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Tim's Ravings
Summer 2020 Update
As 2020 draws to a close I look back on what we have all been through with disbelief and amazement, but also pride and gratitude that we made it through to this point. We’ve put the hard work in, we’ve had some good luck, some good help, and we’ve been overwhelmed by your support. We are coming out of [...]
News from the Vineyard, Winter 2020
It rained. It honestly felt like it was never going to happen. The dams and soil are brim-full with water, the vineyard is green, relieved, and refreshed.We are firmly focussed on the future now and are investing in regenerative agriculture to heal and improve our soils, restoring vine health and a massive program in drought preparedness / mitigation.The vineyard was [...]
Reflections on Covid, time and growth.
We’ve taken some hits these last few years. A fearsome drought, an entire harvest lost to smoke taint and now Coronavirus. But the support from you has been overwhelming and genuinely touching; and because of it, we’re still standing. Amazingly, (thanks to the government for Job Keeper and other vital relief), we’re not just standing, we’re taking steps to invest in productivity [...]
News from the Winery, Winter 2020
With the loss of the entire 2020 vintage due to smoke taint for us and all our contract clients, the winery is eerily quiet, clean, and sterile. There are so many aspects of the loss that hurt. Most obvious is the commercial impact – all that money spent for nothing, and 10,000 fewer cases of wine to sell to generate income [...]
2020 Vintage Report
We are devastated by the loss of our 2020 vintage due to smoke taint from the terrible bushfires 100kms away in the Blue Mountains and surrounds. It’s a kick in the guts for the whole team. We fought so hard to beat the drought and heat to produce truly beautiful fruit. The skies have been blue for weeks [...]
2019 Vintage Report
For the second winter in a row leading up to the growing season, the 2018 winter was one of the driest, hottest and coldest on record.How can this contradiction occur? High pressure systems sat above our region for much of the winter. These systems provide for very stable weather – beautiful sunny still days followed by clear, freezing nights, [...]
Mass slaughter of young red wines
Am I the only one disgusted by the mass slaughter of young red wines in this country?I see it time and again in wineries and wine shows throughout the land. Wines beaten and stripped of their ageing potential to show well when young. I see young wines lauded for their softness and fruit flavours but [...]
Time is the true test of a red wine
At Huntington Estate, we believe that time is the true test of a red wine, and that great wines improve with age, growing in complexity, subtlety and finesse. That’s why we make our reds to age, and generally release them at 4 to 5 years old, confident they will continue to improve for at least [...]
The Australian Shiraz Revolution
We are in the midst of a revolution, my friends, and its long overdue. My strong advice is to get on board or miss out on something pretty special.Australian regional shiraz has been a thing for a few decades among Australian winelovers and has been knocking at the global door of timeless wine styles in more recent times. The style [...]
No superfluous prose
When I started making wine over 20 years ago I learned that much of the marketing of wine was bulldust. As a former journalist, I was not perturbed by this, but it is now wearing me down. For example, the myth surrounding cork versus screwcaps as a seal for wine. I hear time and again that [...]
