2015 Vintage Preview from Mac
Hi folks… Making any predictions about vintage when we are still about 2-3 weeks out from the commencement of picking always makes me nervous, especially when the year holds so much potential. So far we have had a much cooler summer with regular but not excessive rain events. In fact I cannot remember a growing […]
2013 Single Vineyard Release at Graceburn
We celebrated the release of our 2013 Single Vineyard Pinots and Chardonnays at the opening of the Graceburn tasting room. Thanks to everyone who came along. If you haven’t had a chance to try the wines as yet drop into Graceburn, 11a Green Street, Healesville. We’re open Thurs to Sunday 11am to 7pm.
Mac Forbes Newsletter 2014
Following on from the tiny harvest of 2014 (our 10th harvest for MFW), I almost anticipated this year was going to be relatively relaxed. Relaxing was turfed out the window when a small kooky shopfront in Healesville come up for rent and I couldn’t resist taking a lease to open Graceburn Wine Room (opening August 23rd). Now instead we are […]
August 2016
In August 2016 we will be releasing our single vineyard Chardonays, the 2015 Woori Yallock and 2015 Hoddles Creek as well as our own Single Vineyard Pinots, 2015 Woori Yallock and 2015 Wesburn. Sign up to our mailing list now to receive further information.
Harvest 2014 is now officially over.
Every vintage leaves its mark. Recent vintages such as 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013 were stressful due to volumes of fruit coming in at a rate of knots. 2014 will be remembered as the year that barely got out of second gear. Vintage was quick to start with warm conditions and low yields followed by […]