Tag Archives: Gruner Veltliner

Sneak peek of GRU’s sibling – ‘Blueblood’

Posted on May 28, 2011 by larry

The red Austrian grape, Blaufrankisch, is the sibling to the Austrian white variety, Gruner Veltliner … and here at Hahndorf Hill we produce a delicious example of “Blau”. The variety derives its name from the fact that in medieval times … Continue reading →

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Gruner in the tank!

Posted on April 30, 2011 by larry

Vintage 2011 has been long and challenging right across Australia – but Hahndorf Hill has been fortunate with the Gruner Veltliner harvest. A combination of strong, healthy vines and perhaps some natural resistance to Botrytis, culminated in a successful harvest on March … Continue reading →

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Gruner harvest 2011

Posted on March 25, 2011 by larry

  Vintage 2011 has proved to be particularly cool and unusually wet.  Despite this, we have just successfully harvested the Gruner Veltliner. It seems that the thick skin that this variety is endowed with has given it considerable protection against … Continue reading →

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Gruner gets nets …. and wings!

Posted on February 17, 2011 by larry

It’s that time of the year again! The vineyard is moving slowly towards the harvest period and the grapes have at last entered the beginning of their ripening phase. This vintage, 2011, has been particularly cool so the ripening stages are at … Continue reading →

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New Gruner Veltliner in the Adelaide Hills, Australia

Posted on January 7, 2011 by larry

New plantings at Hahndorf Hill Winery Exciting things are happening at Hahndorf Hill Winery in the Adelaide Hills! We’ve just extended our plantings of Gruner Veltliner and will continue to do so over the next 12 months, until we have … Continue reading →

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