Winemaker lads set up shop with a crowd of support in Preston

Thornbury’s Cam Nicol and winemaker mates Sam Vogel and Alexander Byrne last month teamed up to launch Noisy Ritual, a crowdfunded winery and pop-up bar on High St, Preston. Noisy Ritual guides members through the winemaking process, from grape to glass, by inviting participants to stomp their own batch of grapes, press them, and then bottle the finished product. Nicol said the decision to launch an urban winery came after moving into his Thornbury home last May, where he discovered a square concrete wine fermenter in the basement.