makes the Yarra Valley unique is still a question we struggle with. There remain a number of challenges to our region. These grey soils result in wines with far greater weight, drive and nerve. ![]() ![]() What distinguishes our Upper Yarra Sites, with the exception of Hoddles Creek, is the fact that the soils are comprised of a grey loamy clay overlying siltstone. The typical soil type of the Upper Yarra Valley is a highly friable red volcanic soil. They have a higher rainfall and are higher in elevation. The Upper Yarra sites are protected from the harsh northerly winds and receive cooling influences from the Great Dividing Range. We have two lower Yarra sites (Gruyere, Coldstream) and four upper Yarra sites (Woori Yallock, Hoddles Creek, Yarra Junction and Wesburn). The wines of the warmer lower Yarra display more texture and openness than those of the Upper Yarra, which tend to display greater structure, perfume, and weight. Due to the large range of conditions, it is taking us some time to identify the unique character of each site and the grape variety which will best suit.Ĭonditions and therefore wine styles shift as you move through the Yarra. While considered a cool climate, the Yarra Valley is incredibly diverse in soil type, rainfall (750mm-950mm) and elevation (50-1000m). The Yarra Valley is Victoria’s first wine growing district and its history of winemaking stretches back 160 years. Mac Forbes Yarra Valley: The Yarra Valley is our home and our winery is located in Healesville. ![]()
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