Category Archives: wine

Wines shine at the GGG (Gruner Growers Group) Tasting

Posted on December 31, 2022 by larry

In late 2022, Hahndorf Hill held a tasting of Austrian-variety wines for the Adelaide Hills Gruner Growers Group at our Hahndorf cellar door. They say a picture is worth 1000 words, so here are several pictures to illustrate the wonderful … Continue reading →

Posted in Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills best Cellar door, Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner, Adelaide Hills wine, Adelaide Hills wine region, Blaufrankisch, Brother Nature Field Blend Gemischter Satz, cool climate wine, dessert wine Aelaide Hills, Diurnal variation temperature, Field Blend Australia, Foundling Saint Laurent, Foundling St Laurent, Gemischter Satz, Gruner Veltliner, Gruner Veltliner Australia, Saint Laurent, St Laurent, Uncategorized, wine, Zweigelt, Zweigelt Australia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Trio of Tempting Blaufrankisch wines – By Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on April 30, 2021 by larry

I am at an awkward age; I am young enough to see the value of social media but old enough to lament the often all-consuming influence it can have. I enjoy feeling connected to family and friends far away, especially … Continue reading →

Posted in cool climate wine, Diurnal variation temperature, Foundling Saint Laurent, Foundling St Laurent, Gruner Veltliner, Hahndorf, Saint Laurent, St Laurent, Uncategorized, wine, Zweigelt, Zweigelt Australia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The revered fruits of Altenberg – By Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on April 22, 2020 by larry

In global terms the Australian wine industry is still in its first flush of youth and while the approximately 200 years since our first commercial vintage seems like a long time ago to us, there are regions in Europe that … Continue reading →

Posted in Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills best Cellar door, Gruner Veltliner Australia, Hahndorf, St Laurent, Uncategorized, wine, Zweigelt | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Reappraising the Weinviertel – By Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on July 31, 2019 by larry

I have a confession to make: In my life I have taken as gospel many things I have read or heard with little to no first-hand experience. I believe man went to the moon fifty years ago this month; in … Continue reading →

Posted in Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills best Cellar door, Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner, Adelaide Hills wine, Adelaide Hills wine region, Blaufrankisch, cool climate wine, dessert wine Aelaide Hills, Diurnal variation temperature, Gruner Veltliner, Gruner Veltliner Australia, Hahndorf, Rosé, St Laurent, Uncategorized, wine, Zweigelt | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Saint Laurent: An amazing Austrian red – By Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on June 26, 2019 by larry

In May of this year I was lucky enough to visit Austria for a second time. I spent a little over a week travelling through three regions that each have their own signature style or varietal. The first of several … Continue reading →

Posted in Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills best Cellar door, Adelaide Hills wine, Adelaide Hills wine region, Blaufrankisch, cool climate wine, Gruner Veltliner, Gruner Veltliner Australia, Hahndorf, Rosé, St Laurent, sticky wine Adelaide Hills, Uncategorized, wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

St. Laurent, the breaker of hearts – By Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on April 30, 2019 by larry

In several editions of this blog I have written of our commitment to ongoing staff training and education. We regularly assemble themed flights of wine designed to highlight one variety or style to snap us out of the everyday and … Continue reading →

Posted in Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills best Cellar door, Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner, Adelaide Hills wine, Adelaide Hills wine region, Blaufrankisch, cool climate wine, dessert wine Aelaide Hills, Diurnal variation temperature, Gruner Veltliner, Gruner Veltliner Australia, Hahndorf, St Laurent, sticky wine Adelaide Hills, Uncategorized, wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sourcing Austria’s finest wines in Australia – By Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on January 27, 2019 by larry

The Australian wine market has always been dominated by local producers (and rightly so) with the import component largely ruled by New Zealand, France and Italy. And while the wines we are importing from the big three global-producing countries are … Continue reading →

Posted in Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills best Cellar door, Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner, Adelaide Hills wine, Blaufrankisch, cool climate wine, Gruner Veltliner, Gruner Veltliner Australia, Hahndorf, St Laurent, sticky wine Adelaide Hills, Uncategorized, wine, Zweigelt, Zweigelt Australia | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hahndorf Hill explores the beauty of Blaufrankisch – By Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on November 30, 2018 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills We at Hahndorf Hill have never shied from publicly declaring that we love drinking other people’s wines. I have written previously of the regular critical tastings we do after hours at the cellar door, normally a … Continue reading →

Posted in Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills best Cellar door, Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner, Adelaide Hills wine, Adelaide Hills wine region, Blaufrankisch, cool climate wine, Diurnal variation temperature, Gruner Veltliner, Gruner Veltliner Australia, Hahndorf, St Laurent, Uncategorized, wine, Zweigelt | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Gruner Veltliner’s two predominant styles – by Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on September 7, 2018 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills Regular readers of this blog will by now be familiar with the system that classifies the different styles of wines produced in Austria’s highest profile region, the Wachau. This system referred to as the Wachau Codex … Continue reading →

Posted in Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills best Cellar door, Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner, Adelaide Hills wine, Adelaide Hills wine region, cool climate wine, Gruner Veltliner, Gruner Veltliner Australia, Hahndorf, Uncategorized, wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Jack Frost’s choice – By Jack Simmonds, Hahndorf Hill Brand Ambassador

Posted on July 14, 2018 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills Few places can wear white better than the Adelaide Hills, and whilst real snow is rare, we are occasionally treated to a landscape of pure and crystalline beauty. As the days get shorter and we scramble … Continue reading →

Posted in Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills best Cellar door, Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner, Adelaide Hills wine, Adelaide Hills wine region, Blaufrankisch, cool climate wine, Diurnal variation temperature, Gruner Veltliner, Gruner Veltliner Australia, Hahndorf, Uncategorized, wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment