by Jess Ruciack The Barossa is a fantastic place to visit year-round, with each season having its own perks. Spring is the time of bud-burst, where the vines come out of their winter slumber and put all their energy into a new year of producing grapes. Early in the season you will also see blankets…
Recipe provided by Justin Miles from Windy Point Restaurant On Friday, 10 August, we held a Commander Seasonal Lunch at Cellar Door. We were excited to have Chef Justin Miles from Windy Point Restaurant as our guest chef at Elderton Wines. He created a delicious 5-course lunch which matched beautifully with our current release and…
Elderton has again been awarded five red stars by Halliday Wine Companion, signifying Elderton is an, “Outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity.” We are pleased to again received some great reviews in the Halliday Wine Companion, from James himself, as well as from Ned Goodwin who was one of the trusted…
by Cameron Ashmead If the headline got you and you are reading further…. Goodo! And welcome to Elderton’s light reading blog. I know it has been a while, but I am back! It has been months, maybe even years since the last instalment and again it has been extreme action stations at Elderton, but I’ll focus on the…
by Jess Ruciack Are you a winemaking student, or do you know someone studying winemaking? Do you love Barossa Shiraz, or the often underrated Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon? Then keep reading! Elderton Wines is a family owned and operated Barossa winery, and the Ashmead family has been committed to supporting our community for many years….
The 2016 Neil Ashmead Grand Tourer Shiraz is a new vintage release Barossa Shiraz, now available for purchase from our online shop, and open for wine tasting in our Barossa Valley Cellar Door. First released from the 2008 vintage, the Grand Tourer Shiraz is named after and produced in honour of Elderton co-founder, Neil Ashmead….
by Jess Ruciack 1 March is an exciting day on the Elderton calendar. It is annually on this date that we release the newest vintages of the Command Shiraz and Ashmead Cabernet Sauvignon! Allister Ashmead, Co-Managing Director of Elderton, notes, “It is the day where the results of many years of hard work come to…
by Jess Ruciack On Sunday, 18 February at the 2018 Declaration of Vintage, the Barons of Barossa named our winemaker Richard Langford 2018 Barossa Winemaker of the Year. The Declaration of Vintage is held on the third Sunday of February each year. For this occasion, the Barons of Barossa come together in Tanunda and celebrate the…
by Cameron Ashmead BLOGTIME! It has been 4 months since my last light-hearted blog and soooo much as happened. In that time we have only opened our new stunning Cellar Door, had a major tennis tournament at said Cellar Door, even celebrated Christmas, had a well-earned summer break and even mourned (not literally luckily) losing…
The Barossa Vintage Festival is a fun time in our region. It is a celebration; a great combination of heritage-based events and new and exciting things to do throughout the Barossa over five days in April. The Barossa Vintage Festival program features around 90 events over the five days (19-23 April) and showcases food, wine and…
