Tag Archives: Adelaide Hills

Adelaide Hills = Gruner Veltliner

Posted on October 30, 2013 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills This month proved to be a seminal moment in the beautiful, cool hills of Adelaide with the ‘uncorking’ of no less than eight different labels of Gruner Veltliner from the region. In a very short period … Continue reading →

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Hahndorf Hill GRU Gruner Veltliner 2012 featured at Landmark Tasting Australia 2013

Posted on September 28, 2013 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills Landmark Tasting at Savour Australia 2013 This September brought the huge – and hugely successful – Savour Australia 2013 road show to Adelaide. The Convention Centre on the banks of the Torrens River was studded with … Continue reading →

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Vintage 2013 Hahndorf Hill GRU Gruner Veltiner is in the bottle!

Posted on August 2, 2013 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills At last the Genie is in the bottle! The Hahndorf Hill GRU Gruner Veltliner 2013 has been bottled this week and is now resting in our cool underground cellars for the next six weeks until release. … Continue reading →

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Gruner Veltliner in the Adelaide Hills

Posted on June 27, 2013 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills When we initiated the Gruner Veltliner project at Hahndorf Hill Winery in 2006, by importing three different clones of this Austrian grape variety into Australia, we did this on the basis of extensive research.  It was … Continue reading →

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Another Gruner Veltliner tasting …

Posted on May 30, 2013 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills The big question on many lips that have been wetted with Gruner Veltliner is whether the Australian versions will translate into the style of a typical European Gruner Veltliner. To put this to a mini-test this … Continue reading →

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Gruner dreaming

Posted on April 30, 2013 by larry

  Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills  Folks, it is now almost time to be able to reach out and touch the Hahndorf Hill ‘GRU’ Gruner Veltliner 2013! Well, almost, but not quite. This is because all the building blocks are … Continue reading →

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Proudly presenting GRU Gruner Veltliner 2013 ….

Posted on March 30, 2013 by larry

“The time has come”, the walrus said, “to pick those Gruner grapes … ” This is the time when all one’s dreams culminate and coalesce upon a single exciting pleasure – the considerable delight of harvesting Gruner Veltliner. For weeks … Continue reading →

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Gruner getting ready at Hahndorf Hill

Posted on February 26, 2013 by larry

  Beautiful bunch of 2013 Gruner Veltliner Just look at this picture! What does it conjure up for you? For me these slowly ripening little orbs of Gruner Veltliner are bursting with an irresistible freshness and vibrancy as they dangle … Continue reading →

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Hahndorf Hill Gruner Veltliner under cover

Posted on January 28, 2013 by larry

There are two things that I dread the most above all – one is the winter solstice, when the shortest day and longest night is celebrated each year. This is because I’m essentially a winter person and the winter solstice … Continue reading →

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The earliest hint of Gruner Veltliner …

Posted on December 14, 2012 by larry

It is now mid-December and the vines are looking gorgeous. It’s a real joy to wander through the Gruner Veltliner block and to admire the beautiful green growth, the newly formed grape bunches … and to daydream. I can’t help … Continue reading →

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