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Recent Elderton reviews by Nick Stock

  In August, Nick Stock came to visit us at Cellar Door and sat down with Allister, Jules and Brock to look at some of our current releases and upcoming vintages ahead of writing his reviews for JamesSuckling.com. Here we share the reviews! 2018 ODE TO LORRAINE This has a very attractively pure nose with…

International Cabernet Day 2021

  Today is International Cabernet Day so we are celebrating with a new vintage release – our 2019 Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon is now available online and in Cellar Door! Brock, our winemaker, chats about the new 2019 vintage release: What is International Cabernet Day? Cabernet Day was first coined by Rick Bakas back in 2009,…

A little more Barossa this August

  A little more Barossa … food and wine festival is bringing you a series of events through August – from long lunches to degustation dinners, picnics to masterclasses and workshops and more. For all the details visit https://www.barossa.com/events/alittlemorebarossa, but here we share a snapshot of some of the events: Let’s start right here at…

Cellar Door Update – Covid-safe

From Wednesday, 28 July we are open again for seated wine tastings. We continue operating at a reduced capacity of 1 person per 4 square metres, and as Cellar Door is a shared indoor public space masks are required to be worn while purchasing your wine. You must also check-in as you enter the building….

Pairing food with Rosé

by Jess Ruciack Today, 25 June, is International Rosé Day, so we’re using the opportunity  to share what we will be planning for food and wine matches with a glass of rosé tonight! It is hard to argue that the world isn’t going through a rosé revolution. Historically thought of in Australia as a wine…

Food and wine match recipe: BBQ Pork Ribs with Ode to Lorraine

by Elderton Wines collaborating with Relish the Barossa Friday of the June long weekend is the day we always host our Ribs & Red long lunch in the barrel hall here at Elderton – sharing great food and wine and having a fun afternoon in the barrel hall! If you would like to hold your…

Magical 40 Vintages dinner on a warm autumn evening

  On Satuday evening, 1 May 2021, we hosted guests from across the country at our Celebrating 40 Vintages dinner at Cellar Door. We couldn’t have ordered better weather – the autumn leaves glowed in the golden hour and the air stayed warm as the sun set and we enjoyed canapes near the front lawn….

Elderton’s scholarship recipients – where are they now?

by Jess Ruciack I recently caught up with past recipients of the Elderton Winemaking Excellence Scholarship and thought we’d share their great stories with you! Thomas Darmody Our inaugural scholarship recipient in 2016, Thomas is involved with the Clare Wine Show had a wine named runner-up in the 2018 Hot 100 Wines . Where has…

Elderton Wines – Celebrating 40 Vintages

“At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.” – Benjamin Franklin In 2021, the Ashmead family are celebrating 40 harvests from our coveted vineyard in the township of Nuriootpa. From very humble beginnings, Neil and Lorraine took a massive leap of faith to relocate their young…