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For those of us who work with Mother Nature the weather is something of a talking point. Not just because it affects sports matches, barbeques and family outings but because it can have a massive impact on what we do every day for our jobs. So if you happen to be in the Barossa atRead more
It’s been a long Indian summer in the Barossa recently but that all came to an abrupt end last week as the heavens opened and the mercury dropped. We had over 60mm of rainfall on our property which has been great, the dam is starting to fill back up after serving us well over SummerRead more
Greetings from the London International Wine Fair! No sooner has vintage finished than it’s time to meet customers old and new and discuss potential export opportunities. I’d say there’s no rest for the wicked but a trip to London is always fun no matter how brief and how much work is involved! We’ve been atRead more
With vintage drawing to a close a new member joined the Hemera Estate team here on Barossa Valley Way. His name is Billy and he’s an 8 month old Jack Russell/Fox Terrier cross. He’s been welcomed by the rest of the team here and seems to be settling in very well. He likes grapes whichRead more
And so for another year the sounds of the harvester, crusher and press draw to a close. We’ve crushed our last fruit and tomorrow we will be pressing off our last red. For those of you interested it will be the Grafted Mataro from Block 3C which will be lucky last. Quality looks fantastic thisRead more
Our first fruit came in on the 18th January and here we are on the 18th March almost finished. We’re getting some hand picked Shiraz in today and hoping for some nice warm weather over the next few days to finish ripening our Cabernet Franc and Mataro which are famously late ripeners. I have toRead more
After giving us all more than a few stressful moments over the last couple of months the weather has been as kind as it possibly could be for this time of the year. The 30mm of rain at the end of January worked wonders to refresh the vines and the subsequent run of moderate warmRead more
</iframe Our JDR Shiraz 2010 has been Tasted 100% Blind by the world’s greatest sommelier, Andreas Larsson. Listen to what he has to say!Read more
4th February 2016 What a great time to start a blog at Hemera Estate. We are well into harvest for 2016 and so there are plenty of things happening to update you on. We picked most of our whites last week with the Chardonnay in two lots (one early for sparkling and one for table wine),Read more
