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In: Australian Wine Regions, South Australia

This term I’ve been looking at all things wine tourism and what fun that has been – each lecture leaves me hungry, very thirsty and with a list of places to visit as long as my arm! So in the interest of our education we organised a “study” trip to a few local vineyards to put theory into practice – we wanted to understand how tourism fits into their vineyards (if it does at all!) and if so what does it mean for them. Jacob’s Creek First stop on the trip was the famous Jacob’s Creek. Grapes were first planted here in 1847 and theRead More →

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In: Producer Profiles, South Australia

This week I had my first excursion out to the Barossa – famed for it’s high alcohol, bold Shiraz. However, I was out there to visit a very different kind of winery that’s been breaking with Barossa tradition and putting terroir first to deliver wines that speak to the uniqueness of the land… A new story on an old place Alkina, Barossa Valley Alkina was established in 2015 by Argentinian businessman Alejandro Bulgheroni who wanted to add Australia, and the Barossa in particular, to his book of international, sustainable vineyards (he also owns wineries in Uruguay, Argentina, Italy, France and the US). He bought anRead More →

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Had a great day out in the (Adelaide) Hills, joining the Trailhoppers bus tour that takes you from the city centre and out to the beautiful town of Hahndorf providing a hop-on-hop-off service to certain wineries in the surrounding area. A great way to sample a few of the local vineyards whether you’re a group, a couple or, like me, just going for a solo excursion. Our bus driver, Nathan, was a great host showing us the sights and making sure we made our tasting stops en route: pre-booking at all the wineries is required at the moment given Covid restrictions. They have 10 stopsRead More →