Worlds Apart Wines Into the Black Syrah 2021

Louis Schofield spent a decade working in fine wine retail and as a sommelier at some of the world’s best restaurants. He was happy in that world; winemaking was never part of his plan. Indeed, it’s one thing to love wine, and another thing entirely to make it, but training under Taras Ochota was a surefire choice. Worlds Apart Wines was launched in 2017 by Louis and his fiancé, Hannah Jeffrey, with the simple goal of making thoughtful wine that tastes good. Their wines would technically be considered natural, with no additives but minimal sulfur, but they don’t get hung up on dogma. Louis’s makes light to medium bodied wines from Southern Australia, inspired by great Burgundies and “cult producers” from Europe and Australia. The handful of varieties he works with, ranging from Nero d’Avola to Riesling, allows for some insurance in the event of bushfires, an all-too-common occurrences these days, and it gives Louis many different canvases on which to paint. His wines represent the best of Australia’s lighter, easy-drinking sippers.