WINEMAKER of the YEAR Shortlist
Congratulations to our longstanding client Gerald Naef from Patina Wines on being shortlisted for the 2024 Halliday Wine Companion Winemaker of the Year. This is a great achievement and reward …
Vintage Report 2023: Bathurst, NSW
SAM RENZAGLIA, RENZAGLIA WINES The 2022/23 growing season commenced with exceedingly high rainfall in the period prior to bud burst and leading up to flowering miraculously giving way to stable, …
Vintage Report 2023: Mudgee
JACOB STEIN, ROBERT STEIN WINES “Vintage 2023 in Mudgee is one to remember and is very rewarding after numerous tough vintages. This is exactly what we wished for and are …
Vintage Report 2023: Cowra/Canowindra
SAM STATHAM, ROSNAY ORGANIC WINES The quality of most 2023 crops was very good. Chardonnay had delicate fruit flavour and aroma, with little sunburn, and Shiraz had full rounded fruit …
Orange’s new Grüner Veltliner released
Orange’s Stockman’s Ridge is championing Grüner Veltliner with the release of their 2022 Stockman’s Ridge ‘Signature’ Grüner Veltliner and 2022 Stockman’s Ridge ‘Rider’ Grüner Veltliner. Grüner Veltliner is intrinsically linked …
Castle Rock Estate trio of Pinot Noirs released.
Pinot Noir from the Porongurup region in Western Australia’s Great Southern region continues to build its reputation as one of the state’s best. The variety has a natural affinity with …
Grapegrower & Winemaker
Insights from our client, Bill Shrapnel at Colmar Estate “With such a massive focus on tumbling winegrape prices it makes one wonder which varieties are seeing a boost. In fact, …
Reserve Chardonnay 30 years in the making
Colmar Estate’s Bill Shrapnel does not use the term ‘reserve’ without due consideration. With the first Colmar vines planted in 1991, it is only now that the winery has released …
Slow Wine Co. showcase cool climate varieties
The Slow Wine Co have been farming the cool climes of Orange for 87 years. The wines are made from grapes grown on the Johnson family vineyard, Bantry Grove.
Angullong: 25 years of winegrowing in Orange
In keeping with their philosophy of making excellent value wines and to mark their 25th anniversary, Angullong has released two new vintage Chardonnays comprising the 2022 Angullong ‘Fossil Hill’ Chardonnay and its partner the 2022 Angullong Chardonnay.
Vintage Report 2023: Orange, NSW
The lessons learnt from 2021 and 2022 put the Orange winegrowers in a good position to ensure the grapes were in the best possible condition for vintage 2023. It was, …
Mayfield Vineyard release new Premier Selection
Orange’s historic Mayfield Vineyard has released three new wines within their flagship ‘Premier Selection’. These wines comprise two Chardonnays and a Pinot Noir. “These new wines represent the best parcels …
Vintage Report 2023: Porongurup, Great Southern, WA
Vineyards that were well prepared for the 2023 vintage delivered high quality grapes with no disease and exceptional flavours.
Small Acres Cyder wins Gold at Tokyo Cider Cup
Small Acres Cyder has been awarded a Gold Medal at the international 2023 Japan Cider Cup, held in Hachioji, Tokyo. The 2021 Small Acres Cyder ‘Sparkling Perry’ pear cider received …
Angullong, Orange NSW
On a dramatic landscape in the foothills of an ancient volcano, Ben and James Crossing are producing elegant wines from a diverse vineyard, and upholding the family’s tradition of innovation