Books - covers, wine - labels. Is it fair to judge one by the other? Traditional, modern, natural, experimental... we look to wine labels and packaging to give us cues about what lies beyond the cover. To tell us the wine's story. It’s pretty safe [...]
Wine enthusiasts, investors and makers came together today at Lambert Estate in South Australia’s Barossa for the biennial Barossa Wine Auction – Live Auction and Lunch. Presented by Barossa Grape & Wine Association and supported by Langton’s Fine Wines, the live auction hosted by Fabulous [...]
If you're looking for the ultimate insider to the Barossa Wine Auction, you need look no further than Allister Ashmead. As Chair of the Barossa Wine Auction (then known as the Barossa Rare & Distinguished Wine Auction) from 2011-2013 it's a safe bet he knows [...]
Château Tanunda, the winery built by the first Barossa winemakers in 1890, is a true taste of vinous grandeur and European influence. Built 40 metres into a Tanunda hillside to provide a stable temperature for the maturing of barrels by more than 100 local farmers, [...]
MAT McNAMARA | GENERAL MANAGER EAST END CELLARS In Barossa we are incredibly fortunate to have a wealth of generational history at our fingertips. Locally, we don't tend to bat an eyelid at 5th, 6th and even 7th generations working on their family vineyards and [...]
With Barossa’s 2019 harvest over the mid-way point, indications are wines from Barossa’s 2019 vintage will be of very high quality but of limited supply. With a very dry winter and spring; frost events on 29 September and 8 November which disrupted bud burst and [...]
While its roots are firmly entrenched in the soils of Barossa history, Grenache has previously been seen somewhat as the shy, younger sibling to it’s confident and undeniably successful brother, Shiraz. A blending wine, stalwart rosé variety, Grenache’s more serious potential has been overlooked except [...]
Tim Smith’s introduction to the world of wine isn’t your typical story. The recently crowed 2019 Barossa Winemaker of the Year grew up in Adelaide’s western suburbs, left school at 14 and worked as a roadie for Aussie rock bands for seven years. “I worked [...]
The BGWA’s “Services to Industry” award was initiated by the Grape Barossa committee nine years ago to annually recognise the outstanding contribution and service of a member of the grape growing community to the region. Nominations are made by their peers when candidates demonstrate values [...]
During her 20-year career at Yalumba, Louisa Rose has become one of the world’s most respected winemakers – forging an identity for Australian Viognier, challenging perceptions of Barossa Shiraz, leading her viti- and vinicultural teams to ever greater heights and giving up her nights, weekends [...]
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