We are currently in the middle of harvest which is usually a frenetic time of year. Thanks to some rain and 5 overcast days the ripening process has stalled, so I find myself with a little time to jot down some thoughts. Soil in the vineyards I have read some [...]
Wine, food and live music from midday in Ravenswood Enjoy our Crankie and Killiecrankie Wines with some fabulous pizza cooked in front of your very eyes by Simon from Flame Tree Pizza. 12pm - 5pm Sunday 9 March 2021 Tickets are $45 and include a glass of wine and pizza [...]
Start of veraison in Shiraz As I write this, our Shiraz grapes have started veraison. In viticulture, veraison is the onset of the ripening of the grapes. The official definition of veraison is "change of colour of the grape berries". Veraison represents the transition from berry growth to [...]
Wine, food and live music from 11:30am each day at The Stables at Ravenswood Homestead.Enjoy our Crankie and Killiecrankie Wines with some fabulous food provided by the team at Ravenswood Homestead. 11:30am - 5pm, Saturday 23 January 2021 and Sunday 24 January 2021 Due to current COVID restrictions, there will [...]
Wine, food, friends and love... In the past, the Bendigo wine region had a reputation for producing big bold styles of red wine and not producing white wines at all. Well good readers, I am here to tell you that this is not the case.Although big and bold wines can [...]
"Just outside town, at Ravenswood, is Killiecrankie Wines' cellar door, where you can try and buy quirky but seriously good wines, such as the 2018 Lola Montez Monastrell Shiraz, named after exotic dancer Lola Montez, who shocked audiences at Castlemaine's Theatre Royal in 1856 by raising her skirts." Secret gems in [...]
Winemakers are looked on by some as the ‘Rock stars’ of our industry and fair enough too, if they have a long track record of consistently producing outstanding wines. But there is a saying that says, all great wine is made in the vineyard. The other saying is, "Give your [...]
All industries have their own language which others 'on the outside' will not fully understand. While talking to customers in the cellar door I have certainly been guilty of using wine industry terms. One that comes to mind is racking. What could that mean? Well it might mean shelving in [...]
One of the many hats we wear as winegrowers, winemakers and wine sellers is that of the farmer, or to be a little bit fancy, Viticulturists. I’ve always said that I have a fair amount of Viti but not enough Culture. Having worked in that role for the last two [...]
