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: Heidi Seifried's wall

Greetings from NZ

Phew, I have just ducked in from the heat at our local Wine and Food Festival which is held at a local vineyard every year. It is a great day out and a good chance for our locals and visitors to town to get out and sample some great local wines and food!

Summer has arrived and our grapes are lapping up all the sunshine. Berries are sizing up and soon red grapes will begin to colour up as we hit veraison over the next week or two! From there it is simply a waiting game as we monitor sugar and flavour accumulation in the fruit! And of course we need to protect our crop from birds who will keenly gobble up everything we have if we don't net the entire vineyard!

Keep drinking kiwi wine! Best regards
Heidi and all at the winery

Heidi 01:17 29/01/2012 Comment

Posted on: Heidi Seifried's wall

Hi Angels

We are producer of the month.... (or rather my father is winemaker of the month!)
Check it out...
http://www.rieslingrevolutionary.com/

Drink Riesling!

Best
Heidi and all at the winery

Heidi 07:36 09/01/2012 Comment

Posted on: Heidi Seifried's wall

Happy New Year!

It is all go go go here with the grapevines charging ahead into 2012! Our staff have had a very busy week lifting wires, trimming and leaf plucking the vineyard to get it looking neat and tidy after the Christmas break for all.

We are now finally enjoying some decent summer heat and sunshine which our vines love! Fingers crossed it lasts!

All the best for the year ahead!

Best
Heidi and all at the winery

Heidi 02:38 06/01/2012 Comment

Posted on: Benjamin Darnault's wall

Hi

After a beautiful Autumn in the Minervois, with very mild temperatures, Winter has finally arrived and we’ve even had some snow! It’s the quiet time for the vineyards, but they are all getting their haircut! – pruning is underway which mean that it’s that time of year, Christmas. If you see colourful people dressed up for skiing in the vineyard – that’s our pruners, braving the chilly air!

Kat and I send our best to you for Christmas and the New Year. And thank you for all your support and feedback in 2011, the good and the bad (it all helps to make better wine!) and a big Joyeux Noel to you.

Cheers

Kat and Benjamin

Benjamin 11:45 22/12/2011 Comment