Tag Archives: harvest

It’s all done and dusted! The HHW GRU Gruner Veltliner 2012 is in the tank, dry fermented and blended. Just waiting for the new wine to be stabilized and then we can bottle this year’s exciting  production. It’s always such … Continue reading →

This is such an exciting time of the year! All the white grapes – including the Gruner Veltliner – have been harvested, and are quietly fermenting away. Even at this early stage, each new wine is slowly starting to reveal … Continue reading →

Hey GRU don’t make it bad Take a sad song and make it better Remember to let her into your heart Then you can start to make it better The Germans have a word for it and it’s called an … Continue reading →

Part of the joy of developing a new vineyard block is to intimately follow the progress of the young plants and to celebrate their different stages of development. I suppose it is very much the same pleasure that a parent … Continue reading →

Every year, round about December, I attach my hydraulically operated trimmer machine to my red tractor and buzz around the vineyard giving the vines a bit of a trim. This is called tipping and topping in viticultural terms. Here are … Continue reading →

We’re pretty spoilt here in the beautiful Adelaide Hills.  Each day is very special for different reasons and different seasons – and there are never any disappointments! Today I decided to do a pictorial documentation of  ‘a day in the … Continue reading →

We’re over the moon to discover that our Hahndorf Hill ‘GRU’ Gruner Veltliner 2011 was awarded a place on the prestigious Adelaide Review list of ‘Hot 100 South Australian Wines.’ This cutting-edge wine show has redefined what wine shows are all about. For … Continue reading →