Posted on: Thomas Hordern's wall

Hi there,

I'm Thomas Hordern and I have taken over the winemaking responsibilities at DAquino Wines in the Upper Hunter Valley. As the company continues to grow Rex is stretched like a rubber band, thus he is needed on many fronts. He is still buzzing around the crusher, fermenting wines, tanks and barrels but I'm running the winery.

We are in the middle of vintage at the moment and I'm "up to my back teeth" in grapes and tanks of fermenting wine. The days are long with the winery running an 18 hour day....the pressure is on!! This year the fruit is looking very good and to date I'm very pleased with the progress and the quality of the ferments.

I'm coming over to the UK for the Naked Wines Tasting Tour in June/July and look forward to seeing you at the tasting table to try our fabulous wines and talk wine. Don't mind talkin' rugby or cricket too!!

See ya in June...Thomas

Thomas 17:31 08/02/2012 Comment

Posted on: Guido Vidotto's wall

The snow has arrived here too!
What better that a warm weekend at home with a good glass of Prosecco on hand?

Guido 08:39 07/02/2012 Comment

Posted on: Guido Vidotto's wall

Hey guys!
Prosecco ha come in stock again!
Be sure you get the quantity you need before it runs out again!
Cheers!
Guido

Guido 09:26 02/02/2012 Comment

Posted on: Jock Harvey's wall

We started picking a couple of nights ago, first time weve picked iN January
, this is because the crops are light and we've had a classic year, wet winters, mild spring and a few hot days in summer. 2012 will go down as a classic. On Sunday night it was still in the mid twenties around midnight when Nadal and Jocovik were playing their epic final at the Australian Open, I was picking Chardonnay around midnight when a shower of rain came through, the fruit tasted like pineapple and with a warm night and a shower of rain it felt more like Asia than McLaren Vale. We'll be picking the Savignan for Jacko's Leap in a couple of weeks, drink up, drink safe

Jock 12:38 31/01/2012 Comment

Posted on: Constanza Schwaderer and Felipe Garcia's wall

Hi dear Angels,
Here we are, in few more weeks ( closer to March 7th) we will be starting a new harvest, we will start with the Sauvignon Blanc, and after that all our reds, Pinot Noir, Cabernet, Syrah, Carignan and we will be picking grapes for at least a couple of months.
But, before harvest starts, we need to prepare the cellar to receive the new grapes and we will be bottling part of our wines 2011, and there is a great new! Because next month we will be bottling our first Carménère, and is The Carménère for the Winemaker of the year!
That means, you will be receiving this wine in the beginning of May!!!

The Carménère will be just 9.000 bottles, is a limited edition and we think will be a Great Wine!
Also we are bottling: Pinot Noir 2011 and our Cabernet Sauvignon-Carménère, great wines from a great vintage!
Hope you enjoy them!
Best Regards & Un fuerte Abrazo

Constanza Schwaderer and Felipe 22:09 26/01/2012 Comment