Alpha Box & Dice was formed as a laboratory for viticultural exploration in 2008, with a crazy wonderful goal constructing a different wine style to represent every letter of the alphabet. Each member of the ‘Alphabet of Wine’ is has its own unique personality that fulfils a different purpose. Though no two wines are created alike, AB&D wines are all linked by their environment and surroundings, being created holistically through minimal intervention.

Their name is a concatenation of alphabet and the Australian slang expression, ‘the whole box and dice’, meaning everything, or the entire lot.

The négociant-winery is run by two young brothers, Dylan and Justin Fairweather, and 28-year-old winemaker Sam Berketa. They took over from previous owner Justin Lane in 2013, continuing his alphabetical journey. So far they’ve taken in grapes from all corners of Australia, focusing on alternative varieties and unproven territory. To date, their colourful alphabet has covered off 20 out of 26.