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Tim's Ravings

Posted by Tim Stevens on

Perfectionist

Hello, my name’s Tim and I’m a perfectionist and a control freak.

You might not want to live with me or work for me but trust me, you want to drink my wine.

I’m sure Bob the founder wouldn’t mind me saying that he was too. It’s why Estate grown, made, bottled (and sold) is a cornerstone of Huntington Estate’s approach.

I’m trying to make great wines, and what separates the great from the really good is chasing the extra 1% of quality at each and every step of the process. That means doing the right thing at the right time. All those 1% improvements add up to a lot when you’ve got the quality of raw materials we have at our disposal here – the terroir, outstanding vine clones and age, winery infrastructure, people.

I am absolutely convinced that no-one else could ever care as much about the quality of our wine as we do, which is why we’re the only ones who touch it.

Great wines are made in the vineyard. We’re good (modest too) but we can’t make great wine from ordinary grapes. We live among these vines and lean soils and know every inch of the vineyard, weathering the seasons alongside it, and give the grapes our best which they repay in quality.

Great wine comes together in the winery. Picked at the perfect moment, we respect the fruit, and use the finest yeasts, oak fermenters and barrels plus patient attention as and when required to bring out its full potential.

Great wine can be diminished in the bottling process – there’s a right time and a right way.

And last but not least, we love having a relationship with our customers that comes from talking to them on the phone and at the Cellar Door and develops over the years. And why give a cut to a middle man when we can split the difference so I get to keep making wine and you get to buy it at great prices?

I’m proud to offer you some wines that I think are almost great (perfectionist remember), and I’m sure you’ll enjoy. Cheers!

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