Fruits of labour … the pinot noir harvest in Santa Maria. Photo: AFP
Helen Pitt uncorks Sonoma County and finds an appealing blend of winemaking and rustic lifestyle.
When winemaker Brian Croser moved to California to study viticulture in 1972, he fell in love with a little pastoral place called Petaluma and decided when he returned to [...]

Many wine-lovers harbour a hidden dream of giving up their day-jobs and moving to one of Australia’s most picturesque wine regions to make a living hand-crafting stunning wines … but with little experience where do you start?
The team at Kirrihill Wines is offering one lucky individual the opportunity to experience the 2010 vintage with them [...]

The Australian wine industry has lost one of its strongest advocates and promoters.
Bernard Stephens died on 7 October leaving an industry he loved almost as much as he did his wife, three children and nine grandchildren.
After a career in South Australia’s Riverland region as a soldier settler and fruit processing manager he joined the SA [...]

Vinpac International has become the principal sponsor of the 14th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference to be held in Adelaide next July.
The conference is held every three years and is a “must attend” event for winemakers, grape growers and other wine industry professionals.
The next conference will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from July [...]

Recent heavy rains statewide has the Tasmanian wine industry calling for caution from all primary industry sectors, including the wine industry, and private landowners when using herbicides.
Wine Industry Tasmania Industry development officer David Sanderson said recent heavy rains had contributed to rapid spring growth that had caused some problems with off-target herbicide damage in the [...]