By Dan Coward
Small Ferments
The vintage at St Hallett is firing along on all cylinders. And that’s a lot of cylinders, believe me! For St Hallett, part of the skill is juggling an extremely lively tank schedule with such a range of fruit sources and picking schedules. When Stuart Blackwell meets me at the door he cuts straight to the chase and …
By Robert Giorgione, robertfoodwinetravel.blogspot.com/
Old Block Shiraz
After a quick recovery from Petaluma’s Rieslings (see previous post), it was was Toby Barlow’s (St Hallett Winemaker/Site Manager) turn to take the stage. St Hallett was established in the Barossa Valley in 1944, but the first vintage of “Old Block” Shiraz was the 1982. However, it was with the 1985 wine, which …
By LyLy Lim,
Toby & Stuart, St Hallett
December through to January is often the festive (read: party!) season in many places around the world. The end of one year and the start of another brings with it plenty of parties, gatherings and “festive” times.
In Australia and NZ, the scene …
By St Hallett, http://www.sthallett.com.au/
Vintage in the Barossa, one of Australia’s leading wine regions, brings with it busy times, crazy times and if you’re lucky, fun and satisfying times. Working at a winery during this period is a unique experience and one often not shown to those outside the winery who enjoy the fruits of such labour, including media, customers and sales …
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