In 1850, Thomas Hardy twisted a grape and turned it into gold. He was just a man, they say. Who walked from Devon to Australia with £30 in his pocket. When drought struck, he danced for rain. When floods came, he taught grapes to swim. And when fire raged, he doused it with wine. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Before any of that, he was the boldest horseman Australia had ever seen. A young man who could tame the untameable. They say he stopped a stampede with a sideways glance. Drove herds of ox through bushland in his bare feet. Got a bull playing fetch. This was a man who could work with nature, not against it. Taste the fruits of that labour, right there in your glass.