Wine
regions with more than 90
“characters” – iconic local
winemakers playing exaggerated
versions of themselves. Complicating
things further, filming took place
during harvest time in January
through March – which made the
schedule harder but made the
content absolutely Grange quality.
“There was a lot of collaboration
between us, the winemakers and the
production team about what went
into the script and what rang true,”
Earl said.
The crew captured up to 30 different
locations for each of the six
30-minute episodes but it wasn’t
as arduous as imagined. Most of the
regions are just 45 minutes’ drive
from the capital city of Adelaide.
“Really, we didn’t have to go very
far. It’s like going around the corner
to buy bread and milk,” said Earl.
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