The D'Aloisio family has been involved in the agricultural heritage of the Yarra Valley since the late 1960s, and in '94 planted the first vines on their 36ha property. The vineyard is planted to ...

The establishment date of 1981 is the year during which 2.45ha of chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, shiraz, cabernet franc and malbec were planted under a ‘work for the dole' scheme sponsored by Knox ...

Brendan and Laura Carter have strung their star to fiano, nebbiolo and nero d'Avola, purchasing these varieties from the Adelaide Hills, Polish Hill River and Riverland. In 2012 they were able to ...

There has been much discussion about the rising levels of alcohol in Australian red wines. Embedded in the discussion are a number of questions. What do we mean by high alcohol? How widespread is it?

In 1999 David and Caroline Picton-King decided to exchange living and working in Perth for grapegrowing and winemaking in Mount Barker. They began to convert desire into reality in 2000 when they ...

Carbunup Crest is owned by the Meares family, with Kris Meares managing the business. Initially it operated as a grapevine rootling nursery, but it has gradually converted to grapegrowing and ...

An impressive new entrant to the Barossa wine scene, Mirus has a range of single-site, Marananga-born wines that show well-made, perfectly ripened Barossa lines and speak clearly of their Western ...

In late ’23, 4 business partners with backgrounds in agriculture, restaurants and hotels bought Lake George. The 111ha property comprises 8ha under vine including a prized 50yo vineyard. While there ...

Pieter van Gent emigrated from Holland in 1959, hoping to obtain a job in the wine industry, having gained experience in the family wine firm in Holland. He was offered a job at Penfolds as a cellar ...