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The Elderton Wines Blog

Christmas Degustation Menu

by Jess Ruciack Christmas, and its lead up, is one of my favourite times of year. It certainly is festive for me! We get to decorate with Christmas cheer, my house flashes on the outside with happy lights, we eat, drink and be merry with friends and family. Here at Elderton we celebrate our year…

Does serving temperature of your wine matter?

by Jess Ruciack What’s the best temperature to serve my wine? Does it matter if it’s a really hot day and I’ve just grabbed a bottle of Shiraz off my wine rack? Should I be drinking my Riesling icy cold? These, and many more variations, are questions we get asked a lot in Cellar Door,…

Elderton Cellar Door over the festive season

  If you’re planning your Barossa visit over the festive season, we have some changed hours over the Christmas period. Here we provide our opening times for Cellar Door to help you plan: ELDERTON CELLAR DOOR OVER CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS As this is a very busy time at Cellar Door, we really appreciate visitors…

Elderton Tennis Classic 2023

  On Sunday we had a fabulous day for the 2023 Elderton Tennis Classic! Perfect weather, a fun contingent of teams, strong competition and great food and wine.  Thank you to everyone who came to play this year, and to those who cheered from the sidelines – it is you all who make the day…

Wine related gift ideas

  With the festive season approaching, we can help with all your gift giving needs. We can take the hassle out of sending wine gifts for delivery around Australia and personalise the parcel for you. Here are some of our wine related gift ideas for this festive season. Wine Wine is what we do best…

Elderton Wins Bronze Medal at 2023 South Australian Tourism Awards

  On Friday night we were named the bronze medallist in the Tourism Wineries category at the South Australian Tourism Awards. As a small, family owned and operated winery this is a great testament to our friendly, knowledgeable staff who host visitors in Cellar Door throughout the year! The South Australian Tourism Awards program, delivered…

Elderton named finalist in two major cellar door tourism awards

  We are pleased to share that Elderton Wines has been announced as a finalist in two major cellar door tourism awards this month: the Great Wine Capitals South Australian Best of Wine Tourism Awards and the South Australian Tourism Awards. Public voting for the South Australian Tourism Awards ‘Voters’ Choice Award’ is now open….

30 years since our Jimmy Watson win

It is hard to believe that it has already been 30 years since Elderton was thrown into national, and furthermore into international prominence, as a result of winning the 1993 Jimmy Watson at the Melbourne Wine Show. The fact that we also had the runner-up in the show, with our 1992 Estate Shiraz, made the…

Behind the Vines Tasting Experience

by Elderton Wines Cellar Door Have you ever wondered just what it takes to make great wine? What the difference really is between the thousands of litres of wines produced in Australia and the few truly celebrated great wines of the world? Behind the Vines is the ultimate wine experience for discerning wine lovers. The Ashmead…

Command, Ashmead – Arrived Early This Year

  [view the story as a PDF] For the first time in our family history, the decision was made to change the release date of our beloved Command Shiraz and Ashmead Cabernet Sauvignon. Normally released to the world on 1 March, from now on we will release these wines on 1 September. Over the past…