by Clive Hartley | Aug 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Barossa Zone, which incorporates the Barossa Valley and Eden Valley regions as well as the small High Eden sub-region, has a total of 13,989 hectares of vines (2018). The Barossa Valley is the largest region in Australia, outside of the power-house of the inland...
by Clive Hartley | Aug 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
The settlement of Mildura dates back to the late 19th century and its establishment is indebted to two Canadian brothers. George and William Benjamin Chaffey were encouraged to come to Australia by the then Victorian Cabinet Minister, and later Prime Minister, Alfred...
by Clive Hartley | Aug 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
COVID lockdowns have curtailed my travel plans so often in 2020 and 2021. So I was surprised we were able to squeeze in a trip to the mighty River Murray in early August 2021 and drove from Echuca to Mildura. The Murray is where the vast majority of Australian wine is...
by Clive Hartley | Jul 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
This article was first published in Wine Hunter magazine It is the Australian ethos to seek out some sort of sport whenever two or more people gather in a social circle. Whether this takes the form of a Sunday afternoon of backyard cricket or a game of two-up...
by Clive Hartley | Jul 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
This article was first published in the Australian Wine Selector The World of Wine is not too dissimilar to humans. Good and bad years come and go, the place is full of different races and creeds (or in wines case, varieties). There is the occasional...
by Clive Hartley | Jul 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Fake Wines – taken from Australian Wine Guide – 5th Edition Buyers of investment wines have to be aware of fakes, and with the rise in popularity of internetshopping the opportunities for fraud is increasing.Some figures put the amount of counterfeit wine as high as...