Today marks the start of Vintage 2017! With an early 3am start for the winery and vineyard teams, Chardonnay was the first variety to come off. All batches have been pressed and are now cold settling in tank over the weekend. The clear juice will be...
Vintage 2017 is on its way with veraison beginning in the vineyard – undoubtedly one of the prettiest times of the year! At this stage our Sixties Block is leading the charge with its Spanish and Portuguese varieties. We are slightly later than last year...
The 2017 James Halliday Wine Companion scores have just been announced and we are very excited to share these results with you. All wines submitted received 90 + points and 12 of these received 93 points or more! Due to these amazing scores we have maintained...
Originating from the Rhône Valley in Southern France, Rhône grape varieties have always performed well in Rutherglen as they are well suited to our climate. In fact, here in Rutherglen we have an added advantage as our dry climate enables the fruit flavours to really develop...
Historically produced in France’s grape growing Bordeaux region the name is descriptive of the characteristics of this sometimes lesser known grape. “Petit” indicates the size of the smaller berries, and, as the latest ripening of all the red Bordeaux varieties, “verdot” roughly translates as "green...
The honour was bestowed upon the fourth generation Campbell winemaker at a special awards presentation held in Adelaide recently where the outstanding achievements of three icons of the Australian wine industry were recognized. Glasses were raised high to congratulate Colin as well as John Angove and...