Slice of Barossa ‘Grange’ country up for sale

Slice of Barossa ‘Grange’ country up for sale

A group of high-powered wine industry executives including Margaret Lehmann, widow of celebrated winemaker Peter Lehmann, has tipped 34.5 hectares of prime “Grange country” vineyards onto the market in the Barossa Valley with expectations of between $2 and $3 million. The vineyards, on Schneiders Road in the Ebenezer district near Nuriootpa, were first planted by Peter Lehmann “the baron of the Barossa” in 1999.

Accolade takes Grant Burge distribution from Hatch Mansfield

Australian winery Grant Burge is to end its 10-year distribution deal with Hatch Mansfield. The Barossa-based wine producer was acquired by Accolade Wines in January this year. The acquisition included the Grant Burge brand, business and Krondorf winery. At the time of the acquisition Michael East, Accolade’s general manager for Asia Pacific said “we see this as an opportunity to grow that brand”.

Max Allen: Seppelt winery closure will be a disaster

MAX ALLEN OPINION: Seppelt Great Western is one of the most fabulous old wineries in Australia. The wines that Seppelt chief winemaker Adam Carnaby and his team are producing — particularly the scintillating Drumborg Riesling and deeply distinctive St Peters Shiraz — are outstanding. So why on earth did parent company Treasury Wine Estates announce last week that it would be ceasing operations at the winery and closing the cellar door by the middle of next year? Are they mad?

The secret winemakers behind Aldi’s insanely cheap, award-winning wines

The judges were apparently shocked. In a blind tasting at one of Australia’s premier wine shows, three judges awarded the gold medal to a fine Rosé. The blinders were removed. The brand was Aldi and the cost? $4.99. That’s right, the nation’s best Rosé cost less than a bottle of Passion Pop. Aldi’s wines under $10 have won gongs at the Sydney International Wine Competition, the Royal Melbourne Wine Awards, the Perth Royal Show and more.

ECO TRELLIS ® toast success at the Wine Industry Supplier Awards

ECO TRELLIS ® has won two prestigious categories at the 9th annual Wine Industry Suppliers Australia Awards (WISA) held on Thursday 22 October in Adelaide. These awards highlight wine industry suppliers who clearly demonstrate that they can add value to their clients businesses. The awards won are the Banrock Station Wines Environment & Sustainability Award and the Tarac Technologies Innovation Award.

ABEVE launches the PROTEC XTri Optical Sorter into the Australian market

The Protec XTri sorter is designed to separate out from the winemaking berries anything that might alter the quality of the end product. Xtri has installed a multi camera system, utilising techniques up until now seen only in specialised research laboratories. In Europe and America the Protec XTris is the leading Optical Sorter sought after by premium wineries.

Show us your poster!

Poster abstract submissions for next year’s Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference are now open! Submit your poster abstract for a chance to win a prize or be selected to present your research in a ‘Fresh Science’ session at the 16th AWITC in Adelaide in July 2016. Posters will be on display throughout the conference. Visit the AWITC website to find out more and submit your abstract online.

Tesco drops 300 wines from range and eliminates half price deals

Tesco finally unveiled the full extent of their new range and pricing policy at their autumn press tasting in London Tuesday. The stated focus of the retailer is to make the shopping experience ‘simpler, easier and better’. As part of this exercise the range has been reduced from over 950 lines to 650. However, it’s the company’s pricing and promotional strategy for wine, which has seen the biggest impact of radical change.

Global wine production up 2% in 2015

Global wine production is estimated to have increased by 2% in 2015, according to a report by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), with Italy once again named the world’s biggest producer having increased its volumes by 10%. Initial estimates presented by the OIV at a press conference this week predict total wine production in 2015 to have reached 275.7 million hectolitres. Italy saw the biggest rise producing 48.9 million hectolitres, up 10% on 2014. Italy was followed by France which produced 47.4 million hectolitres, a rise of just 1% compared with 2014.

The best sparkling wine picks

Is New Zealand the best sparkling wine producer in the “New World”? Based on Cuisine’s tastings of sparkling wines over the years it may well be so. We’ve seen a steady rate of improvement and it hasn’t been limited only to high-priced products. In the latest tasting, all the five and four-and-a-half star wines were from NZ, and so were 12 out of 19 four star wines – many of which were also Best Buys.

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