by CAROLINE | May 11, 2021 | Latest News, Vintage, Vintage Reports
Vintage 2021 Vintage 2021 has been a cracker in the Barossa Valley. After a couple of vintages of trying conditions and very low yields, with both impressive quality and quantity, growers and winemakers alike have been toasting a terrific vintage. While we were...
by CAROLINE | Dec 1, 2020 | Latest News, Vineyards, Vintage
Summer Outlook Welcome to summer! We’ve started the first day of the season here in the Barossa with a refreshing rain and a lovely cool, breezy day which is a nice respite from the recent 40+ days and record-breaking November heat. But it looks like there’s plenty...
by CAROLINE | Aug 31, 2020 | Latest News, Wines
D&D Grenache Rose 2020 I’m not sure about the rest of Australia, but here in the Barossa we had a real taste of spring on Saturday, with temperatures hitting 25 degrees for the first time since April. Lovely. Let’s not mention that we were plunged back into...
by CAROLINE | May 19, 2020 | Wines
Let’s Talk About Mataro Most often, Mataro is found as the M in GSM (also known as Mourvèdre or Monastrell or by a whole host of other names). But it’s so much more than that. To me, Mataro as a single variety is a beautifully alluring wine that’s often...
by CAROLINE | May 10, 2020 | Vineyards
Barossa Postcard It’s such a glorious day in the Barossa. Here’s a postcard for those that can’t make it here! Music, Wine & Heston Blumenthal When we taste wine we use our eyes to see, our nose to smell and our mouth to both taste and feel.......
