Posts by bradley hickey
Brash In The Press
by Brash Higgins A profile of your’s truly in South Australia’s recently relaunched Sumptuous Magazine.
Read MoreBrash Higgins paints Melbourne red
by Brash Higgins After our first BH sales trip, we are proud to announce that Brash Higgins’ CBSV and SHZ are now available in Melbourne at some top spots: Gerald’s Bar, Cloudwine Cellars, Court House Hotel, Toorak Cellars, Seddon Wine Store and OS Kitchen and Wine Bar. Come and check ’em out. BH
Read MoreA Nero d’Avola whirlwind in Sicily
I went to Sicily this Summer to explore the origins of the grape nero d’avola and how to best cultivate it. As mentioned before, this red wine grape was harvested in May last year on our McLaren Vale vineyard and is poised to make a smart little wine. We went over in August, with my viticulturist…
Read MoreOur CBSV is Almost Famous
by Brash Higgins The Brash Higgins 2009 CBSV has been popular in the last two weeks, generating a whole bunch of mentions in publications like the Frazer Coast Chronicle, The Lismore Northern Star, The Gympie Times and The Galdstone Observer, among others. Wine writer Peter Chapman thought the CBSV was a lovely drop, presenting rounded…
Read MoreBrash Higgins SHZ & CBSV on Wine Front
by Brash Higgins For more wine reviews visit the Wine Font website HERE.
Read MoreThe Brash Higgins Launch – Making it Official
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Read MoreBrash Higgins SHZ in WBM top 100
by Brash Higgins Wine writer Tyson Stelzer has been drinking our wines again, this time writing up the SHZ for Wine Business Monthly’s Wine100. The 2009 SHZ received an amazing 93/100 points from Tyson, thanks mate! You can pick up a copy of the June issue now, keep an eye out for the Hunter Valley’s…
Read MoreBrash Higgins SHZ in GT Wine
by Brash Higgins Catch up with the latest news about exciting McLaren Vale project McLaren Vale Scarce Earth in this month’s Gourmet Traveller Wine — a celebration of unique South Australian single block shiraz, including Brash Higgins SHZ of course! The June/ July issue of Gourmet Traveller Wine is onsale now.
Read MoreVintage 2011
by Brash Higgins The storm clouds they gathered and as a grape grower, it was white knuckle time again for Brash Higgins Wine Co. So much of the harvest is out of the grower’s control; the weather, disease, insects and birds clearly have a mind of their own. On the heels of a healthy, dry…
Read MoreTyson Stelzer
by Brash Higgins Tyson gave the Brash Higgins 2009 SHZ a great review on his online wine review site, Wine Taste. For a look at the review click HERE.
Read MoreVintage 2011 and Getting the Nero Over the Line
The storm clouds they gathered and as a grape grower, it was white knuckle time again for Brash Higgins Wine Co. So much of the harvest is out of the grower’s control; the weather, disease, insects and birds clearly have a mind of their own. On the heels of a healthy, dry 2010 harvest, disease…
Read MoreNew Amphora
by Brash Higgins We’ve been preparing our vineyard to harvest our very first crop of the red wine grape Nero d’Avola. Indigenous to Sicily, where it is well suited for a hot, dry climate like our own in McLaren Vale, we grafted the Nero vines over to a shiraz block in 2009. Nero is capable…
Read MoreThe Nero d’Avola Chronicles
We’ve been preparing our vineyard to harvest our very first crop of the red wine grape Nero d’Avola. It’s a new variety to Australia and I’m going to put it under a new label I’ve been working on, which shall remain a secret for a little while longer. As a relative newcomer to this district,…
Read MoreVideo Nights in Kuala Lumpur
I caught a last minute flight to Kuala Lumpur (KL) over New Years. It was my first time there, and I was surprised at how sprawling it is. Completely different feel from Singapore, it's less cultured cousin to the South. The reason I can say that is because KL pulses with Malaysian, Chinese, Indian, and…
Read MorePlumbing Arno Bay for Snapper
I had the pleasure to spend a day out on the Spencer Gulf for the first time fishing for Pagrus auratus, or Australasian Red Snapper. Aussie Red Snapper is not related to the Red Snapper fished in the Gulf of Mexico (Lutjanus campechanus), but it is a highly prized fish for eating and for sportsman…
Read MoreOn the Fast Track from Melbourne to the Mornington
At this time of the year things once again get confusing. It’s harvest time for the grapes in McLaren Vale, and the Northern Hemisphere is buried in snow. The Winter Olympics are underway and rather than jumping over slushy puddles in NYC, as I would normally be doing, I’m enjoying the cooling breeze of jumbo…
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