Cleighten Cornelius, winemaker for the Mud House brand in New Zealand, was in Australia last week to celebrate the arrival of the latest vintage release of their Central Otago Pinot Noir. Mud House has been producing this flagship wine for ten years now and each year the wine just keeps getting better, receiving numerous accolades … Continued
Foley Family Wines has appointed Master of Wine, Alastair Maling, as its new Chief Group Winemaker/Head of Viticulture. Based in New Zealand, Mr. Maling was also previously head of winemaking at Villa Maria. Now based at Foley Wines, he will oversee winemaking and viticulture for Foley’s wineries including Te Kairanga and Martinborough Vineyards, as well … Continued
Visitors to the Hunter Valley may have been left puzzled last week after signage at the Tempus Two Cellar Door was replaced with a Roche Estate masthead. While this may be the first time many have heard of the new name, Roche Group in fact purchased the property from Australian Vintage back in 2009. Also … Continued
Distributed by: Accolade Wines RRP: 2014 vintages $29.99 and 2013 vintages $39.99 A number of new multi-regional blends have been added to Hardys’ Heritage Reserve Bin (HRB) range. Wines in the range aim to showcase the result of combined fruit from across Australia, a method first coined by young Thomas Hardy in 1865, when he … Continued
Wine company, Yalumba has launched its new website this week. The revamped homepage has been updated with a range of innovative visuals, including video and photography, taking viewers behind the scenes of the Barossa Valley homestead. Working with creative agency Kojo and website developers Spook & Puff, the new content looks to showcase all that … Continued
Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) is renowned for being the largest and most influential wine competition globally, results providing a trusted and comprehensive list of wine recommendations and international stockists from around the world. This year the awards received a record number of 15,929 entries from 48 countries, and out of the 35 international trophies awarded, … Continued
Taylors Wines has announced a new partnership with the Wallabies, which will see the brand act as the official wine sponsor and supplier for all major matches and events over the next three years. The South Australian family winery announced its partnership with the Rugby Union team last week with Australian Rugby Union CEO Bill Pulver and … Continued
McGuigan Wines has launched a new advertising campaign that looks to open up the sociability of wine. The integrated strategic above line campaign – ‘Bring a McGuigan’ – breaks away from the category’s traditional advertising messages, with the aim of engaging consumers in a more relatable manner. Often promoting the vineyards, grapes and winemakers, the new campaign instead employs a … Continued
George Wyndham was dubbed the father of Australian Shiraz when he planted the nation’s first commercial shiraz vineyard in 1830. It was at this site – which is now a Heritage Listed National Trust Treasure – that he dedicated his life to creating innovative and flavoursome wines. While his proud legacy of hard work and … Continued
De Bortoli has announced the latest addition to their Deen Vat Series, launched nationally in April of last year, the Deen Vat 7 Chardonnay 2014. The Deen Vat 7 Chardonnay 2014 is a combination of the finest fruits from the Riverina, New South Wales and the King Valley, Victoria and features elegant, lively and charismatic … Continued