Head of Langton’s Fine Wine Auctions, Tamara Grischy, shares her tips on collecting wine: The desire to discover something new is part of the human condition. We are all explorers to some degree, and wine is about discovery – new varieties, new regions and countries, [...]
Gathered around the kitchen table at the home of Margaret Lehmann, we were treated to a special and unique tasting on a Saturday morning. It was the first time that Margaret had lined up a selection of wines at the same time, made by husband [...]
Online Auction closes 6pm Friday 17 April Bid Online at the Langtons website Prue and Stephen Henschke “Our interest was drawn by the mix of both exceptional rare-format wines and wonderful Barossan experiences in the coming Wine Chapters Auction.” Hutton Vale Farm’s ‘Little Camino’ [...]
*Update 10 April. Lunch event SOLD OUT. Online Auction open until April 17. Avid wine collectors and enthusiasts can create their own Barossa wine collection, direct from Barossa winemakers’ cellars, by bidding in the Barossa Wine Chapters Auction in April, 2015. For the first [...]
“The Public Gets What The Public Wants…” Going Underground, The Jam Supply and demand. It is not a new idea, but it is one that the wine world still struggles with. Until the recent past, distribution would drive demand better than most influences, taking ‘brands’ [...]
On the eve of the Barossa Wine Show, there can be fewer places more appropriate than Appellation - The Louise to host a thought-provoking review of Australian Shiraz. Presented as one of a subtle suite of changes to this year's show, and aimed at providing [...]
The awards dinner for the 36th Barossa Wine Show was much like many that had gone before - full of good humour, expectation and ebullient celebration, all washed down with a general sense of community well-being and fortified with a healthy amount of competitive zeal. [...]
Spring is a time of celebrating rebirth and revival, a season that is full of new possibilities. Each year the Barossa Grape & Wine Association hosts 'A Taste of Spring with Eden Valley Riesling' where the diversity of the region is celebrated. This year 70 [...]
A glass of wine is enjoyable for us, but the cultivation of the fruits can be quite harmful to the environment. Because of the high demand of wines, grapes are heavily sprayed with pesticides and synthetic fertilizer which destroy the soil of nutrition and pollute [...]
Thursday 9am On the way to the airport, leaving the winery under blue autumn skies as a red hot air balloon passes overhead. It’s days like this when you wish the Gomersal Road would magically double back on itself and take you straight back home [...]