Posted by Blackenbrook Vineyard
For the last three days we had Vinpro's bottling truck here. Under the capable guidance of Micky and his team our entire production of the year was bottled and packaged. Our wine tanks get connected to the front of the truck by a hose. The wine then passes the filler, capper for ...
Posted by David Ellis
Wintry weather calls for hearty beef stews of casseroled lamb chops, and just right to enjoy with either is a good Merlot. One particularly nicely-flavoured and well-priced drop for just such pleasures is from their red volcanic soil vineyard at Broke Fordwich, in the Lower Hunter Valley. Merl...
Posted by Galafrey Wines
GALAFREY WINES HISTORY part 1 Like most family businesses Galafrey Wines started as a love story. Linda met Ian Tyrer in London in the 70s. Both from Australia, they were travelling the world and working in London in the new and emerging computer Industry. But once they had met and fal...
Posted by David Ellis
The Hunter Valley's First Creek has come up with a couple of interesting wines for those into an organic-food lifestyle: a 2010 Organic Bianco Puro (Pure White) and a 2010 Organic Rosso Puro (Pure Red). And while production was around 4000 cases you might have to be quick to grab your choice - al...
Posted by Marc Jardine
AdelaideNow reports that more than $1 million worth of Mclaren Vale shiraz has gone down the drain because of a forklift malfunction. Four hundred and sixty two cases of the 2010 Mollydooker Velvet Glove shiraz fell more than 6m to the ground as it was being loaded for export to the US. The 6m dro...
Posted by Blackenbrook Vineyard
Finally the crisp and stunningly clear Nelson winter days have returned and we managed to prune the last rows of our vineyard today. What an awesome feeling to see the vineyard neat and tidy – ready for another great growing season! In the winery, Daniel works tirelessly on prepa...
Posted by Garrick's Wine
Garrick's Will be holding a free tasting at Campari House on Tuesday the 2nd of August from 5 - 8pm. Click on video for details or visit our facebook event page at: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158103700926070. Or just visit the Garrick's website. Link is below. Everyone is welcome. Chee...
Posted by Deborah Gee
African food is like a safari, a journey of discovery. Like the continent's landscape and wonderful people, African food is bold and colorful, with rich strong earthy flavors. Braai is to Africa as Grilling is to America. Warm spicy air, gentle African hospitality and a refreshingly perfect wine l...
Posted by Blackenbrook Vineyard
During the 2011 Rugby World Cup Nelson Wineart will be taking the rivalry off the rugby field and into the winery. The event will feature 15 Aromatics (the First XV) from New Zealand, Italy and USA with NZ being represented by select Nelson wines. An independent panel consisting of the...
Posted by Helm Wines
Helm Wines will mark 35 years of Riesling making with a bottling of 15,500 bottles of their 2011 Riesling on Monday June 17 2011. A mobile bottling plant is employed, with state of the art equipment which filters the wine, rinses the bottles, labels, cartons and palletises at a rate of 100...