[view the story as a PDF] We continue to invest in the future of Elderton. Late last year the Ashmead family was ecstatic to hear the news that we were the successful bidder on one of the Barossa’s most remarkable vineyards. Perched high up on the Eden Valley side of Mengler Hill, the vineyard…
[view the story as a PDF] PRE-VINTAGE THOUGHTS FROM BROCK A cool and wet start to spring set up our four magnificent vineyard sites nicely heading into summer and the 2023 vintage. The cooler conditions resulted in flowering across all of our Barossa and Eden Valley sites being around 2 – 3 weeks later…
[view story as a PDF] If you have any questions about our wines, please contact our Cellar Door team on 08 8568 7878 or by email. 2019 COMMAND SHIRAZ *new vintage* Command is truly an expression of place, and we are proud to be the current custodians of a rare piece…
The first of March brings us the newest release of our Command Shiraz – from vintage 2019. This is the 33rd Command since the inaugural vintage way back in 1984. The Command Shiraz block proudly sits in front of our original family homestead and now cherished Cellar Door. Over the four decades that we…
This Saturday is Open That Bottle Night. The point of this wine movement around the world is that we shouldn’t save our ‘good’ wines for a special occasion – that we should enjoy them when they’re still drinking well. How many times have we all said ‘we can’t open that tonight, it’s too good –…
Today is International Syrah Day, and while we don’t have a Syrah in our wine range, we do love sharing information about wines and how they are made, so we think today is a great day to chat about Syrah vs Shiraz. Here’s a fun fact – Syrah and Shiraz are in fact the…
On Thursday, 20 April 2023, Barossa Australia (along with Langton’s), presents Australia’s most prestigious regional wine auction. The Barossa Wine Auction has been part of the Barossa Vintage Festival since 1965. Held every two years, part proceeds of the Auction are donated to the Barossa Australia Well-Being Fund, which supports the delivery of vital…
by Jess Ruciack With the release of the new vintages of Command Shiraz and Ashmead Cabernet Sauvignon, we have updated our Cellaring Chart – our guide to opening our wines that might be in your cellar/wine fridge. So if you’ve got some older vintages, now might be the time to have a look and make…
Cameron recently met with Elina Reddy from Foreign Influence TV to chat about Elderton Wines. The episode went to air in November on Foxtel, Channel 31 in Melbourne and Channel 44 in Adelaide. Cam and Elina wandered around Cellar Door and our barrel hall, so by watching you get a little glimpse behind the…
by Allister Ashmead and Cameron Malouf On Saturday, 5 November we held our second tasting in the Elderton Retrospective Series – where we opened six museum wines from our cellar. We are excited to see where these wines are in their evolution and today we are sharing our tasting notes about the museum wines we…
