THE nominees for this year\u2019s Young Gun of Wine Awards have been announced with Emily Kinsman from Lake Eppalock-based ECK Wine earning herself a spot on the list.<\/p>\n
The award, in its 17th year, recognises \u2018young wine labels and winemakers on the rise\u2019 and nominations come from across the country.<\/p>\n
Ms Kinsman said she was excited to earn the nod considering her background consists more of libraries and courtrooms than vineyards.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was pretty chuffed to receive the nomination,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel honoured because I don\u2019t really have a wine background and have only been in the game a couple of years.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I am grateful to receive the nomination knowing my wines, my message and what I am trying to do is being recognised.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Ms Kinsman said she was always comfortable in a classroom, she still had a natural impulse to use her hands and be out in nature.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was always quite academic and studied hard at school,\u201d she said. \u201cI studied law and then worked as a lawyer for five years on Collins Street.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was never satisfying or satiated my urge for making and creating. So, my husband and I moved to Mount Macedon in 2016 and just loved being in the country and being in nature.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a few veggie boxes, we were on an acre and just loved gardening and tending to those veggies and herbs we were growing.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, it was a fateful day on Lake Eppalock that led to Kinsman\u2019s latest venture.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe stumbled across the property on the lake in March 2017 by water,\u201d she said. \u201cWe were in a speed boat on Eppalock, saw it from a distance, and fell in love with it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thought, it could be exciting to tend to something more substantial than our veggie patches.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had no idea what managing a vineyard and winemaking would involve, but we loved the idea that we were in nature and being more active.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was a decision that worked out for the best and Ms Kinsman said she is now hoping to add her name to the list of Young Gun award winners.<\/p>\n
Yet win, lose or draw taking a chance on wine is a decision Ms Kinsman is glad she made.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was very much a jump in the deep end sort of thing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we have loved making from the land and loved sharing the wines we make with people, family, friends and anyone else who would like to drink with me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE nominees for this year\u2019s Young Gun of Wine Awards have been announced with Emily Kinsman from Lake Eppalock-based ECK Wine earning herself a spot on the list. The award, in its 17th year, recognises \u2018young wine labels and winemakers on the rise\u2019 and nominations come from across the country. Ms Kinsman said she was […]<\/p>\n