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Noisy Ritual began a few years ago when we found a big old concrete wine fermenter under Cam’s house.

Alex organised half a tonne of grapes and we grabbed some mates to help us stomp them. It was messy, low-tech and heaps of fun. Delicious wine was made.

Noisy Ritual was born.

We’re out to demystify the winemaking process by bringing good people together over great wine, food and music to learn about, taste and create wine in the big smoke.

We hope it’s as fun to drink as it was to make.

xo Alex & Cam

Preston Pop-Up 2015

Noisy Ritual Brunswick East 2019

About Us

Alex has been working in the wine industry for over 20 years, with experience in wineries and vineyards all over Australia and France. Cam knows a bit about wine and a helluva lot about events.

Here's a bit more:

Alex has experience in wineries and vineyards all over Australia and France. He cut his teeth as a winemaker at Lethbridge Wines near Geelong, and now (in addition to Noisy Ritual) produces wines under his own Byrne label, and collaborates with his mate Kim to make Liquid Rock n Roll wines. Alex takes inspiration from all things handmade. It’s creative processes and products that excite him and he wants his winemaking projects to be inclusive and engaging.

Cam’s got heaps of skills that don’t really apply directly to the wine business per se, but he’s the bloke who found the fermenter under his house so he’s Noisy Ritual to the core. Luckily his ten years as a multitasker in the music industry schooled him in more than late nights and schmoozing. And through his community arts facilitation and festival coordination roles he’s got some serious events credentials to back up his above-average looks. Basically, Cam knows how to balance the books and put on a party so he runs the noisy bits at Noisy Ritual.

Drop us a line at any time: wine@noisyritual.com.au

The Wine

Premium wines. Hand made in the heart of Brunswick.

Our wines are made to be approachable and enjoyed as soon as they’re bottled. Fresh and fruit driven, with soft tannins and well-balanced acid. Harmonious wine that’s ready to drink, but with enough complexity to keep it interesting and allow it to age gracefully (just like the guys who made it).

Where do you get your grapes?

We get our grapes from a network of premium vineyards throughout Victoria, and once they’re harvested they come straight up the highway to Brunswick, with all of the winemaking happening in the heart of the city.
Our aim is to showcase some of the breadth of diversity on offer throughout Victoria’s wine regions, made easier by our central location and the fact we’re not tied to a single location.

We prioritise working with producers working in a sustainable and low impact way, who share our goal to obtain the best possible fruit from each vine - low yields, balanced vines, mature vineyards, etc - so we can all be the beneficiaries of wines with great intensity and complexity of flavour.

Small Batch • Wild ferment • Minimal Intervention

What do you do to them?

As little as possible. Our aim is for the wine to give a pure expression of the variety and the where it has come from. To achieve this we use a minimal intervention approach and only take action when absolutely necessary to ensure we consistently make the best quality wine possible.

We go to great lengths to source high-quality fruit, and are committed to attention to detail in the winemaking process - giving each batch constant attention to make sure it’s moving in right direction.