It is interesting how, over time, my relationship with both sites and grapes has evolved in often unexpected ways. I’ve seen our Pinot and Chardonnay grapes increasingly play second fiddle to site, and with our increased role in farming the wines have taken on their own direction – veering further away from what is considered the norm. Interestingly our experience growing Cabernet shows a somewhat different path. The birth of …

We’re celebrating with dinners in both Melbourne and Brisbane in May! Mac’s chosen an epic line-up of Cabernets from key regions such as the Napa, Bordeaux and Tuscany. Producers include Mondavi, Cos d’Estournel and Ornellaiaand each will be tasted alongside Cabernets form Mac’s own museum stock. New releases also open to taste.

We’re really excited to release our 2018 Yarra Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah. Here’s a little about about the growing season and the resultant wines. Regular rainfall for the first half of the season followed by warmer than average summer temperatures saw a healthy crop constantly under disease pressure early followed by vigorous growth later. Our team managed this well and by the back end of the season when things had dried …

Unless you are reading this from OS, you will be aware of the extreme climatic events of the last six months including the bush fires in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales, flooding in New South Wales and Queensland and drought conditions across much of Australia. Remarkably, the Yarra has escaped many of the harsh extremes with the biggest challenge being the lack of rain since December. These dry conditions have offered an …

We’ve just released some new Experimental Batch (EB) Wines which we think will become your go-to summer bottles. Tasty, easy drinking wines that are also great value.

Our new release Rieslings will be open at Graceburn over the weekend of 9-11th November. Erik will be cooling delicious home made dumplings, buns and ramen ALL DAY from 11am till late (yes it’s also on the Bistro menu from 6pm). Remember…Mailing list members receive complimentary tastings! Come say hi to the winemaking team! Visit the Graceburn Wine Room & Bistro website

The 2018 Rieslings are our first wines from the 2018 vintage to be released. Below are the tasting notes for these wines. Be sure to check out our release events being held at Paradise Alley and Graceburn Wine Room + Bistro.   2018 Spring Riesling 2018 Rs8 Riesling 2018 Rs17 Riesling 2018 Rs89 Riesling (Magnum)  

So it appears twelve months is a long time when I try to quickly jot down what we have been up to. Many of you are aware of the impact phylloxera is having on all Yarra Valley vineyards and associated businesses. While we believe that the handful of our own vineyards are free of this insect, we are in the process of planting new blocks onto resistant rootstocks and we …