[view the story as a PDF] VINTAGE 2022 The 2022 vintage began in mid-March, about three weeks later than 2021, with some younger Shiraz from our Greenock vineyard. Our Riesling and Chardonnay from Craneford were picked three days after our first reds, which to the delight of our cellar team meant a little extra…
When planning our cellar door events for the coming spring / summer, we thought it would be really interesting to look at some museum wines. So we have created the Elderton Retrospective Series! We will be just as excited as you to see where these wines are in their evolution – we’ll be looking…
We have some exciting news to share from the weekend: on Saturday we were named #3 in the Halliday Wine Companion People’s Choice Award for the Top 10 wineries offering the best winery experience in Australia. With more than 5000 votes across 700 wineries, we are pretty chuffed to be number 3 in Australia. And…
Planning the ultimate gift for Father’s Day? While Dad might need some socks, it’s certainly not what he’s hoping for when he unwraps his present on the day, so we’ve outlined some of the wine gifts he may love for Father’s Day. For more information, or to chat about what’s available, you can also…
by Conrad Pohlinger Harvest 2022 is all wrapped up and it has been an exceptional year for the vineyards. Picking windows were wide and there was no adverse weather throughout the harvest period. We were affected by a late hail and deluge at Greenock just a couple of weeks before harvest began, little crop was…
by Jess Ruciack Riesling. Delicious. Clearly we need to say more than that, but it is true! It’s such a great variety, with fresh citrus flavours and is a fabulous wine to match with food (we’ll cover that later.) And we’re excited to let you know that the 2022 vintage is now available for you…
If enjoying our stellar company and fabulous wines wasn’t enough of a reason to visit the Elderton Cellar Door, then maybe this will twist your arm… Our family have recently launched Small Victories Wine Co, co-located alongside the Elderton Cellar Door. So you can now visit our former family-home at 3-5 Tanunda Rd, Nuriootpa and…
by Jules Ashmead, Head of Production – Winemaking & Viticulture 2022 is certainly a vintage that rewarded patience. Our harvest in the Barossa only began on 12 March with Shiraz from our Greenock vineyard. With sugars accumulating steadily and the ever-present threat of rain; added to earlier hailstorms and a brief hailstorm later in the…
Our friends Deniz and Kylie at Cuvee Chocolate know all things chocolate. We use their chocolates for our Chocolate and Wine Matching tasting experience and so when we reached out for a recipe ahead of Easter, they had just the thing! With pears ripe for the picking, they have shared this recipe for red…
[view the story as a PDF] The 2018 Command Shiraz is finally available, and it is not to be missed! As a vintage, the 2018 growing season started off well, with winter rainfall around 10% higher than average. However, spring rainfall was down by about a quarter and December was about half of the Barossa…
