Winery embraces technology

I recently attended a masterclass of d’Arenberg wines with winemaker Toby Porter. D’Arenberg is one of Australia’s “First Families of Wine”, with four generations of family ownership dating back over 100 years, and is based a short drive south of Adelaide in McLaren Vale. The winery encapsulates a spirit of upholding tradition; nurturing old-vine plots of Shiraz and Grenache and continuing to use the more labour-intensive basket presses in its winemaking.