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| Stephen Pannell is one of Australia's most decorated winemakers, Jimmy Watson and twice Max Schubert Trophy winner, London International Winemaker of Year and Chairman National Wine Show. He found time in between tours of duty at Wirra Wirra, Tintara and BRL Hardy, to do vintage in Burgundy, at the illustrious Mouton Rothschild and amongst the grand old vines of Barolo. SC Pannell» |
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| Don Lewis spent thirty five years crafting the nation's most memorable vintages while at Mitchelton. Nowadays he travels to Spain each year where he makes wine for Merum Priorati, returning to Australia just in time for vintage. Tar Roses» |
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| Bloodstone was originally intended for the UK Oddbins retail chain. It turned into a runaway success and went on to claim a litany of international accolades, 5 Cuisine Magazine Stars & Best Buy, as well as Gold & Double Gold at the prestigious San Francisco International. Gemtree» |
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| The enthusiastic maritime climes of Martinborough are heaven sent for a style and quality of Sauvignon Blanc to rival the world's finest. Mother nature sets the stage, but ultimately it is the thoughtful viticultural practices of the Palliser Estate team, which ensures a harvest of ripe and intensely flavoured Sauvignon Blanc at every vintage. Palliser Estate» |
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| The marvelous S1 block is a sheltered, relatively warm site within the splendid vistas of Seaview Vineyard, on a north facing plateau at 160m above sea level, refreshed by maritime winds that blow in from the Cludy Bay coast. Fruit is crushed and destemmed, chilled and gently pressed, the clearest juices are racked off for a long, cool ferment to capture the full opulence of S1 vineyard grapes on the vine. Yealands Estate» |
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| Enthused by a consuming desire to make great wine, Andrew Nugent honed his craft as viticulturalist and winemaker amongst the vines of McLaren Vale before returning to the Adelaide Hills, where he established his very own wineworks at Woodside. Hand crafted from fruit grown to mineral rich soils above the historic Bird in Hand gold mine, a pure Pinot Noir with superb effervescence, dominated by red berry characters, adorned by a lift of stonefruits and floral.. Bird In Hand» |
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| The Daisy Hill district thrived throughout the 1850s, due to its location along the main route to and from gold fields. The Amherst property sits atop old alluvial tailings, ancient diggings can still be seen around the property dressed in rich quartz soils. Amherst» |
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| Named for a rare grasshopper Sigaus childi, found only at Central Otago within the Earnscleugh gold mine tailings, just across the road from Grasshopper Rock vineyard. The site is fortuitously harsh and sufficiently challenging to make the vines work their hardest. Grasshopper Rock» |
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| Twice Gold Medal Challenge International du Vin! Moscatel and Gewürtztraminer grapes, grown to estate vineyards on the mountains of the Upper Penedes, form the backbone of fruit for Viña Esmeralda, a delicate but strunningly fragrant wine. The dry fig and raisin characters of Moscatel de AlejandrÃa give Esmerelda it's luscious and flavourful palate, fleshed out by the orange of Frontignac or Moscatel de Grano Menudo as the Spanish say, further enhanced by the complex aromaticness and spice of the vivacious Traminer.. Torres» |
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| The seemingly countless, memorable vintages of Delatite have claimed a litany of trophies, accolades and rave reviews throughout the world of wine. Her first vines were planted in 1968 on a picturesque rise overlooking the vistas of Mt Buller. Delatite» |
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| Adam Jackson bought the first blocks of land at the heart of Marlborough and took up farming in 1855. His wife planted a gumtree along Jacksons Road, it remains a regional icon and can be seen on the Jackson estate label. Jackson Estate» |
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| Bedecked with gold medals, significant trophies and countless five star commendations. Clonakilla is a wine that's ultimately determined in the vineyard, where hard work is required to open up the vine leaf canopies, limiting yields and encouraging vines to make grapes with riper flavour profiles. Clonakilla» |
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About Yarran - the Winery
Yarran
Yarran Wines are quiet achievers, growing finer and finer quality fruit for over three decades, delivering outstanding quality and value for discerning enthusiasts in the know
The Yarran tree is best recognised by it's lustrous yellow blooms and dark fragrant wood, it is found extensively throughout the Riverina region and once grew abundantly on the vineyard from which Yarran Wines now source their fruit. Wine grapes have been grown on the Brewer family vineyard for over thirty years. Estate patriarchs Lorraine and John established their property to viticulture, after their son's keen interest in winemaking inspired enrolment at Charles Sturt University. The Brewer vineyards and winworks have since grown, from producing a single site Shiraz in 1998, to many different varietal table wines, rich fortified blends and a classic Riverina Botrytis Noble Rot.
The vineyards, winery and cellar door are all located in the Riverina sub region of Yenda. The area can be proud of a long tradition in winegrowing, dating back to 1913, it is renowned internationally for producing world class, high quality wines. Yarran Wines is a community owned and operated winery. All the winery staff are either shareholders, stakeholders or family. Lorraine Brewer remains actively involved in administration, while co-vineyard owner Jim Maier produces fruit and manages the vineyard. Before joining the family business in 2009, Sam Brewer gained much international experience after working vintages in the Yarra and King Valleys, California's Sonoma and the exciting new viticultural precincts of China.
The Yarran range of wines have perfomed exceptionally well on the wine show circuit. The portfolio covers everyone's favourite styles, the aim is to make wines showing lifted varietal fruit character. Dependable, high quality, great value wines, fashioned to an approachable and deliciously pleasant modern styling.
A love of the land and respect for mother nature are essential in achieving harvests of superior quality fruit. The Yarran winemaking philosophy has evolved over time, the efforts of each vintage continue to be finely attenuated to deliver the highest possible quality for the enthusiast.
Creative winemaking coupled with a strong commitment to expressing regional style has been a rewarding mix. Each vintage, Yarran Wines continue to set higher standards, their efforts have been rewarded with a conspicuous list of exciting accolades and reviews. The team at Yarran are always doing things in a slightly less orthodox way each year, continuously challenging themselves to achieve wines with an extra element of character and charm. The Yarran team pride themselves in creating approachable, award winning quality wines, working through the virtues of a balanced vineyard and meticulous winemaking. Yarran's Leopardwood range is also named after a local tree, Flindersia Maculosa was once part of the native flora.
The wines in the Leopardwood range are crafted from the Heathcote and Yenda regions, wines with the most intensity and flavour are selected for French and American oak barrel aging, matured for a year before release. Leopardwood are a rich, full bodied and solidly structured range, made for those who appreciate wines of greater substance and exceptional complexity. The cellar door at Yarran Wines is nestled within the picturesque vineyard, it offers elevated views of the surrounding grapevines and the Cocoparra Ranges. If you're travelling through Yenda or the nearby town of Griffith, drop by for a sampling of the award winnning range of wines, tastings of red, white and moscato, fortified tawny and an iconic dessert wine!
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