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It is now mid-December and the vines are looking gorgeous. It’s a real joy to wander through the Gruner Veltliner block and to admire the beautiful green growth, the newly formed grape bunches … and to daydream. I can’t help picturing these baby little bunches being transformed – like an alchemist’s dream – into pale, golden Gruner Veltliner. The bunches are still quite young and the berries still smaller than peas, but this does not deter me from envisaging the final product.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>New Gruner Veltliner bunches at Hahndorf Hill Winery<\/p><\/div>\n
It’s a bit like a proud parent looking into the crib of a sleeping newborn bub and imagining -in full technicolour – the future\u00c2\u00a0potential\u00c2\u00a0of the little person. Perhaps a writer or a rocker – or maybe a teacher. One is\u00c2\u00a0allowed\u00c2\u00a0to dream and\u00c2\u00a0imagine, and in the case of the baby Gruner Veltliner bunches, I comfort myself in the knowledge that all big things have small beginnings. Like the\u00c2\u00a0mountain\u00c2\u00a0stream that becomes the Amazon. Like the fresh eggs that become the steaming\u00c2\u00a0souffl\u00c3\u00a9. And so I permit\u00c2\u00a0myself\u00c2\u00a0the indulgence of fantasising how this GRU 2013 will be.<\/p>\n
Speaking of GRU – I’m delighted that our vintage 2012 has been given some\u00c2\u00a0excellent\u00c2\u00a0accolades recently. It was awarded a prestigious Blue-Gold medal at the Sydney International Wine Competition and also a Silver medal at the Alternative Varieties Wine Show 2012.<\/p>\n
Here’s wishing you all a magical Christmas and a peaceful 2013. And may all your dreams come true!<\/p>\n
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It is now mid-December and the vines are looking gorgeous. It’s a real joy to wander through the Gruner Veltliner block and to admire the beautiful green growth, the newly formed grape bunches … and to daydream. I can’t help … Continue reading