Wine
Founded in the 1850s, the heritage streetscapes of Heathcote reflect the town’s gold rush past but it is the wineries of the area that are the major drawcard today. The first vines appeared in the 1860s, but it was not until the 1960s that the real wave of development occurred. The Shiraz grape is the…
Wine
Named the Winemaker of the Year in 2010, Wayne Dutschke produces a Shiraz that is typical Barossa here – a ripe, full bodied, generous wine with plenty of spicy flavour. French and American oak characters complement the sweet fruit and the firm tannins provide structure. With fruit taken from vineyards that surround the Dutschke property,…
Wine
Coriole Sparta Shiraz 2016 is a classic McLaren Vale Shiraz sourced from a single vineyard named the Galaxidia vineyard planted on the Coriole estate in 1998. Winemaking at Coriole is a very traditional process, though they do like to experiment and try different techniques to see the influence on wine style. Red wines are mainly…