Revival Reads

The 2017 ‘Deathbox’ Grenache story – pressing skins, cattle around the winery, and fermenters inside the refrigerated container.
November 18, 2025
A cyclone, a dodgy shipping-container winery and one very stupid near-death moment: the real story behind our 2017 “Deathbox” Grenache — the wine that almost killed me (but turned out bloody delicious).
Three winemaking scenes—punch-down, bottling, and tank clean-out—highlighting small-producer craft.
November 5, 2025
Right now the Aussie wine industry feels like a party where the band’s great, the room’s packed… and yet somehow the smallest growers and makers in the room are left picking up the bar tab.  There’s too much wine (and...
City Winery Brisbane at Night; Pre-closure
May 8, 2025
After the heartbreaking closure of City Winery Brisbane, winemaker Dave Cush rediscovered his true passion — crafting honest, small-batch Australian wine. How that time of loss led to the creation of The Wine Revival — a direct-to-consumer wine brand reconnecting makers and drinkers, one bottle at a time.