Animus Cloudy Sparkling is a wine made to honour the loss of my daughter V in 2025. She wasn’t perfect but she was real to her core. The wine comes from female rage at a circumstance that should never have happened, and is not about shying away from the darkness within, but looking at strength, spirit, and determination.
The word Animus is often associated with malevolence and negative energy in female rage, but it originated in Latin as intellect, consciousness, spirit, character, bravery, and courage. That describes V perfectly.
The Chardonnay fruit comes from the Bellarine Peninsula champagne clones, and the wine has been made to thank the incredible family and friends who held us through this heartbreak. Profits from the sale of this wine will be donated to charities focussed on mental health and youth services.
Animus Cloudy Sparkling is a wine made to honour the loss of my daughter V in 2025. She wasn’t perfect but she was real to her core. The wine comes from female rage at a circumstance that should never have happened, and is not about shying away from the darkness within, but looking at strength, spirit, and determination.
The word Animus is often associated with malevolence and negative energy in female rage, but it originated in Latin as intellect, consciousness, spirit, character, bravery, and courage. That describes V perfectly.
The Chardonnay fruit comes from the Bellarine Peninsula champagne clones, and the wine has been made to thank the incredible family and friends who held us through this heartbreak. Profits from the sale of this wine will be donated to charities focussed on mental health and youth services.