This year Langhorne Creek Grape and Wine's Project 5255 will breach borders and send fruit to the Yarra Valley.
Natillie Johnston from Tillie J Wines in the Yarra Valley will be the first participant to be involved from outside South Australia.
The project is a collaboration between growers and winemakers which provides an opportunity for three winemakers from outside the region to create a 100 per cent Langhorne Creek wine under their own label.
Two tonnes of premium fruit of their choice are gifted to each winemaker with mentoring support and guidance throughout the year from harvest through to bottling.
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Langhorne Creek Grape & Wine winemaker committee chair Sam Watkins said the concept had been well received.
"We have been overwhelmed with the level of interest for the project in its second year," he said.
"Not only did we receive winemakers applying from every wine region in the state, but we also received several from interstate."
The other two successful participants for V22 are South Australian winemakers Riley Harrison from Harrison Wines, and Greg Clack and Kate Horstmann from XO Wines.
Ms Johnston will be producing a one-off Grenache.
"This project is such a fantastic opportunity for small, up and coming producers such as myself to find their groove and express their winemaking skills," she said.
"I take great inspiration from the success Charlotte Dalton Wines has experienced from this program.
"I also strongly believe that opportunities such as this can lead to amazing outcomes when done in conjunction with sound advice from established mentors along the way."
Mr Harrison will be making Malbec.
"While it's incredibly exciting to have the opportunity to sink my winemaking teeth into some malbec grapes, a large part of my attraction to Project 5255 is driven by the opportunity to spend time within a wine community that I have long admired," he said.
Duo Greg Clack and Kate Horstmann of XO Wine Co will be making Prosecco.
The project can be followed through Langhorne Creek Grape and Wine social channels.
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