Category Archives: Adelaide Hills wine

Remembering the epic Gruner VS Chardonnay challenge – by Marc Dobson, Hahndorf Hill co-owner

Posted on August 7, 2023 by larry

This week, while sorting through some hidden vinous treasures in our cellar, Larry and I found several bottles of the Mulderbosch Chardonnay 1997 – Mulderbosch being the winery in South Africa’s Stellenbosch wine region which Larry created and built up, … Continue reading →

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It Was A Dark and Stormy Night – By Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on January 16, 2023 by larry

Some of my favourite myths and folk tales open upon a scene of a mysterious hooded figure straining against whipping wind and lashing rain as they struggle up a dark path towards a large and brooding castle or monastery. Giant … Continue reading →

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Wines shine at the GGG (Gruner Growers Group) Tasting

Posted on December 31, 2022 by larry

In late 2022, Hahndorf Hill held a tasting of Austrian-variety wines for the Adelaide Hills Gruner Growers Group at our Hahndorf cellar door. They say a picture is worth 1000 words, so here are several pictures to illustrate the wonderful … Continue reading →

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Uncovering the why’s and what’s of our new Field Blend – By Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on October 20, 2022 by larry

For some time now, we at Hahndorf Hill have been hinting at and teasing you with snippets of some secret projects we have been working on. Until now we have been content to indulge our mischievous sides by posting the … Continue reading →

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Ageing by Design – by Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on July 2, 2022 by larry

According to Norse mythology, each season is assigned to and governed by one of four deities. Winter is the dominion of the goddess Scadi, and as I sit down to pen you this letter from my home in the Adelaide … Continue reading →

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The A to Z of Zweigelt, By Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on April 30, 2022 by larry

At the time of writing this article, we find ourselves at the halfway point of the 2022 vintage. Larry and his team have swung their minds away from our signature white varietals and we are preparing to harvest our reds, … Continue reading →

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Festive Feasts, Old and New – by Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on December 22, 2021 by larry

I relish this time of year; I delight in watching the excitement and anticipation build incrementally in my young daughter; the brainstorming for creative and meaningful gifts; and I especially enjoy the Christmas light displays put on by so many … Continue reading →

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New World, Old World – By Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on May 23, 2021 by larry

As the Brand Ambassador of an Australian producer of noble Austrian varieties, I have a bit of a Love/Hate relationship with the term ‘New World’. The main source of my consternation – like so many things in this fantastically fickle … Continue reading →

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Hahndorf Hill bottles first Saint Laurent in Australia – The Foundling Saint Laurent 2020.

Posted on March 3, 2021 by larry

By Larry Jacobs, Co-owner, Hahndorf Hill The celebrations at Hahndorf Hill were a bit like a new baby arriving into the family. After many years since importing the plant material in 2014, passing it through two years of quarantine, and … Continue reading →

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Reappraising the Weinviertel – By Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on July 31, 2019 by larry

I have a confession to make: In my life I have taken as gospel many things I have read or heard with little to no first-hand experience. I believe man went to the moon fifty years ago this month; in … Continue reading →

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