Dalwhinnie Vineyard

In the vineyard  by David Jones | June 07, 2015

Pruning is well under way with the first five acres of Chardonnay and an acre of Cabernet Sauvignon completed.  The cover crops are pushing through which is creating a lovely contrast to the dark earth. Mushrooms are in abundance keeping the pruners content at breakfast time.  We've had good rain - up to 7 inches.

Looking at sourcing new clones to plant a new 4 acre Chardonnay vineyard, hope...

Dalwhinnie is one of Victoria’s oldest, family-run vineyards that has built an outstanding reputation for its super-premium shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay wines. Hailed by critics and wine lovers alike, Dalwhinnie has been growing grapes for 37 years and is now a fully mature vineyard, producing wines that are distinctive, elegant and full of complex fruit flavours. 

A Ballarat architect, Ewan Jones, established the vineyard in ...

Dalwhinnie vineyard is situated in a unique amphitheatre that has its own meso climate. Surrounded and sheltered by the highest range – at 595 metres above sea level - this unique bowl of vines is a world unto itself, located in a naturally undulating trough which falls away from the hills.

The main grape varieties grown are Chardonnay, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. These small individual vineyards average around 1.8 hectares in size and bec...

"We are often asked why the wines from Dalwhinnie are consistently good.  An interesting question with a multitude of answers.  I will start with one simple answer - it is about the hungry sedimentary soils that keep the yields in check to produce high quality grapes that give the Dalwhinnie wines texture, complexity and most importantly, longevity.

The Pyrenees wine region is really quite unique, if you line up a dozen or more vintages of...

Dalwhinnie is located near the small village of Moonambel in the heart of the Pyrenees region of Western Victoria, Australia and is a super premium producer of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Chardonnay. After 37 years of growing grapes, the 16 hectare vineyard is now fully mature, producing true varietal fruit characters with great concentration of flavours.

At 595 metres above sea-level Dalwhinnie is the highest and most remote of th...