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The Elderton Wines Blog

Elderton wins Best of Wine Tourism Award

Elderton Wines Cellar Door Wins Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Award Cameron and Allister Ashmead, Co-Managing Directors of Elderton Wines, are delighted to share that Elderton Wines was announced as the winner of Wine Tourism Services at the South Australian Best of Wine Tourism Awards on Thursday, 8 November 2018 at the Great…

15CLUB – a celebration of the 2016 Elderton Fifteen Shiraz

by Jess Ruciack On the beautifully sunny, perfect Barossa afternoon of Saturday 20 October 2018, we hosted a gathering of some our most fervent and loyal supporters to celebrate the upcoming release of the 2016 Elderton Fifteen Shiraz. This annual tasting and dinner is our way to say thank you to the very best supporters of Elderton,…

The Barossa wine community that travels together – Good Food & Wine Show

By Karli Currie I do not think it is any secret that the Barossa community is ‘tight knit’ and the wine community in particular is always looking out for each other. There is no better proof of this than when travelling to events such as the Good Food & Wine Shows (held in Melbourne, Sydney,…

Eden Valley Riesling – the unsung hero…

By Karli Currie With October being the ‘Month of Celebrating Eden Valley Riesling’ in the Barossa we thought it only fair to share some love for the unsung hero that it is. In 2017 the Eden Valley produced only about 1347 tonnes of Riesling fruit, so whilst not a huge production the wines are well…

Chocolate and Wine – a match made in heaven

  On Sunday we had the pleasure of hosting Deniz Karaca of Cuvee Chocolate at Cellar Door. In 2014 Deniz founded Cuvée Chocolate, Australia’s only artisan chocolate crafted to compliment wine. Executive Pastry Chef & Chocolatier Deniz Karaca has made a name for himself in the Australian chocolate & dessert scene after being named the #1 chocolatier…

Be Consumed by the Barossa – visiting in Spring

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 – Earl Grey Panna Cotta

by Jess Ruciack 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…

Wrap up of Halliday Wine Companion 2019

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…

Ever been dressed in full leather and been scared witless? I have…

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…

Elderton Tennis Classic – Game, Set and Match – IT IS BACK!!!

by Karli Currie On Sunday 12th November 2017 we held the innagural Elderton Tennis Classic, a fast4 event. 21 teams participated – splitting into the two categories of ‘Here to Win’ and ‘Here to Wine’. Starting the day at the Nuriootpa Tennis Courts for the first of the ‘round robin’ qualifying games – many laughs,…