Posted by Galafrey Wines
OK...so what started as a love story quickly turned into reality! My parents, Ian and Linda Tyrer, spent all their savings on a property in Mount barker on which they were going to plant a vineyard. It had a house on this property. Linda’s father, a builder, came over to help them set up. Lind...
Posted by Galafrey Wines
....and this would have to be one of the first press articles every written about Galafrey. It makes my Dad, Ian Tyrer, look 5 foot 2 but he was 5 foot 10. That's how big that barrel is. It had the smallest entry hole to it and Dad would climb in and clean...not sure if I would!! and it was the ea...
Posted by Marc Jardine
What a week! What a FANTASTIC week! The sales system went live just yesterday but we already have dozens and dozens of superb wines on offer by our winemakers, and some ridiculous discounts. We're expecting a flood of new wines to come in over the weekend to complement those alread...
Posted by Matt
For all our non-Australian members, FIGJAM is a self-proclaimed cry of genius: "F*** I'm Good, Just Ask Me!" And today we are VERY pleased with ourselves: personally, I couldn't be more excited if you plugged my Y-fronts into the mains. Why so happy? Because from today our wine...
Posted by Daylesford Wine Co.
The Daylesford Wine Co. Sparkling Cuvee received a huge write up in the latest edition of Cellarbrations Cellar Selections Catalogue. As the only domestic sparkling to be selected for the catalogue, unanimously we might add in a panel of nine judges in a blind tasting. We are proud that they too sub...
Posted by David Ellis
Clare Valley winemakers Tim Adams and Pam Goldsack have launched an interesting new label they call Mr Mick after Tim’s friend and mentor, the legendary Mick Knappstein. And their idea is to emulate Mick’s philosophy of making wines for everyone to enjoy, with good flavour, regi...
Posted by Griffith Park
SPARKLING SUCCESS FOR GRIFFITH PARK AT THE 2011 CHINA WINE AWARDS We are delighted to announce that GRIFFITH PARK SPARKLING ROSE has been awarded a HIGHLY COMMENDED MEDAL at the 2011 China Wine Awards. The China Wine Awards are the only awar...
Posted by Amelia
Toby Walne reports in ThisIsMoney today that the growing demand for English "bubbly" has resulted in UK wine production almost doubling in the past year to four million bottles, with more small wineries getting in on the act. Retired solicitor and farmer Charles Humphreys, 73, owns Hazel En...
Posted by David Ellis
Winemaker Scott Comyns at the Hunter Valley's Tempus Two has created an interesting 2011 Sauvignon Blanc under the company's Copper Series label, a wine that's true-blue Aussie yet has suggestions of French Fumé Blanc about it. And by bottling the wine under an eye-catching copper la...
Posted by Matt
Philip White chats about Yangarra Estate Vineyard's organic practices with vineyard manager Michael Lane.