Media Release from Latitude 32
Hunter Valley, NSW - 1st Dec 2025
A Deeply Rooted Collaboration Honouring Country, Beginning with Land
Latitude 32 Wines has today announced the release of its Wonnarua Range, a new series of wines created in partnership with the Wonnarua People, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the winery stands in Pokolbin, Australia’s oldest wine region.
For Latitude 32, place has always been at the centre of its purpose. The winery is named after the 32nd parallel of the Earth’s equatorial plane on which the vineyard sits, anchoring its identity firmly to the land. Founder Emma White has long believed that understanding wine means going further than the region and its terroir, it’s about the fruit and the land it’s grown on.
This exciting collaboration aligns with the heart of Latitude 32’s philosophy: wine does not begin in the winery, wine begins in the soil. And the soil itself carries stories of thousands of years of Wonnarua custodianship.
“We always say that wine begins with fruit, and fruit begins with land,” White said. “But even that isn’t the full story. The land we farm today was shaped by the Wonnarua People long before vines were ever planted. Their care, knowledge and connection to Country, this is the real beginning of every bottle we make.”
“We’ve always believed that provenance is everything. At Latitude 32, we see wine through a consumer lens: the joy, meaning and connection people find in every bottle. For us, wine doesn’t begin with who planted the vines decades or even centuries ago, it begins with the land that made it possible. Fruit is key, the vineyard is where the magic happens, and we’re privileged to be caretakers of lands in Pokolbin which produce award winning wines. The Hunter Valley is special not because of us, or those who came before us, but because of Wonnarua Country. That’s why giving back to this community really matters to us.”
The Wonnarua Range of wines has been designed to honour this story of land and purpose. Ten percent of all profits from each bottle will be donated directly to the local Aboriginal Land Council, supporting cultural, environmental and community-led projects that strengthen Country and the people connected to it.
“The energy of this land, its spirit, its history, its rhythm, is present in every bottle we make. We’re not claiming that as something unique to us; every winery here in the Hunter Valley is ultimately shaped by the Wonnarua Country. But we believe acknowledging and recognising this matters. We are hugely grateful for the lands we grow and make wine on and want to give back to the people who have cared for it for thousands of years.”
At the centre of the range is a powerful collaboration between two influential women: local Wonnarua artist Brooklyn Burgess, whose artwork reflects the movement, energy and spirit of Country; and Emma White, founder of Latitude 32 whose wines are shaped by the very soil the artist is depicting.
Each label carries with it meaningful artwork which represents pathways, watercourses, landforms and cultural connections that existed long before viticulture. The back label shares Brooklyn’s artistic interpretation, ensuring her voice remains present on every bottle.
“This isn’t a grape-to-glass story,” White said. “That language stops too early. Our wines are really soil to the stores we share over every sip, a recognition that the ground beneath us holds history, culture and thousands of years of knowledge. When someone opens a bottle from the Wonnarua Range, they’re not just drinking a glass of wine. They’re honouring a lineage of care for Country.”
The start of our this exciting ongoing partnership, The Wonnarua Range launches with two wines: a Pinot Noir and a Chardonnay, both sourced from fruit gown in their Duck Hollow Vineyard in the heart of Pokolbin, which was planted 46 years ago. These wines are available for purchase through the Latitude 32 cellar door and website: latitude32wines.com.
For media enquiries, interviews or images, please contact:
Bianca Fraser
Operations Manager – Latitude 32 Wines
bianca@latitude32wines.com
