Vintage 2023 was a real rollercoaster ride; the initial excitement and anticipation, the ups and downs as we made our way through harvest and finally the feeling of satisfaction when you make it to the end in one piece!
It was one of the more challenging years in terms of weather, a very long cool ripening season punctuated with ongoing rain events in McLaren Vale. Both winter and spring had hi...
Bec’s family has been tending vineyards in the McLaren Vale since the early 1850s when her great-great-great grandfather, Thomas Hardy, arrived from the UK.
Thomas Hardy was the region’s first settler and is widely regarded as the father of the South Australian wine industry. In 1980, Bec’s father Geoff left the then family-owned Hardys to make his own way in the Australian wine world. Inspired by her father’s passion for cultivating premiu...
For us, ‘sustainability’ is a life long journey that underpins everything we do. At every stage of the business, we reflect on whether we’re acting in a way that is positive for our planet, our flora and fauna, and for the generations that will live beyond us.
My grandmother, Dr Barbara ‘Baba’ Hardy AO was a founding member of the not-for-profit Nature Foundation. Growing up around such an inspirational influence made me super conscious of ...
Plants: We've replaced a lot of the previous owners' European plants that (while beautiful) required a lot of water and pesticides to flourish. We've substituted several with natvie plants, more accustomed to the soil and climate of South Australia, as well as being more drought - and - disease- roof.
Pesticides: We've dramamtically reduced the use of insecticides and will fully eliminate them in 2022 through the major removal of 60 non-na...
The Hardy name has been synonymous with South Australian wine since the 1850s and Bec Hardy continues that tradition, building on the experience and reputation of her predecessors with a modern twist on 170 years of winemaking heritage.
Bec is now making her own way in the Australian wine world with her own strategic approach to brand and business growth. Established in 2015, Bec Hardy Wines is a family-owned wine business based in McLaren...
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