In the hope of creating a less intimidating and more informative hub for wine lovers, foodies and culture creatures, we have created our own editorial space. It's here we will platform the talents of those forward thinkers spanning wine, food, art and of course sustainability.

Recipes

Sarah shows us how it's done with her easy mouth watering homemade Koftas, tahini yogurt and SLAW

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SARAH'S HOMEMADE KOFTA WITH TAHINI AND FRESH CITRUS SLAW

Wine Guides

Gut Oggau is a biodynamic project by Eduard and Stephanie Tscheppe in 2007 using nine hectares of an abandoned 17th-century winery near the banks of Lake Neusiedl, Austria. Since then, they have converted vines to become Demeter certified and produced wines with instantly recognisable illustrated labels that have taken the natural wine world by storm.

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MEET THE MAKER: GUT OGGAU

Interviews

To celebrate International Women's Day we sat down with a few of the women behind Notwasted. 

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THE WOMEN OF NOTWASTED

As the big wet sets in again, what better than a few wines, snacks, home things, and music (brought to you by us) to cosy up your place for Spring festivities.

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OUR GUIDE TO THE BIG WET

Not only is the local cheese, Michelin star restaurants, limestone cliffs and waterfalls of the Jura a big draw card, but the wines from this are deliciously unexpected and obscure. In the best way possible.

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT JURA?

Teroldego dates way back to ancient times in Trentino and and if you've had a sip of the blackberry juice you'll know what beauty we're talking about. Meet the Queen of Teroldego and Trentino wines - Elisabetta Foradori.

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MEET THE MAKER: FORADORI

Dedicated to helping people make informed chip choices Vicky is by default Australia's chip connoisseur. Best part is. They're all on Notwasted.

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Vick Knows Chips

In honour of mother's day, we have created a wine guide to cater to the personalities of all mums and mother figures. 

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MUMS WINE: A Guide To Mum Wine Pairing

Indigenous grape varieties, traditional winemaking processes and wines with character. Making wine longer than any other region in the world, Georgia is steeped so heavily in wine history it would be a shame if we didn't...

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Gorgeous Georgia: The world's oldest wine region

So you’ve heard of Beaujolais. But is it a kind of grape? A style of wine? A place? Dive in to a guide on the big B.

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BUOYANT BEAUJOLAIS

Once upon a time, not too long ago, Sauvignon Blanc was a classic and white of choice for many in Australia. So how did it fall out of fashion? What scared the people off? Where to from here?

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Saving Sauvignon Blanc

News

A dreamy collaborative summer gelato for all you Sydney siders with a sweet tooth.

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A Limited Yuzushu Fior Di Latte Dream

A relationship sparked through Notwasted, after salivating over Grace Doughty's food oriented instagram we decided to team up and she curated two recipes with two very special drops. 

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Grace's Eggplant Parmi With Brussel Sprout Hazelnut Salad

Not often is there a photographer whose works span the realms of fashion and landscape. Michael Brunt's photos are alive with emotion and intrinsic beauty yet his journey to this point has not been a conventional one. We caught up with Michael to learn more about the man behind the lens. 

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MEET THE ARTIST SERIES #4: MICHAEL BRUNT

Making Champagne is a challenging notion at the best of times for the houses of the region, so finding vignerons who go the whole way... it's a rare feat we don't see much of. We call them unicorn wines.

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Grower Champagne

Carter Were is best known for sharing her quiet and humble life up in the Northern Rivers through calming, idyllic visuals of her family and their food. Carter writes and cooks us a simple, delicious meal paired with Borachio's 2020 Chardonnay.

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Carter's Dusky Flathead With Borachio's Chardonnay

How does a wine become bubbly? What's the difference between Champagne, Pét-Nat, and Prosecco? We break it all down for you.

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Let's Talk Fizz

Snacking. Dining. Drinking. Having past freedom day, that's all we can think about and to honour the moment we’ve compiled a list of places in Sydney we are hot on.

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WHERE WE ARE SNACKING IN SYDNEY

Hello Rainbow Studios. Partners in life and now business, Jade Gillett and Goldie (Brent Gold) have just opened a Darlinghurst-based creative concept store showcasing artists and designers from near and far. We caught up with Jade for a chat.

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FACES BEHIND PLACES #1: RAINBOW STUDIOS

A Kiwi living in Australia, what began as a passionate pursuit in design for Elise Hislop, shortly unravelled a more hidden talent she had for illustrative work.

MEET THE ARTIST SERIES #3 ELISE HISLOP

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Notwasted Rewards

Canadian ex-pat José Saulog and head chef at Franca brasserie in Potts Point, dishes up his soul warming fried chicken paired with our George Deschamps Chablis.

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José's Fried Spatchcock with Smoked Paprika, Lemon Thyme and Olives

Having worked at the likes of Ester, Paperbark and now gearing up to work in Europe, Victoria Scriven is all too familiar with creating mouth-watering dishes from some of Australia’s most sought after and sustainable produce.

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Vic's Sexy Sea Urchin Tagliatelle

On a hot Sunday in Sydney, with end of year fast approaching, we made things a bit bougie with Tal Buchnik of Jimmy's Falafels.

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GETTIN' BOUGIE WITH BUCHNIK

Painting delicate and soft tonal palettes, with visual poetics of the feminine, Ashleigh Holmes, a young local artist based in Sydney

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MEET THE ARTIST SERIES #2 Ashleigh Holmes

So you want to know what is the go with these 'natural' wines? Well we've compiled a few pointers on how conventional wines differ from these contemporary ones and common terms that you will hear around the traps.

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A Guide To Choosing Natural Wines

The term ‘Natural Wine’ is often still contested amongst winemakers, as one who appreciates the drink, you  could be forgiven for not knowing what it actually means.  Speaking to those dedicated to the art, despite discrepancies, there is growing consensus on what defines natural winemaking.

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What Is Natural Wine?

From fermenting Sambuca under his bed in boarding school, to travelling the world under a Churchill Fellowship, Adam James (@Rough Rice) has truly been following his nose into the revival of this age-old preserving tradition.

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Adam James - Fermenting Down Under

Full-time chef and part-time photographer, Joel Bennetts has a creative flair and tenacity both in and out of the kitchen

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PRAWN TOAST WITH THE MONCEAU PET-NAT KOMBUCHA

Orazio's Calabrian spicy pork belly and nduja ragu ft Cretapaglia 'Clocò'

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A staple spicy Calabrese ragu with Orazio

From drawings to illustrations, synths, electro, Japanese artistry and forest walks

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Meet The Artists Series #1 TIM GOSCHNICK

Kylie Millar is one of Australia's fastest rising young chef. She sat down with us for a chat and then curated a recipe for us that would pair swimmingly with the Ngeringa Pinot Noir.