Natural wine, made by two people a thousand metres up in the Blue Mountains.
Hat Hill Road · Blackheath NSW 2785
no added sulphites. no fining. no filtering. no fibs.
Disciple Wines is a small natural wine label from Blackheath, in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. Tom and Jess make the wines at Hat Hill Road with nothing added and nothing taken away: no added sulphites, no shortcuts, nothing to hide.
That means picking when the fruit says so, letting the wild yeasts do the work, and bottling when it tastes right rather than when the calendar says. Some vintages are cloudy. Some are gone in a month.
The names are diary entries: where we were, what we were listening to, who we missed. Drink them the same way.
The wines · small batches · they change
The Litany
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Somewhere Far Away From Home
Disciple Wines
Somewhere Far Away From Home
Merlot + Riesling
Hat Hill Road Blackheath NSW 2785 · 12.2% alc/vol · 7.2 std drinks · 750 mL
Australian wine · No added sulphites · 2024
Red and white in the same bottle, sealed with pink wax. Drink it cold, outside.
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Boy With The Sun
Disciple Wines
Boy With The Sun
Cabernet Sauvignon + Chardonnay
Hat Hill Road Blackheath NSW 2785 · 12.0% alc/vol · 7.1 std drinks · 750 mL
Australian wine · No added sulphites · 2021
The oldest thing in the shed. Cabernet and Chardonnay, patient.
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In Europe, Kinda Sad
Disciple Wines
In Europe, Kinda Sad
Hat Hill Road Blackheath NSW 2785 · 12.3% alc/vol · 7.3 std drinks · 750 mL
Australian wine · No added sulphites · 2023/24
A postcard nobody sent. Two vintages, one bottle.
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Hold On We're Going Home
Disciple Wines
Hold On We're Going Home
Hat Hill Road Blackheath NSW 2785 · 12.0% alc/vol · 7.1 std drinks · 750 mL
Australian wine · No added sulphites · 2024
For the drive back down the mountain. Not literally.
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Bobby Says Stay Cool
Disciple Wines
Bobby Says Stay Cool
Hat Hill Road Blackheath NSW 2785 · 12.2% alc/vol · 7.2 std drinks · 750 mL
Australian wine · No added sulphites · 2024
Bobby is right. Serve it colder than you think.
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Nothing Perfect
Disciple Wines
Nothing Perfect
Hat Hill Road Blackheath NSW 2785 · 12.4% alc/vol · 7.3 std drinks · 750 mL
Australian wine · No added sulphites · 2023/24
Which is the point.
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Tom, Marry Me Amaro
Disciple Wines
Tom, Marry Me Amaro
Amaro
Hat Hill Road Blackheath NSW 2785 · 18.0% alc/vol · 7.1 std drinks · 500 mL
Australian wine · No added sulphites · 2024
Bitter, sweet, and a proposal. Two cupids on the label. He said yes, we assume.
what's open changes weekly. ask.
The place
Blackheath NSW
About 1,000 m above the sea · two hours west of Sydney
Blackheath sits near the top of the Blue Mountains line, around a thousand metres up, where the nights stay cold well into summer and the mornings arrive as fog. Hat Hill Road runs north out of the village toward the cliffs. That is where the wine gets made.
Visits are by arrangement. Write first.
Made on Dharug and Gundungurra Country.
The people
Tom and Jess make every bottle themselves: picking, pressing, waiting, bottling, hand-writing the corks. The wines are named for wherever their heads were that year.
They would rather you drank it than read about it.
The business card
Say hi
Hat Hill Road · Blackheath NSW 2785 · Australia
Questions people ask
Catechism
- Producer
- Disciple Wines, Tom + Jess
- Where
- Hat Hill Road, Blackheath NSW 2785, Australia
- How
- Natural wine. Nothing added, nothing taken away. No added sulphites.
- Contact
- [email protected]
Is Disciple Wines a natural wine producer?
Yes. Disciple Wines makes small batches of wine at Hat Hill Road, Blackheath, with nothing added and nothing taken away. The labels say it plainly: Australian wine, no added sulphites.
Where is Disciple Wines?
Blackheath, in the upper Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, about two hours west of Sydney by road or train. Postcode 2785.
Do Disciple wines contain added sulphites?
No. Nothing is added at any stage. All wine carries trace sulphites from fermentation itself, which is why the labels say no added sulphites rather than sulphite free.
What wines does Disciple make?
Small-batch blends that change with each vintage: Somewhere Far Away From Home (Merlot and Riesling), Boy With The Sun (Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay), In Europe, Kinda Sad, Hold On We're Going Home, Bobby Says Stay Cool, Nothing Perfect, and an amaro called Tom, Marry Me Amaro.
Who makes Disciple Wines?
Tom and Jess, vigneron and winemakers, who make every wine themselves in Blackheath and hand-write the corks.
Where can I buy Disciple Wines?
Email [email protected] and ask what is open. Stockists will be listed here as they come on board.