Taken from a special planting on the De Iuliis family vineyard. Vegan friendly. Minimal preservatives, but fortified in that area with natural ginseng, known for its antioxidant properties. Shannon Burgess-Moore […]
“Stolen” fruit from the Ablington Vineyard, located in heart of the Hunter Valley of Pokolobin. Garganega is better known in its N-E Italian home as the main variety in the […]
With fruit from Pokolbin Estate Vineyard this is the (current) flagship red Rich and Beth Done’s new label. John Wallace Wines, B.P.D, Shiraz, Hunter Valley, 2021 Bright ruby and electric […]
John Wallace Wines is Richard and Beth Done’s fledging label, only a couple of years in. Hunter Valley Chardonnay is something that when done right really just works. John Wallace […]
I’m going to leave it to Grandis Wines owner/winemaker Shannon Burgess-Moore: “This rosé is more than a sum of it’s parts a wine style that is normally stripped back and […]
After the disastrous 2020 season saw Gundog Estate winemaker Matt Burton head south to the Yarra Valley to obtain fruit from De Bortoli‘s Dixons Creek plantings, the response to the […]
A deviation from the usual Hunter Valley Semillon here: winemaking includes use of indigenous yeasts, clean tank ferments, cloudy barrel ferments and some fruit parcels with time on skins. Gundog […]
2021 sees another change to the fruit sourcing, along with Tinkler’s School Block, this edition sees fruit from the Mount Bright vineyard with its heavier soils.. Gundog Estate, Hunter’s, Semillon, […]
This vintage sees fruit now sourced from the Constable and Tinkler’s vineyards in Pokolbin. A cooler vintage meant slightly later than usual ripening, but produced well balanced fruit straight off […]
A ‘lived experience’ can be defined as “the knowledge and understanding that comes from living through a particularly challenging life event or situation.” While the Gundog Estate team have certainly […]
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